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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Hormone Balance
John Lee, MD and Virginia Hopkins, Warner Books, 2004.
Over a decade ago, Dr. John Lee published his controversial conclusions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT): synthetic hormones don't work and they may pose a health threat to women. Years later, research has proved him right. Hundreds of thousands of women have followed Dr. Lee's natural hormone program - experiencing amazing results. Newly revised and updated, this revolutionary book features Dr. Lee's effective plan for restoring balance using bioidentical hormones, including natural progesterone.
Alyssa’s Review: An extensively revised and updated version of the original book published by Dr John Lee. As always his work is very readable and the information put forward is a rounded approach. One of the pioneers of the use of natural hormones, diet and exercise, Dr Lee leads the way in treating menopausal symptoms.
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty
John Lee, MD; Jesse Hanley, MD and Virginia Hopkins, Warner Books, 1999.
You could be experiencing unexplained weight gain...fatigue...moodswings...loss of libido...fibroids...tender or lumpy breasts...endometriosis...PMS...infertility...memory loss...migrains...very heavy or light periods...cold hands and feet...or a combination of these symptoms. You may have been told they're "nothing," or stress, or even menopause - and offered surgery, antidepressants, or prescription hormones.
But the startling truth is that you may be suffering from premenopause syndrome - and there are simple, safe solutions. When John Lee wrote the groundbreaking What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About TM Menopause, younger women started asking if natural progesterone could help them too. In this book, Dr. Lee, with women's health expert Jesse Hanley, M.D., brings you a revolutionary nonprescription "Balance Program" to restore you gynecological health, energy, and sex drive-and even slow the aging process before menopasue, and beyond.
Alyssa’s Review: Another great collaboration with John Lee and a must read for any woman suffering PMS, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts, weight gain, fatigue, endometriosis, irregular or heavy periods, infertility, miscarriage, and other premenopausal hormone imbalance symptoms, in detail. Other issues such as stress, birth control pills, hysterectomy and cancer are also included. Dr. Hanley also addresses the emotional issues of PMS.
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer: How Hormone Balance Can Help Save Your Life
John Lee, MD; David Zava, Ph.D and Virginia Hopkins, Thorsons, 2002.
An empowering book no woman can afford to miss, with lifesaving information on how to treat and prevent breast cancer.
Breast cancer is on the increase in the West and, despite governments spending billions on research and new treatments, your chances of survival are roughly the same today as they were 50 years ago.
This controversial book exposes the failings of conventional treatments and offers a revolutionary hormone balance program featuring natural progesterone that may lower your risk of developing breast cancer, significantly improve your chances of recovering from this disease, and prevent a reoccururrence. It is at once a shattering and empowering read.
Alyssa's Review: Having been through breast cancer myself, I welcome this work and congratulate the authors on their non-nonsense approach. The information in this book is vital for any woman going through breast cancer who wants to understand the disease and what she CAN do about it. Self-empowerment and understanding are keys to healing.
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A Woman’s Health Resource—A Guide to Health & Hormone Balance
By 9 naturopathic doctors for Transition’s for Health Women’s Institute, 2001
In response to the needs of women of all ages, Transitions For Health Women's Institute has espanded upon their first publication to bring more information to more women. A Women's Health Resource now includes information about PMS, hystorectomies, uterine fibroids, natural hormones, and much more, as well as updated articles and resources from our first edition. Transitions For Health, Inc., exemplified by its Women's Institute, is dedicated to women's health advocacy and outreach.
Alyssa’s Review: This is an excellent book for women of all ages as it provides understanding and information on many aspects of hormone health as well as more natural ways of maintaining balance and harmony.
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The Estrogen Alternative: A Guide to Natural Hormonal Balance
Raquel Martin and Judi Gerstung, D.C.
Foreword by John Hart, M.D.
More and more women are trying to find alternatives to synthetic hormones and their harmful side effects. Yet despite the increasing awareness of the dangers of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), over-prescription of estrogen is still rampant, as is confusion among doctors and patients whether the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks.
This updated fourth edition of The Estrogen Alternative offers the laters information on how bioidentical progesterone therapy, also known as natural HRT, can provide safe, natural solutions for the numerous problems women face from hormone deficience and imbalance.
