On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:07:34 -0400 matesz <[log in to unmask]> writes: > There are many herbs that can be used to help to rebalance a woman's > hormones, herbs that cost must less than drugs and do not have the > side effects. I know of a handful of women who have taken estrogen > replacement therapy and then ended up developing cancer. Ardeith writes: Yes...no argument from me here. I just find all the advertising that pushes HRT to be irritating....treating a natural process as a disease.....I mean, how many doctors and drug companies would push a therapy to stop a girl from experiencing menarche? Answer.....none. But on the other end of the scale, women are supposed to dread menopause and have all sorts of awful problems with it.....and spend lots of money preventing it? What kind of sense is that? Now, I have a serious question for all of you.......what's wrong with soy? I'm suspicious of it because it must be highly processed to be safe to eat (or so I've read) and because it is so widely "recommended" for women ....especially for menopausal women.....some sort of 'natural' estrogen? or what? I know many people are allergic to soybeans and other soy products. But I've been asked what's wrong with soy, and I can't formulate a coherent answer, or find web sites that can supply answers...........Saying that I won't use it anymore than I will use aluminium cookware, just doesn't answer the question......Help????? [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.