Food-the "new" secret to natural and lasting good health and happiness.

For years hormone replacement therapy and menopause went hand in hand. Recent studies have proven, how-ever, that HRT is not the best option for relief of the symptoms of menopause, leaving millions of women wondering what to do to relieve night sweats, mood swings, insomnia, and more.

In The Change of Life Diet and Cookbook, registered dietitian and popular nutrition columnist Elaine Magee provides dozens of healthy and delicious recipes to deliver you, your family, and your friends symptom-free days and nights. From "Hot Flash Mochac-cino" for relief and prevention of hot flashes to "Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad" that will help carry you to hours of sound sleep to "1-2-3 Chocolate Mousse" that is designed to help you discover your lost or lagging libido, this unique cookbook will treat, delight, and feed your body and your soul.

With a soupon of humor, a hearty portion of practical tips and tactics for managing menopause naturally without HRT or other drugs, and more than one hundred life-enhancing-some might say life-saving-recipes, The Change of Life Diet and Cookbook is the final word on cooking, eating, and enjoying yourself on your journey from peri- to postmenopause.

"In personable prose, nutrition expert and prolific author Magee devotes one chapter to each of the seven most common menopausal symptoms-hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, decreased libido, moodiness, memory loss, weight gain, low bone density-offering practical advice and over 125 recipes for symptom relief sans hormone replacement therapy. Despite her predictable lifestyle tips (reduce the stress in your life; keep your bedroom cool to avoid night sweats), Magee offers clear, empirically supported explanations of why her ingredients and recipes alleviate each symptom. The recipes-arranged by symptom, not by food category-are refreshingly diverse, including salads, entrees, vegetarian options and desserts for most symptoms. And despite the book's health consciousness, the recipes do not neglect flavor. Cinnamon Rolls with Soy Flour reduce hot flashes, and Smoked Salmon Crostini with Caviar increase libido, Magee claims. Although Magee's health advice for menopausal women is fairly standard, this volume succeeds in integrating scientific proof and practical symptom relief with a medley of simple recipes for an overall sympathetic guide for the HRT-free menopausal woman." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Registered dietitian and popular nutrition columnist Magee provides dozens of healthy and delicious recipes that offer women relief of the symptoms from menopause, such as night sweats, mood swings, insomnia, and more.

Elaine Magee, R.D., is the author of more than twenty books on cooking and health. She is the nutrition expert for the WebMD Healthy Cooking/Special Needs message board. Her column, "The Recipe Doctor," is syndicated by Knight Ridder.