Today's Health Alternatives: Natural hormone replacement therapy with yam-derived botanical progesterone and chiropractic care.

**Quotes From The Author**
	My personal experience taught me that the beneficial effect of chiropractic care could be reinforced by means of nutritional and hormonal rebalancing. Although these 3 natural approaches (nutritional, hormonal and neurological) may seem distinctive, I found that each one fortifies the other in performing optimum results as they worked synergistically in helping me to achieve overall homeostasis and increased energy I never thought possible, especially as I got older.

This Web site began as a gift from my daughter, Marie Martin NyBlom. My physical problems began when she was two years old and immediately following the birth of my son, Erik. A blood clot in my brain caused temporary paralysis. A variety of specialist tried a variety of drugs that caused further chaos in my body. Eventually I learned to do my own research into healing; and I now try to live by what is reported in my books and by doing so I can honestly say I feel better at my present age than I felt when in my 30s. And here I am, or supposed to be a prime candidate for many problems—especially osteoporosis, arthritis as I am small boned, fair skinned and a grandmother. But even with these characteristics, my bone mineral density (BMD) tests turned out to be 17% higher than most women my age and 9% higher than the average woman in her 30s and 40s.

My first book, Today's Health Alternative, (1992), looks at the body's central nervous system and the important role specific chiropractic health care can play in correcting nerve interference (see links). As I approached the throws of menopause, I slowly discovered natural ways to combat female disorders without the use of conventional HRT. The Estrogen Alternative, was then published (1997) by Healing Arts Press and is now in its 3rd Edition. It describes recent advances in botanical hormone therapy and provides information that is vital to every woman is wants to avoid cancer, osteoporosis and other degenerative diseases. Years later I discovered a various ways to combat arthritis. Preventing & Reversing Arthritis: The Untold Story was then published (2000). Although the books are about different subjects, they are nevertheless closely related as they address the root cause of disorders and provide a comprehensive picture of health based on valid research about specific foods being our medicine and how they can even help to build up our immune system.

My life is now dedicated to spreading information about the need for safe natural alternative therapies. Along with my co-author, Dr. Judi Gerstung in The Estrogen Alternative, Natural Hormone Therapy with Botanical Progesterone; and my co-author Dr. Karen Romano in Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally: The Untold Story, we are making every effort to share this important information.