The authors sift through the many layers of misinformation and contradictory studies, warning against coporate-sponsored reasearch in a multi-billion dollar menopausal industry, and guide readers to natural alternatives. This fourth edition also includes new information regarding estrogen dominance as a cause of prostate cancer in men, the dangers of a diet rich in soy contributing to thyroid disorders and estrogen overload, unsaturated oils causing hormone imbalance, and the connection between birth control (pills, shots, implants) and infertility. The controversy over mammography and the importance of focusing on safer, more effective methods of cancer detection are also well documented.
Alyssa’s Review: This really is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to understand the politics and the facts being two much misunderstood hormones: oestrogen and progesterone.
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Natural Progesterone - The natural way to alleviate symptoms of menopause, PMS and other hormone-related problems
AnnA Rushton and Dr Shirley A. Bond
Foreword by Dr John Lee
The symptoms of hormone balance in women are increasing. The balance of oestrogen to progesterone is crucial for health and over recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of oestrogen women are exposed to, from the contraceptive pill and HRT to the xenoestrogens in the environment.
The pioneering work done by American Dr John Lee in making known the benefits of supplementing with natural progesterone cream has revolutionised the health of many women, particularly during menopause. Natural progesterone significantly reduces symptoms such as weight gain, heavy bleeding and mood swings and offers protection agains osteoporosis and heart disease. It is also effective for many other hormone-related conditions.
Alyssa’s Review: An easy interoduction to natural progesterone and it's uses.
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Thyroid Balance - Traditional and alternative methods for treating thyroid disorders
Glenn S. Rothfeld, M.D., M.Ac., and Deborah S. Romaine
Balance your thyroid and improve your health, your appearance, and your frame of mind!
If you are one of the more than 14 million Americans who suffers from a thyroid disorder, knowlingly or unknowingly, Thyroid Balance is the key to restoring your health and well-being. Never before has there been a comprehensive guide that explains all the traditional and alternative methods available for treating thyroid disorders - and allows you to become and active participant in designing a balanced, practical treatment program.
Using the amassed knowledge of twenty-five years at the forefront of the complementary medicine movement, Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld answers every question the thyroid patient might have.
Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld provides tools the patients need to take charge of their own treatments, including a reader quiz and a complete guide to tests and medications. From allopathic medicine to alternative medicine to integrative medicine, Thyroid Balance gives you all the tools you need to choose and adapt the traditional and alternative methods that best suit your needs and help you find balance.
Alyssa’s Review: This book is written in an easy to follow style and really gets to grips with how you can help yourself when you have a thyroid problem.
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The Cortisol Connection - Why stress makes you fat and ruins your health - and what you can do about it
Shawn Talbott, PhD
Cortisol is the body's primary stress hormone. Whenever we are under stress, or not getting enough sleep, or dieting (or even thinking about dieting), our cortisol levels rise - and bad things begin to happen. Research has shown a close connection between high cortisol levels and serious health problems such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, depression and osteoporosis (and the notorious syndrome X). Lowering cortisol levels helps to prevent these health problems and improve well-being.
The Cortisol Connection contains breakthrough information on:
- ways to control cortisol and limit its negative effects by using dietary supplements, independantly or along with stress management, exercise and nutrition.
- how other frequently-used supplements can actually increase cortisol levels and have a negative effect on long-term weight control.
- vitamins herbs and supplements that counteract stressors and keep cortisol levels within a healthy range.
Dr. Talbott's research and recommendations are brought together in his easy-to-use SENSE program (Stress management; Exercise; Nutrition; Supplementation; Evaluation). By using his brief, practical guidelines in each of these major catagories for controlling cortisol, readers can create their own dynamic programs for reducing stress, lowering cortisol, avoiding weight gain and improving long-term health.
Alyssa’s Review: A meaty lead that really begins to tackle how central stress and the hormone cortisol are so important to so many factors of health.
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Adrenal Fatigue - The 21st Century Stress Syndrome
James L. Wilson, N.D, D.C., PhD.
Foreword by Johnathan V. Wright, M.D.
Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?
- Tired for no reason?
- Having trouble getting up in the morning?
- Need coffee or colas to keep you going?
- Feeling run down and stressed?
- Crave salty or sweet snacks?
- Struggling to keep up with life's daily demands?
- Can't bounce back from stress or illness?
- Not having fun any more?
- Decreased sex drive?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, you need this book!
Alyssa’s Review: Having met Dr Wilson on a few occasions at conferences in the US, I have to admit to having a real "soft spot" for this man's work. He is truly a caring and talented physician and his work is impeccable.
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