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= REVIEWS derived, non-synthetic compounds, used by B oO oO K Ss traditional societies for millennia, can't be patented, and that doctors tend to prescribe PROGESTERONE: The Natural synthetic hormones pushed by pharmaceuti- Hormone cal multinationals but which often have dis- by Kimberley Paterson astrous side-effects? Pb isher: Flip Publishing Ltd, New This brief but info-packed guide includes Zealand, 1999 , advice on how natural progesterone can help ISBN: 0-958201 1-5-3 (132pp tpb) a variety of women's health problems; guid- Price: AUD$16.95; NZD$19.95; £7.99 ance on healthy nutrition; an interview with airmail to UK/Europe; USD$13.99 airmail Progesterone ‘guru’ Dr John Lee; contacts in to USA; CAD$18.95 airmail to Canada Australasia; and a medical paper to copy for Available: Aust—Banyan Tree Book your doctor if he/she happens to be unaware Distributors tel (08) 8363 4244; NZ— of this natural therapy. This book is recom- Bookshops; Forrester Books, tel (09) 415 mended for all women who want to be more 2080; UK/Europe/USA/Canada— Flip responsible for their own health. Publishing Ltd, PO Box 1815, Auckland 1001, New Zealand, tel (09) 379 8666, fax THE MAGIC OF OUR UNIVERSE: (09) 379 8667 Beyond the Facts by Kent Davis Moberg Publisher: Camelot Prodns, USA, 1999 ISBN: 0-9663797-2-1 (132pp tpb) Price: NLG#35,90; USD$14.95 Available: Europe—NEXUS Office; USA—Camelot Productions, PO Box ; 1709, Blowing Rock, NC 28605-1709, tel erone +1 (828) 265 0241 ur world, let alone our universe, is a mysterious place full of unknowns and anomalies that can be threatening to those —$——— with closed minds. Kent Moberg's stance in the nature har ater The Magic of Our Universe is to highlight hy kimberley Paberson some of these anomalies and suggest how they are interconnected, though his explana- tions fall short of giving definitive answers. His coverage takes in some of the pet sub- jects of Forteana: extraterrestrial life, crop circles, cattle mutilations, crystal skulls, falling fish and frogs, vampires, unidentified lake and wilderness creatures, spontaneous human combustion, miracles and angels, life beyond death, ghosts, poltergeists and extrasensory perception. Each anomaly is divided according to type, definition, statis- tics, history, documented evidence, specula- tion and resources, including researchers of note (biogs are brief and under-researched), useful websites, organisations (mainly US- based), docos and books (which are not list- WiAAAHT HEALTH SERIES he lives of tens of thousands of women around the world have been transformed by natural progesterone. Women who have suffered from PMS, menopausal symptoms, migraine, osteoporosis and a multitude of other health problems—including the side- effects of synthetic hormone replacement therapy—have derived great benefit from using a nature-identical progesterone hor- : : : mone cream. (And many of them have done €4 with publisher details). so as a result of reading Sherrill Sellman's _Moberg relies rather heavily on informa- articles in NEXUS.) tion gleaned from television documentaries, and while these may reflect popular tastes and fulfill some infotainment needs, they are no substitute for hard-core research, espe- cially as much important detail never makes In Progesterone: The Natural Hormone, New Zealand-based independent journalist, author and former nurse Kimberley Paterson explains the science and history of proges- terone and laments that, in her country at it to the screen. Indeed, in this reliance, least, this safe, nature-identical cream is now | Moberg misses some valid viewpoints and available only on doctor's prescription— explanations from rontier science fields and ostensibly to safeguard patient welfare and instead takes us beyond the facts" while protect against unscrupulous manufacturers. _ Offering only more questions. Nevertheless, Is it any coincidence, she asks, that nature- he does highlight interesting cases for the curious-minded to pursue. he lives of tens of thousands of women around the world have been transformed by natural progesterone. Women who have suffered from PMS, menopausal symptoms, migraine, osteoporosis and a multitude of other health problems—including the side- effects of synthetic hormone replacement therapy—have derived great benefit from using a nature-identical progesterone hor- mone cream. (And many of them have done so as a result of reading Sherrill Sellman's articles in NEXUS.) In Progesterone: The Natural Hormone, New Zealand-based independent journalist, author and former nurse Kimberley Paterson explains the science and history of proges- terone and laments that, in her country at least, this safe, nature-identical cream is now available only on doctor's prescription— ostensibly to safeguard patient welfare and protect against unscrupulous manufacturers. Is it any coincidence, she asks, that nature- APRIL — MAY 2000 NEXUS - 77 WiAAAHT HEALTH SERIES