Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement: The Science Explained

by Jonathan V. Wright

Overview

It's been more than a decade since Dr. Jonathan Wright introduced the concept of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) with the book Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45 (Wright JVW, Morgenthaler J. Smart Publications, 1997), at a time when only a handful of clear thinking, knowledgeable doctors had ever heard about bio-identical hormones. Many women first learned the truth about HRT and BHRT from that first book; others later heard about it from TV celebrity Suzanne Somers, who described her personal experiences with a different version of BHRT in the first of a series of books. But the real stampede away from HRT and toward BHRT began in 2002 with the premature termination of a large, government-funded study-the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)-the results of which confirmed that the risks of conventional HRT unquestionably outweighed its benefits. In their new updated book, authors Wright and Lenard will bring to light many examples of “forgotten” or “ignored” scientific studies combined with up-to-date clinical experience that provide solid support for the safety and benefits of BHRT.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780984363544
Publisher:	Smart Publications
Publication date:	12/16/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	536
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Dr. Jonathan Wright is the Medical Director of Tahoma Clinic in Renton, Washington where he also practices medicine. A Harvard University (A.B. 1965) and University of Michigan graduate (M.D. 1969), Dr. Wright has taught natural biochemical medical treatments since 1983 to thousands of physicians in the USA, Europe, and Japan. In 1982, Dr. Wright personally developed the use of bio-identical estrogens in daily medical practice, and was the first to use DHEA in private practice. He originated successful natural treatment for elimination of childhood asthma and D-mannose treatment for E. coli urinary tract infection, and discovered cobalt's effect on estrogen detoxification. In 1973, Dr. Wright founded Tahoma Clinic, which focuses on disease prevention and treatment by natural biochemical means. Tahoma Clinic is staffed with medical doctors, naturopathic physicians, nutritionists, allergists, nurses and administrative personnel committed to the vision of providing patients with the best holistic medical care. The infamous 1992 FDA Tahoma Clinic "raid" ("The Great B-Vitamin Bust") was a major impetus for Congressional reform of vitamin/mineral regulation. Dr. Wright continues to be an advocate for patient freedom of choice in healthcare.

Lane Lenard, PhD, has been a medical/science writer and editor for more than 30 years. During that time, he has been Articles Editor of Science Digest Magazine, Managing Editor of Sexual Medicine Today Magazine, and editor of several newsletters devoted to nutritional supplements and other health-related topics. Prior to becoming a writer, he earned a doctorate in neuropsycho-pharmacology from Rutgers University and worked for several years as a laboratory researcher for a major pharmaceutical company. He has authored several books and booklets including Why Stomach Acid Is Good for You in 2001 (M. Evans, New York, NY) and Maximize Your Vitality and Potency in 1998 (Smart Publications, Petaluma, CA, co-authored with Dr. Jonathan V. Wright. He lives with his family on 3 beautiful wooded New Jersey acres that used to belong to the Don of one New York’s Five Mafia Families.

Table of Contents

Dedications & Acknowledgments vi

Foreword Suzanne Somers ix

Preface - Bringing BHRT into the 21st Century Jonathan V. Wright xi

Preface - The Handwriting on the Wall Lane Lenard xix

Chapter 1 Don't Let Your Doctor Give You Horse Urine! 1

Chapter 2 She Just Didn't "Feel Right" 25

Chapter 3 Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle 53

Chapter 4 Of Hormones & Drugs and Urine & Yams 65

Chapter 5 Relieving the Common Symptoms of Menopause 95

Chapter 6 Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis: Progesterone to the Rescue 139

Chapter 7 Does Hormone Replacement Cause Cancer? 191

Chapter 8 Estrogen Is Good for a Woman's Heart... or Is It? 235

Chapter 9 Getting the Most Out of BHRT: How Much to Use and How Best to Use It 263

Chapter 10 Hormones for Him: Why Men Need BHRT, Too 315

Chapter 11 Compounded Bio-Identical Hormones: Just What the Doctor Ordered 347

Chapter 12 The Politics of Bio-Identical Hormones: Why and How They're Trying to Take Them Away 369

Appendices 415

Index 495