This liberating book has changed the lives of thousands of women. Passage to Power debunks the science of menopause and criticises many of the unhelpful medical practices surrounding it. It questions the benefits of standard Hormone Replacement Therapy, examines the politics behind such treatment and sets out the principles of natural HRT. Passage to Power also offers simple, safe and natural methods to treat osteoporosis and to relieve the symptoms of PMS and menopause, showing women how to reconnect with their deepest levels of intuition and instinct. Leslie Kenton reveals revolutionary scientific findings on the devastating effects of xenoestrogens - environmental chemicals to which western women are increasingly exposed, and details the extraordinary healing powers of natural progesterone - the hormone which exactly mirrors that produced by women's own bodies. Passage to Power is also one of the few books that probe the spiritual nature of the menopause which, as Kenton explains, can be experienced through myth and ritual, archetypes and dreams. 440pp, softback, 1996