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Natural Hormone Balance for Women: Look Younger, Feel Stronger, and Live Life with Exuberance

Autor Uzzi Reiss M.D. Cu Martin Zucker
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 mai 2002
Regardless of your age, the depletion of female hormones is sometimes inevitable. Now you have an option. Whether you're a young woman mindful of the importance of prevention or a woman contending with menopausal changes, you can greatly revitalise your body, your mind, and your sense of self by following the simple, proven steps outlined in this quick-results natural hormone replacement programme. NATURAL HORMONE BALANCE FOR WOMEN shows you the difference between chemical hormone substitues and natural replacements; the benefits of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, melatonin, and growth hormones; the advantages of various creams and gels; and much more. Dr Uzzi Reiss explains in concise, step-by-step terms how to achieve: Healthier and more youthful skin * Stabilisation of weight and more muscle definition * More energy, enhanced sexuality, and better sleep * PMS and menopause symptoms reduced or eliminated * Balanced moods, better memory, and less anxiety.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780743406666
ISBN-10: 0743406664
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 135 x 210 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: ATRIA
Colecția Atria Books
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Dr. Uzzi Reiss is an internationally recognized thought-leader on the subject of safe hormone replacement, including on the use of estrogen to treat breast cancer, and a champion for women’s voices in the management of their own healthcare. Over his long career, Dr. Reiss has remained at the forefront of medical innovation, beginning with his research on the role of prostaglandins in the cessation of pre-mature labor, and in private practice, as a pioneer in the safe use of bio-identical hormones to treat cancer, PMS, infertility, menopause, and other hormone-related conditions in thousands of patients. He speaks widely to physicians and academics throughout the world, attesting to how these approaches have bettered the wellbeing and lives of the thousands of women whom he has treated. He is the author of Natural Hormone Balance for Women, The Natural Superwoman, How to Make a Pregnant Woman Happy, and How to Make a New Mother Happy. Married since 1972, Dr. Reiss is the father of three grown children and grandparent to five. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Contents

Foreword by Jesse Lynn Hanley, M.D.

Introduction: Taking Hormones without Worry


PART ONE

The Promise of Natural Hormone Replacement


1 Why Natural Hormones?

2 Hormones and Individuality

3 Before You Start -- Tending to Your Stress and Insulin

4 Making Your Physician a Natural Hormone Partner

PART TWO

How to Control Estrogen -- Instead of Being Controlled


5 ABCs of Estrogen

6 Problems with Conventional Estrogen Replacement (ERT)

7 Basics of Natural Estrogen Replacement

8 Natural Estrogen Replacement for Menopause

9 Natural Estrogen Replacement for Perimenopause

10 Natural Estrogen Replacement for Younger Women

PART THREE

How to Optimize Your Progesterone Protection


11 ABCs of Progesterone

12 Progesterone and Progestins -- Two Million Years of Difference

13 Basics of Natural Progesterone Replacement

14 Natural Progesterone Replacement for Menopause

15 Natural Progesterone Replacement for Perimenopause

16 Natural Progesterone Replacement for Younger Women

PART FOUR

Building on the Basics: Using Other Natural Hormones to Stay Younger, More Vital, and Healthier


17 Testosterone

18 Human Growth Hormone

19 DHEA

20 Melatonin

21 Pregnenolone

PART FIVE

Putting It All Together


22 How to Take Multiple Hormones

23 Breast Cancer and Hormones

24 The Future of Hormone Therapy

Appendices

A Where to Buy Natural Hormones

B Beware of Hidden Hormones in Health Products

Selected References

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Authors

Recenzii

Jesse Lynn Hanley, M.D. Coauthor of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause As a physician who practices wellness-oriented health care, I predict that the book you are about to read will banish your confusion and fear....Uzzi Reiss is my gynecologist, and the gynecologist for many of my patients....This book is a translation of his experience with thousands of patients, and can help grandmothers, mothers, and daughters alike.
Ann Louise Gittleman, M.S., C.N.S.
Author of Before the Change and Super Nutrition for Menopause Natural Hormone Balance For Women is undoubtedly the single best book I have read on the subject to date, and I have read all of them.
Janet Zand, O.M.D.
Coauthor of Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child With this book, women can finally gain insight into what is going on in their bodies, why they feel how they do, and what can make them feel better. I am looking forward to recommending it to patients, friends, and colleagues.
Leeza Gibbons Dr. Reiss has been my doctor for many years. As I evolve as a woman, he continues to have answers to the questions that matter the most. He has contributed to my physical, mental, and emotional health, and in this book, he shows how all three are connected and how as women we can take back control. For every woman who ever felt her body was out of control, this book is a must-read.
Hyla Cass, M.D.
Assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine.
Author of St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster -- At last! The complex hormone issue made understandable. This program brings life-enhancing results through a dynamic combination of self-observation and physician partnership.
Lynda Obst
Film producer and author of Hello, He Lied Dr. Uzzi Reiss's revolutionary approach to women's health has changed my life for the better at a moment I feared the worst. His breakthrough research has emerged from this neglected field in the nick of time for my whole generation.
Paula Wagner
Cruise/Wagner Productions An intelligent book that talks straight about women's issues and enhances our understanding of how our complex systems work. This is empowerment!
Marsha Mason I wish this book had been available ten years ago. It would have saved me years of pain and anguish. I have been using natural hormone replacement for some years, and now I feel terrific and vital. Thank you, Dr. Reiss.
Victoria Principal Dr. Reiss's sensitivity and caring combined with his vast and courageous medical experience makes this a must-read for every woman over forty.

Descriere

A pioneering gynecologist and antiaging specialist with a successful Beverly Hills practice, Dr Uzzi Reiss show the way for women who want to turn back the effects of time through natural hormone therapy, but who wonder: is is safe? Does it work? Is hormone therapy right for me?