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

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Authors: Uzzi Reiss, Martin Zucker (With), Jesse L. Hanley
ISBN-13: 9780743406666, ISBN-10: 0743406664
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Uzzi Reiss

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.

Book Synopsis

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 BALANCE for Women

is 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 sexuality

Dr. 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 replacements

  • which hormone replacements are best for you and how to adjust them to your maximum individual benefit

  • how to take hormones without worry

  • how 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, buteasier and safer to achieve than ever before.

Table of Contents

ForewordXI
Introduction: Taking Hormones Without WorryXV
Part 1The Promise of Natural Hormone Replacement
1Why Natural Hormones?3
2Hormones and Individuality11
3Before You Start--Tending to Your Stress and Insulin14
4Making Your Physician a Natural Hormone Partner22
Part 2How to Control Estrogen--Instead of Being Controlled
5ABCs of Estrogen27
6Problems with Conventional Estrogen Replacement (ERT)41
7Basics of Natural Estrogen Replacement48
8Natural Estrogen Replacement for Menopause60
9Natural Estrogen Replacement for Perimenopause79
10Natural Estrogen Replacement for Younger Women89
Part 3How to Optimize Your Progesterone Protection
11ABCs of Progesterone99
12Progesterone and Progestins--Two Million Years of Difference104
13Basics of Natural Progesterone Replacement114
14Natural Progesterone Replacement for Menopause124
15Natural Progesterone Replacement for Perimenopause137
16Natural Progesterone Replacement for Younger Women143
Part 4Building on the Basics: Using Other Natural Hormones to Stay Younger, More Vital, and Healthier
17Testosterone165
18Human Growth Hormone178
19DHEA192
20Melatonin204
21Pregnenolone210
Part 5Putting It All Together
22How to Take Multiple Hormones217
23Breast Cancer and Hormones229
24The Future of Hormone Therapy247
Appendices
AWhere to Buy Natural Hormones251
BBeware of Hidden Hormones in Health Products255
Selected References259
Acknowledgments273
Index275
About the Authors293

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