From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well

by Randolph, C. W., Jr., M.D.; James, Genie

• ISBN13: 9780757313905
• ISBN10: 0757313906
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-14
• Publisher: Hci

Summary

For the past several decades, the traditional medical community has by and large ignored, misdiagnosed, and mistreated millions of women and men suffering from symptoms of hormone imbalance such as weight gain, low sex drive, fatigue, hot flashes, foggy thinking and depression. Synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the most common choice for treatment, has been clinically proven to be dangerous. Still, doctors continue to prescribe HRT and put the health and even the lives of millions of patients at risk. In this new, expanded edition of their successful book From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well, C.W. Randolph, Jr., M.D. and Genie James team up to challenge the pharmaceutical industry's ongoing promotion of HRT as well as the physicians this industry has brainwashed. A world-renowned expert and co-founder of The Natural Hormone Institute of America, Dr. Randolph has for more than a decade used bio-identical hormone replacement therapies (BHRT) to safely and effectively treat thousands of women and men for decades. He'll help you:- Refuse to buy into HRT's 'one-size-fits-all' approach- Make lifestyle choices to naturally support your body's optimum 'hormonal equilibrium' at any age. - End the suffering caused by hormone imbalances during perimenopause, menopause and andropause (male menopause), and- Feel like yourself again.

Author Biography

C.W. Randolph, Jr., M.D., is an internationally renowned expert in the field of bio-identical hormone replacement. He is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist who practiced as a compounding pharmacist Genie James is nationally acknowledged as a change-agent for improved women's health. She is currently the co-founder and executive director of the Natural Hormone Institute of America

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Women Taking Control: Dismissing Marketing Hype, Demanding Medical Science
Decades of Desperate Women Dangerously Duped
The Auschwitz Connection	p. 6
The DES Story	p. 8
A Huge Cover-Up	p. 9
The Horror Revealed	p. 15
Big Money at Stake	p. 21
The Battle Is Under Way	p. 21
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT): A Safe and Effective Alternative
Herbal Remedies Disappoint	p. 24
Bio-Identical Hormones: The Keys That Fit	p. 25
One Size Does Not Fit All	p. 30
BHRT: Myths vs. Facts	p. 31
Groundbreaking Medical Research	p. 34
Why Haven't I (or My Doctor) Heard of Bio-Identical Hormones Before?	p. 35
A Crescendo of Informed Voices	p. 36
You Are not Old, You are Out of Balance
Hormones and Female Life Cycles
Your Body's Hormone Factory	p. 46
Sex Hormones in a Healthy Menage a Trois	p. 49
Menstruation and Ovulation	p. 52
The Aging Ovary	p. 53
What About You?	p. 63
The Truth About Male Menopause
What Is Andropause?	p. 66
The Role of Androgens	p. 68
Estrogen Dominance in Men	p. 73
Are You Andropausal?	p. 74
It's Not Just Your Age ... It's Your Life
Stress Is a Double Whammy	p. 76
The Fat Vise	p. 78
The Domino Effect of Not Enough Sleep	p. 80
Living in the United States	p. 80
Quick and Simple Hormone Imbalance Self-Assessment	p. 91
More Than Uncomfortable: How Hormone Imbalance Impacts Health and Mortality
Estrogen Dominance Increases Risk of Chronic Disease	p. 100
Low Testosterone Levels, Higher Death Risk for Men	p. 107
The Danger of Frequent Misdiagnosis	p. 109
Three Steps to Feel-and Look-Younger and Better
Step 1: Start with Bio-Identical Progesterone
Progesterone Comes Center Stage	p. 117
What the Research Shows	p. 117
When It's Safe to Self-Diagnose and Treat	p. 127
Step 2: Get a Personalized Prescription for BHRT
Discovering Your Personal Hormone-Level Profile	p. 135
Finding a Doctor	p. 137
Available Dosage Forms	p. 141
Physiologic Dosing	p. 142
A Controversial Approach for Women	p. 144
Bio-Identical Testosterone and Men: Contraindications and Precautions	p. 146
Step 3: Make Hormone-Healthy Choices
Boost Your Adrenal System	p. 152
Eat to Eliminate Extra Estrogen	p. 158
What About Supplements?	p. 163
Go Green	p. 171
Get a Good Night's Sleep	p. 173
Resource Listing: Getting Help When and Where You Need It
The Natural Hormone Institute of America	p. 177
Over-the-Counter Progesterone Creams	p. 180
Personal Hormone-Level Profile	p. 185
Locating a Physician	p. 188
Compounding Pharmacies	p. 189
Biopharmaceutical Companies	p. 192
Grocery Stores	p. 193
Organic Food Websites	p. 193
Favorite Brands	p. 194
Recommended Reading	p. 196
The Best Resource: Yourself	p. 199
Notes	p. 201
References	p. 207
Index	p. 234
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Excerpts

Part 1 Women Taking Control: Dismissing Marketing Hype, Demanding Medical Science My guess is that you picked up this book because, over the last several years, you have experienced changes in your body, mind, and moods that disturb you. You have struggled with weight gain, depression, foggy thinking, or low sex drive and possibly suffered through hot flashes, night sweats, irregular bleeding, vaginal dryness, or changes in breast tissue. You believe that somehow your age and hormones (or lack thereof) are in collusion, and if you don't do something, you are doomed to be increasingly fat, snippy, sexless, and senile. You would consider hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but over the last several years you've read in the newspaper or heard on television that those once-popular drugs have been linked to an increased risk of breast and uterine cancers, heart attack, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. Your question is: do I have another option?The answer is a resounding 'Yes!' Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) has been clinically proven to be a safe and effective alternative for treating symptoms of hormone imbalance. Even better, BHRT goes beyond the symptoms to replace hormone deficiencies and biochemically resolve the problem at a cellular level.In chapter 1, you will read the history behind the launch and promotion of pharmaceutically manufactured synthetic hormones, promoted despite the early evidence of their health dangers. You will learn how corrupt pharmaceutical industry practices have kept synthetic hormones on the market, despite mounting medical evidence linking these drugs to lethal health concerns. Then, in chapter 2, you'll learn about bio-identical hormones: what they are, how they are made, why they can't be patented and most eye-opening why you (and your doctor) may not have heard of them before now. 1Decades of Desperate Women Dangerously Duped For decades, pharmaceutically manufactured synthetic hormone replacement therapies have been touted as the female fountain of youth. 'Take this pill and you can maintain your youthful good looks, increase your sexual energy, and keep a positive outlook for life,' doctors and advertisements told women. To boot, doctors were convinced that synthetic hormones could help aging women keep their hearts, bones, and brains healthy. But in recent years an unrelenting stream of medical evidence has indicted synthetic hormone replacement therapy as an evil of its own, raising a woman's risk of heart disease, breast and uterine cancers, blood clotting and strokes, and Alzheimer's disease. When the health risks associated with synthetic hormones first became public knowledge, millions of women on these drugs (such as the commonly prescribed Premarin or Prempro) were horrified. Their doctors were surprised and confused. Not so the medical experts employed by the pharmaceutical giants manufacturing these dangerous drugs. They had been aware of medical research evidencing the

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