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Achieve Instant Calm
From "New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way", this short articles gives tips on calming jangly nerves.
What's New in Breast Health?
This article is an update on what's been happening in the past five years of interest to women who have been diagnosed with breast - and other - cancer. Includes information on criticisms of mammograms for women under 50; the importance of lifestyle choices like exercise, antioxidants, not wearing bras, breastfeeding, increasing consumption of green tea, iodine-rich kelp seaweeds, and nourishing herbal infusions. Susun discusses new studies showing frequent antibiotic use is connected to a doubling of breast cancer risk - and what about deodorant and cosmetics? Read on for the latest information on what's new in breast health.
Surviving Radiation the Wise Woman Way
Whether you are worried about the radiation from dental x-rays, a mammogram, or fallout, here are some Wise Woman Ways to help you stay healthy.
Menopause - The Wise Woman Way
To the MD, menopause is the last drop of blood a woman sheds. To most women, however, the years between the first suspicion of change and the final menses constitute the menopausal years, and we are menopausal throughout that time. Susun Weed discusses Wise Woman Ways to embrace this time of change.
Could It Be Restless Legs Syndrome?
Legs that twitch and tremble. Legs that shake and ache. Creepy, crawly, tingly, burning, tugging, itching, prickling sensations that make you want to move your legs. It could be restless leg syndrome (RLS), especially if it strikes when you try to go to sleep and wakes you in the night. Susun Weed discusses Wise Woman ways to help with RLS.
Menopausal Years - Dry Vagina
Using the Six Steps of Healing, Susun Weed battles another challenge of the menopausal years: dry vagina.
Menopausal Years - Bladder Infections
Susun Weed uses the Six Steps of Healing to help women combat bladder infections.
Energy Boost the Wise Woman Way
Almost every woman has, at one time or another, felt so fatigued she wanted to cry. Susun Weed discusses wise woman ways to counter fatigue. This article is based on material found in Susun's book, "New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90."
Healthy Bones - the Wise Woman Way
Susun Weed discusses Wise Woman Ways to keep your bones healthy.
This is Menopause - Journey into Change
Susun Weed discusses giving in to the Change.
Everyone Ought to Have a Little Mother[wort] Around the House
Susun Weed discusses the benefits of motherwort to menopausal women.
Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Pts 3-5
Here we continue Susun's article on herbal allies for post-menopausal women with Bioflavinoids, Vitamins and Minterals.
Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Pt 2
Susun Weed discusses her favorite herbs for post-menopausal women: here seaweed and nettles.
Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Part 1
Susun Weed looks at her favorite herbs for postmenopausal women. In part one: Horsetail & Oatstraw.
Phytoestrogens - Friends or Foes?
Susun Weed discusses phytoestrogens and whether they can help women in menopause or affect breast cancer.
How Safe is Soy?
This is a condensation (by Susun Weed) of an article that appeared in NewLife Magazine, May 1996, which raises some interesting and little known facts about soy and soy products.
Ritual Interlude - Crone's Ceremony of Committment to her Community
As the menopausal years draw to a close and you find yourself more stable in your new self, feeling more like your “old self” as you become your older self, it is time to manifest the last stage of initiation: rebirth.
Healthy Menopausal Years
Menopause is a time of enormous change. Wise women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For optimum health during and after menopause, follow these simple steps.
Kundalini Meditation
This article describes a meditation to become aware of your kundalini.
Menopausal Years - Using Herbs Simply & Safely
When you use herbs you need to be alert and aware - Susun Weed gives you some ways to be sure you're using herbs safely.
Eye-Opening Information for Menopausal Women
Susun Weed offers some interesting information for menopausal women which may be surprising!
Herbal and Home Remedies That Prevent Memory Loss
The Ancient Grandmothers have a thing or two to tell us about how to keep our memory sharp until the day we die.
Mammograms - Who Needs Them?
Following a recent article in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57287-2004Jan5.html) Susun has put together this informative article on alternatives! There is also further info at the foot of the article about her book: Breast Cancer? Breast Health!
Weight Gain
The best ally you can have on your menopausal journey is ten "extra" pounds. I know you don't want to hear this. Read on to find out why.
Digestive Distress
Susun Weed follows the Six Steps of Healing to resolve problems caused as the hormonal mix changes during the menopausal years.
Minerals Make the Difference
By 2015 half of the female population of the United States will be post-menopausal. But this group of post-menopausal women won't be old fuddy-duddies with broken hips, heart attacks, and failing memories. Women of today expect to emerge from menopause energetic, zesty, and passionate! Are hormones necessary? No! Wise women nourish their hearts, bones, and spirits with simple, safe, mineral-rich herbs.
Menopausal Years, the Wise Woman Way
Susun Weed talks about favorite herbs for use by menopausal women and how to deal with the stages of menopause.
Yoga of Menopause - Alternatives to Hormone Therapy
It's big news when a favored medical treatment is found to be harmful. But not to readers of Susun Weed! In this article Susun talks about menopause is enlightenment, and herbs to help when taking hormones.
Taking Hormones? These Herbs Are For You
Susun Weed talks about herbal allies to counter the side effects of HRT and ERT, together with herbal allies that prevent problems caused by taking hormones.
Menopause Metamorphosis
Susun Weed gives an insight into her own "menopause metamorphosis".

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