It’s big news when a favored medical treatment HRT for menopausal women is found to be harmful. But it’s no news to readers of Susun Weed. She’s been blowing the whistle on both scientific and alternative treatments of menopause for nearly two decades. As recently quoted in Newsweek Magazine, Susun maintains: Menopause is not a ‘pathology’, but a passage to power. Like puberty, menopause is a natural and healthy change. Wise women the world over herald menopause as a health-promoting event. They see hot flashes as ‘power surges’ and menopause as an intense spiritual journey. Most treatments including ERT, HRT, isoflavone, and progesterone creams disrupt this process and can do severe damage to a woman’s health.

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