The good news about estrogen The truth behind a powerhouse hormone

Uzzi Reiss

Book - 2020

"The latest information about estrogen, the body's enlivening powerhouse hormone. The Good News About Estrogen clarifies what happens in women's bodies, what is "normal" and what is not. It lets readers know exactly what's at stake when women lose estrogen at any age-whether it's from chemicals in food and cosmetic products, a side effect of oral contraception, or part of the natural aging process-through patient anecdotes and scientific information. Uzzi Reiss, M.D. will help readers make the essential lifestyle changes to correct their hormonal problems, which will in turn lead to weight loss, increased energy, better sleeping habits, reduction of symptoms of late-onset type II diabetes, increased metabo...lism, improved and consistent moods, improved mental clarity, improved bone integrity and muscular tone, improved skin and hair strength and texture, restored vaginal response, resolved painful sex, restored libido, as well as protection against both breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. With bioidentical hormone replacement therapy recommendations, an eating plan that supports hormonal balance and disease prevention, a list of supplements, and a simple program for strengthening and toning to record your information as you go, The Good News About Estrogen is the complete, up-to-date, and accessible guide to hormonal health"--

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Genres
Self-help publications
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Uzzi Reiss (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Protect your life and feel vibrant, energetic, and youthful" --Cover.
Physical Description
xviii, 270 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-259) and index.
ISBN
9781250214539
  • Estrogen: your brain and body's conductor. What estrogen does for your body and brain ; Estrogen is not the enemy ; The interplay of hormones
  • Estrogen fallout. When estrogen declines: the cascade effect ; The truth about estrogen and breast cancer
  • Getting what you need for your best self. Pulling it all together ; Building your body with food ; A four-week meal plan ; Just a little exercise to keep you lively ; Burn your bra, and other words of wisdom
  • A final note.
Review by Booklist Review

For years, doctors routinely prescribed hormone-replacement therapy for older women to help them avoid hot flashes, bone loss, and even wrinkles. Then, in 2002, a study of more than 160,000 women aged 50 to 79 revealed that taking an estrogen-and-progestin supplement increased the risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and blood clots. Still, naysayers such as Reiss, who has practiced hormone-based gynecology since 1980 and who opened the Beverly Hills Anti--Aging Center in 1997, insist that "bioidentical" hormones, artificial hormones more closely matching the ones naturally produced by the human body, are different. The hitch to this pitch: the lack of large-scale studies and the lack of FDA oversight of these products. Reiss compares taking bioidentical hormones to improve well-being to wearing glasses to improve vision. Reiss' presentation will interest readers, who can then decide, in consultation with their doctors, whether to follow his advice or the FDA guidelines for taking the lowest helpful dose for the shortest amount of time. Hopefully further research will offer more definitive answers.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Reiss (The Natural Superwoman, coauthor), a gynecologist and founder of the Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Center, proselytizes for a particular form of hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, that uses "bioidentical" estrogen, in this uneven women's health guide. Looking at HRT's merits as a menopause treatment, Reiss describes how bioidentical estrogen is produced via a process that makes "specific molecules in plants, such as organic yams and soy... identical in structure" to human hormones. Reiss finds the resultant hormones superior to synthetic alternatives in treating symptoms like mental fogginess, low energy and sex drive, hot flashes, and weight gain. Reiss's approach encourages self-assessment and involves supplements, a fusion of the Mediterranean and keto diets, organic hygiene products, and an exercise program balanced between strength and cardio. Though he goes into a fair amount of detail on hormone function, his evidence for bioidentical estrogen's superiority is too weak to convince readers to go through the hassles involved, such as finding a cooperative pharmacy, or overcoming the skepticism of doctors or insurance companies. Nevertheless, readers concerned about menopause may find Reiss's enthusiastic treatise helpful in making lifestyle changes, or in beginning discussions of HRT with their doctors. Agent: Peter McGuigan, Foundry Literary + Media. (Mar.)

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