Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me?: Personal Look at the Facts, Fallacies, and Feelings of Menopause

Unnerved by hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms, Sand sought relief in everything from acupuncture to Zen Buddhism. She consulted gynecologists and an Ayurvedic doctor, tried homeopathy, massages, herbs, pills, talked with midwives, estrogen zealots and hormonal agnostics. This breezy, digressive, would-be humorous account of one woman's journey through menopause covers both familiar and exotic terrain. Sand, who has been a columnist and editor-at-large for a Florida newspaper, experienced bone loss which often accompanies reduction of estrogen and progesterone levels. Although she started out highly skeptical of hormone replacement therapy, she ended up on HRT, arguing, ``There is no alternative to estrogen for osteoporosis.'' Appendixes present dietary and health tips, steps to prevent osteoporosis and bone-building recipes. 100,000 first printing. (May)