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

by Reiss, Uzzi; Zucker, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780743406666
• ISBN10: 0743406664
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Atria Books

Summary

A pioneering gynecologist and antiaging specialist with a successful Beverly Hills practice, Dr. Uzzi Reiss shows the way for women who want to turn back the effects of time through natural hormone therapy, but who wonder: is it safe? Does it work? Is hormone therapy right for me?NATURAL HORMONE BALANCEfor Womenis Dr. Reiss's breakthrough, step-by-step program for women who want to take control of their lives by restoring hormonal balance. This revolutionary, commonsense natural hormone replacement program is designed to meet the individual needs of most women looking to rejuvenate body and mind -- and offers astounding benefits for women of all ages:More energy and stamina * Improved memory * Healthier, more youthful skin * Balanced moods * Less depression and anxiety * Stabilization of weight and more muscle definition * Better sleep patterns * PMS and menopausal symptoms reduced or eliminated * Enhanced sexualityDr. Reiss takes the confusion out of the medical information you need to know. In clear, nontechnical language, he thoroughly explains:the important difference between standard chemical hormone prescriptions and natural hormone replacementswhich hormone replacements are best for you and how to adjust them to your maximum individual benefithow to take hormones without worryhow to choose the most effective hormonal gel, cream, pill, or sublingual drops, and when to use them.Dr. Reiss has helped thousands of women transform their lives by achieving natural hormone balance. Now you can tap into the replenishing "fountain of youthfulness" that is not only essential for better life, but easier and safer to achieve than ever before.

Author Biography

Obstetrician-gynecologist Uzzi Reiss, M.D., has been a leader in the clinical application of natural hormones, nutrition, mind/body principles, and other innovative methods. From serving free clinics in New York and Los Angeles at the start of his career up to the present day in his highly successful Beverly Hills practice, he has used these approaches to maximize the health of thousands of patients. In 1997, Reiss opened the Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Center as a natural expansion of his prevention-oriented practice. He is one of the first medical doctors in the United States to become board-certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. Israeli-born, Dr. Reiss earned his medical degree at the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa and completed his U.S. residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of New York.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Jesse Lynn Hanley
Introduction: Taking Hormones without Worry	xv
PART ONE The Promise of Natural Hormone Replacement
Why Natural Hormones?	3	(8)
Hormones and Individuality	11	(3)
Before You Start--Tending to Your Stress and Insulin	14	(8)
Making Your Physician a Natural Hormone Partner	22	(5)
PART TWO How to Control Estrogen -- Instead of Being Controlled
ABCs of Estrogen	27	(14)
Problems with Conventional Estrogen Replacement (ERT)	41	(7)
Basics of Natural Estrogen Replacement	48	(12)
Natural Estrogen Replacement for Menopause	60	(19)
Natural Estrogen Replacement for Perimenopause	79	(10)
Natural Estrogen Replacement for Younger Women	89	(10)
PART THREE How to Optimize Your Progesterone Protection
ABCs of Progesterone	99	(5)
Progesterone and Progestins -- Two Million Years of Difference	104	(10)
Basics of Natural Progesterone Replacement	114	(10)
Natural Progesterone Replacement for Menopause	124	(13)
Natural Progesterone Replacement for Perimenopause	137	(6)
Natural Progesterone Replacement for Younger Women	143	(22)
PART FOUR Building on the Basics: Using Other Natural Hormones to Stay Younger, More Vital, and Healthier
Testosterone	165	(13)
Human Growth Hormone	178	(14)
DHEA	192	(12)
Melatonin	204	(6)
Pregnenolone	210	(7)
PART FIVE Putting It All Together
How to Take Multiple Hormones	217	(12)
Breast Cancer and Hormones	229	(18)
The Future of Hormone Therapy	247	(12)
Appendices
A Where to Buy Natural Hormones	251	(4)
B Beware of Hidden Hormones in Health Products	255	(4)
Selected References	259	(14)
Acknowledgments	273	(2)
Index	275	(18)
About the Authors	293