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Slim,
sane and
Sexy:
Pocket
Guide to
Natural Bio-identical
Hormone
Balancing
Written
by Dr. Jay
Mead, MD and
Dr. Erin
Lommen, ND
With
the
increasing
popularity
of bio-identical
hormones and
research and
support
warning
against
using
conventional
synthetic
hormone
replacement
(HRT), the
attack by
big
pharmaceutical
corporations
is in full
force. The
recent media
frenzy that
links HRT
with breast
cancer* has
again
reinforced
the dangers
and sent
thousands of
women
searching
for other
solutions to
hormonal
imbalance.
This
book is
about
bioidentical
hormone
balancing--the
exciting,
effective,
and safer
alternative
to HRT. This
is the only
definitive
guide
written by
experts in
the field
with a
combined 40
years of
clinical
experience
and who
offer a
bridge
between the
conventional
and
complementary
medical
perspectives:
an MD and an
ND. This
book offers
comprehensive,
practical
advice on
hormone
health. It
provides
clear
answers to
women who
are seeking
to turn back
the clock
and feel
better--regardless
of stage of
life and
age!
The
book
empowers
women to
understand
their
choices and
take
immediate
action! It
provides:
*Honest,
smart talk
about
hormone
imbalances
(including
PMS, perimenopause
and
menopause)
*Unflinching
historical
context for
HRT history,
its
popularity,
and demise
*Self-assessment
tools to
determine
the
imbalances
*Immediate
action steps
involving
clinically
proven
treatment
approaches
*A
step-
by-step
guide to
hormone
balancing
*Guidelines
and
resources
for how to
get the
right
medical help
*Advice
on how to
optimize
hormone
balance
without
creating a
greater
likelihood
of breast,
endometrial,
and ovarian
cancer
*
As reported
by
researchers
at the
University
of Texas M.
D. Anderson
Cancer
Center in
December
2006, breast
cancer rates
in 2003
declined 7
percent (Ravdin
P, Cronin K,
Howlander N,
et al. A
Sharp
Decrease in
Breast
Cancer
Incidence in
the
United
States
in 2003.
Proceedings
from the
2006 annual
San Antonio
Breast
Cancer
Symposium.
San Antonio,
Texas
. Oral
presentation
December 14,
2006
. Abstract
5)
Chapter
1.
Are
You On
“the
Bleeding
Edge?”
The
Change
The Signs
The Answer
Chapter
2. What’s
the Big Deal
About Bio-identical
Hormones?
The
Conventional
Myth:
Synthetic
Vs. Bio-identical
Hormones
If
Bio-identical
Hormones Are
so Great,
Why Don’t
Most M.D.s
Prescribe
Them?
Chapter
3.
What Are Your
Hormones
Doing?
Signs
and Symptoms
Svelt
or Pudgy?
Riding
The
Emotional
Roller Coaster
(Anxiety/Panic,
Depression,
Low
Self Esteem,
Emotional
Fragility, Irritability/Anger)
Is
This
Alzheimer’s
or Obsessive
Compulsive
Disorder?
(Brain
Fog/Forgetfulness,
Hypercritical,
Obsessive
Thinking)
Sex
After 40:
Juicy or Ho
Hum?
Is
It HOT in
Here or Is
It Just Me?
I’m
Wide Awake
at
4:00 a.m.
…
These
Migraine
Headaches
Are Killing
Me!
I
am Exhausted
All of the
Time…
Hormone
Balance
Pre-Test
Chapter
4.
Off
the Edge:
Correcting
the Problem
Building
the
Foundation
for Hormone
Health
Understanding
Your
Hormone
Picture
Low
Estrogen
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
High
Estrogen
/Low
Progesterone
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
Adrenal
Fatigue
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
High
Blood Sugar
/Insulin
Resistance
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
Low
Metabolism
and
Subclinical
Hypothyroidism
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
Testosterone
Deficiency
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
Human
Growth
Hormone
Deficiency
(cause,
remedy,
action
steps)
5.
Getting
Tested and
Getting
Support
Locate
an Ally
Get
Tested
Formulating
and Filling
Your
Prescription
Adjusting
Your
Prescription
Results:
What You
Should
Expect
Chapter
6. The
Inside
Story: How
Did You Get
Here?
The
Hormone
Dance
The
World Around
Us:
Environmental
Toxins
(Xenoestrogens,
Heavy
Metals,
Nutrition)
Chapter
7. Serious
Consequences
of Hormone
Imbalance
Breast
and
Endometrial
Cancer,
Heart
Disease and
Stroke,
Severe
Adrenal
Fatigue,
Diabetes,
Infertility,
Hysterectomy,
Osteoporosis:
The Bare
Bones Truth
Chapter
8. The Big
Picture:
“50” is
the New
“40”
Quick
Reference
Guides
Stacking
the Deck:
Tools and
Resources
Physician’s
Reference
Guide:
Bioidentical
Hormone
Testing and
Balancing
Quick
Reference
Guide to the
Sex Hormones
Endnotes
(References)/
Bibliography/
Index
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