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Premenopausal symptoms, endometriosis, weight gain, low sex drive, fibrocystic breasts, heart disease, and osteoporosis - most women will experience these and other hormone-related problems. And today, millions of women concerned about aging must decide whether or not to undergo synthetic hormone replacement therapy - and suffer its side effects and increased risks of cancer.
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This book IS in stock!
The book has sold so fast in its first three months out, just by word of mouth, that Warner has had trouble keeping up with demand. However, the book IS in stock and should be easily available at any bookstore. Dr. Lee is the one everyone else quotes on this subject, making this the most authoritative book available on the use of natural progesterone for natural hormone balance.
The book has sold so fast in its first three months out, just by word of mouth, that Warner has had trouble keeping up with demand. However, the book IS in stock and should be easily available at any bookstore. Dr. Lee is the one everyone else quotes on this subject, making this the most authoritative book available on the use of natural progesterone for natural hormone balance.
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The author, a medical doctor with 30 years of private practice experience, decided that he wasn't being very effective in helping his women patients deal with unpleasant premenopausal and menopausal symptoms. He began to research the research on hormone balance, HRT (hormone replacement therapy), and the way the medical and pharmaceutical industries deal with the "disease" of menopause and "female problems." What he discovered was that treating menopause as an "estrogen deficiency disease" was exactly wrong. In fact he argues that premenopausal and menopausal women are much more likely to be in a state of "estrogen excess" relative to levels of progesterone, which are often close to zero. Estrogen excess leads to weight gain, mood disorders, endometriosis, low sex drive, fybrocystic breasts, heart disease, and osteoporosis. Yet what the most doctors and drug companies offer to do is to increase estrogen levels with synthetic hormones made with pregnant mare's urine and synthetic progestins. While this may temporarily relieve certain symptoms like vaginal dryness and hot flashes, this HRT regime ultimately leads to worse side effects, including increased breast cancer risk, increased bone loss, increased overall cancer risk, and increased heart disease risk. Yet we are told that HRT is the only way to prevent osteoporosis and heart disease! John Lee explodes these myths and many more, including that any woman needs anhysterectomy unless she has cancer (yet over 600,000 are done in the US each year, meaning 600,000 potential new consumers of HRT!!)Over the years he has helped thousands of women restore their hormone balance and their lives with diet, exercise, and the use of natural progesterone (usually applied topically in a cream). He convincingly demonstrates that this regimen can increase bone density (even in women in their 70's and 80's!), reduce fibrocystic breast problems and the risk of breast and other cancers, reduce the risk of heart disease, increase feelings of well-being, sex drive and energy levels, reduce PMS, migraine headaches and unpleasant menopausal symptoms. He also systematically reveals the role of "xenoestrogens," the thousands of synthetic chemicals in the environment and our food supply which mimic our bodies' hormones and which increasingly create havoc with our systems.But don't just take my word for it. Please go out and read this book, then pass it along to other women you care about, including your teenage daughters and your mothers.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This book should be titled "What Every Woman Needs to Know About Hormones". The information contained in this book is not just for menopausal women! Dr. Lee very clearly explains how hormones work in our bodies, how hormone imbalance can be misdiagnosed, how environmental toxins are affecting our hormone balance, how we can reverse osteoporosis and minimize many of the symptoms associated with the onset of menopause, and why synthetic hormones don't work and are indeed dangerous. He also explores the economic and political issues that have led to the proliferation and use of synthetic hormones at the expense of our health and why this information is being kept from the general public. As a medical doctor with over 30 years of experience, he has done much research into this topic and he sites many case studies to corroborate the information he presents about the use of natural progesterone. The book is easy to read, is referenced, has an extensive glossary, recommended reading and resource lists, and is fully indexed. This is one of the most important books on women's health I have read in years and I am recommending it to every woman I know, no matter what their age! I have already bought copies for my two daughters, age 27 and 19.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This eye opening look at the current practice of gynecologists to distribute hormone replacement therapy like candy should be read by any woman experiencing menopause or in perimenopause (usually your 30's). The pharmaceutical companies are making billions from women who trust their doctors to know what's best for them without seeking out the truth of why American women have so much more trouble with menopause then anybody else.
Read this and make up your own mind. I have several friends who have used this therapy, including myself, and we have been delivered from night sweats, migraines, hot flashes, and mood swings.
Note that Dr. Lee has upgraded his recommendation on the TYPE of natural progesterone to use, so find his web site and educate yourself.
Thank you, Dr. Lee.
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Thank you Dr Lee
I have not only read this book but I have also had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Dr Lee. And after 11 years of suffering the side effects of Provera, to finally have... Read more
Published on 5 July 2001 by sandradigno@aol.com
Reliable Advice by a Dedicated & Experienced Practitioner
Having had several discussions with Dr.Lee and witnessed the benefits of his Progesterone treatment at first hand I can vouch for the integrity of his research and recommendations. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2001
clear detailed introduction to a wonderful safe therapy
Lee explains the politics and economics of why natural progesterone is the Cinderella of hormone treatments, and goes on to explain how natural progesterone cream can help many... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2001
Comprehensive in scope except for one very important point
This book opened my eyes to the bias that American doctors have against using natural progesterone, and the authors taught me almost everything I now know about this subject;... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 1999
EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE!
This is a MUST READ for women approaching, in or post-menopause! Before you fall into the medical "trap" of estrogen, READ THIS BOOK!
Published on 26 July 1999
This is a "Must read" for every woman and her doctor!
This book will bring to light answers to the questions you have regarding HRT (hormone replacement therapy), their dangers, and safe alternatives. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 1999
This is the best explanation of hormones effects!
A must read for women of age 32 and up. It explains the differences in life styles of women in Asia vs the Western World, and it seems obvious once you have read it. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 1999
excellent information-should be read by every woman
Dr. Lee gives interesting insight to the problems many women experience before, during, and after menopause. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
not recommended for medical menopause @ 38 yrs
The book does a good job of explaing options for women of natural menopause age. The part that concerned me was comparing a woman having a hysterectomy with a man being... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 1999
John Lee's book is the best on perimenopause.
If any woman had a question about the beginning of menopause, this is the book. He discusses many symtoms of perimenopause doctors overlook. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 1999
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