Healthy Eating for Menopause: Healthy Eating for Menopause - Softcover

Recipes rich in food groups that can help reduce the worst symptoms of hormonal change.' (Mail on Sunday)

A leading authority in nutrition and women's health, Marilyn Glenville's new book offers dietary advice and recipes for the menopause. Chapters cover every meal of the day as well as side dishes, bakes and basic recipes. We like the sound of Middle Eastern pancakes for breakfast. (Woman's Way)

Help alleviate hot flushes, mood swings and joint pain with Healthy Eating for the Menopause . Marilyn Glenville's tasty recipes incorporate beneficial nutrients such as essential fatty acids. (Country Living)

Written by Marilyn Glenville, one of the UK's leading nutritional therapists, along with top chef Lewis Esson, it [ Healthy Eating for the Menopause ] addresses the growing trend for a healthy, safe and effective natural alternative to HRT. As well as comprehensive dietary advice, it features delicious recipes such as Four-seed loaf, Mozzarella and Tomato Gratin and Austrian Bean Salad with Tofu Dressing. They're all packed with phytoestrogen-rich foods, shown to have a beneficial impact on menopausal symptoms, particularly hot flushes. (Healthy (Holland and Barrett))

Marilyn Glenville explains how your diet can work as a natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy and give you results far superior to any drug. Devising recipes rich in the three beneficial food groups - phytoestrogens, essential fatty acids and antioxidants, which are contained naturally in many everyday ingredients - Marilyn Glenville and Lewis Esson have created menus for all the meals in the day. The first part of the book is a comprehensive section on understanding the menopause, what food you need to eat and foods that you need to avoid. With this knowledge, you can then go on to cook a range of tantalising and inspiring recipes. Try Middle-Eastern Pancakes for breakfast, Courgette Risotto for lunch and Pizza Marinara for supper. Simple to prepare and made from easily accessible ingredients, these recipes can also be used for everyday family eating as well as entertaining.