Monterrey Marks
The information provided here does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the NZEM support group. Always discuss treatment options with your medical practitioner.
Monterrey Marks is a pharmacist with a background in helping balance hormones and an interest in nutritional medicine.
She can be contacted at Albany Care Chemist, Albany, Auckland, email: monterrey@mac.com, web site: www.naturaltherapypages.co.nz/therapist/645.
1. The Normal (Average) Female Cycle and the Hormones Involved (Word document)
(a basic overview – good reference)
2. Lifestyle Considerations That Can Impact Hormone Health (Word document)
(a small document Monterrey has put together that covers diet, exercise, stress)
3. Working from Within (Word document)
(a larger sheet with more info on diet & lifestyle)
4. Hormone and Supplement – Summary Basics (Word document)
(a sheet containing nutritional advice & some websites for more info on natural therapies)
5. Ovarian Hormone Therapy for Women with Early Menopause (Link to another website)
(an article by Dr Jerilynn C Prior of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research. She says the article is "to help you feel confident about knowing how and when to take ovarian hormone therapy for a long and healthy life".)
6. ABCs of Bone Health for Menopausal Women (pdf file; requires Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded at this link)
(aimed at the mid-life menopause woman, but with useful general information)
7. Confessions of a Hot Flush Queen (Word document)
(a magazine article about hot flushes and how to cope from a compounding pharmacist’s perspective)
8. The Daily Menopause Diary (2 pdf files, file 1: instructions, file 2: diary)
(a tool for tracking symptoms – something Monterrey often finds more useful than blood tests to create a personalised hormone regime)
