With this essential do-it-yourself program, you can say good-bye to hormone havoc and sail through your perimenopause, the period of about ten years leading up to menopause, by understanding and controlling its symptoms.Before the Change . . . clearly explains the symptoms of perimenopause and offers a self-diagnosis quiz details safe and natural alternatives to hormone therapy, including healing vitamins, minerals, herbs, and natural hormones gives you a powerful "Changing Diet," with tips and recipes for foods that prevent and alleviate symptomsThis breakthrough book details a gentle incremental program for understanding your own changes and offers a wide range of options for taking care of yourself. By following the author"s proven techniques for controlling the symptoms of perimenopause, you can continue to feel great through this vital phase of your life.