Hormone Harmony: How to Balance Insulin, Cortisol, Thyroid, Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone to Live Your Best Life - Hardcover

Stanton, Alica, M.D.; Tweed, Vera

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0967873398 ISBN 13: 9780967873398

Publisher: Healthy Life Pr Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Hormone Harmony addresses millions of women who are struggling with hormone imbalance, an epidemic that is disrupting countless lives during menopause and much earlier in life—a widely unrecognized fact. It demystifies the subject of natural or bioidentical hormone therapy and debunks the myth that menopause is the primary trigger of midlife symptoms such as constant fatigue, lack of zest, sleep difficulties, mood swings, weight gain, loss of sex drive, forgetfulness, fuzzy thinking, and even hot flashes. In a friendly style, the book reveals the chief lifestyle triggers of hormonal havoc that are ignored in health care today; why six key hormones—insulin, cortisol, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone—must be in balance; how to restore harmony by making practical lifestyle changes that cost little or nothing; and when necessary, how to get medical help. While aimed mainly at women, Hormone Harmony includes a chapter and plan for men.

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About the Author:

     Dr. Alicia Stanton is one of the country's leading experts on hormone therapy. Dr. Stanton practices anti-aging and integrative medicine in Connecticut, serving the greater Hartford area. Dr. Stanton is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Diplomat of the Board of Anti-Aging Medicine and an Advanced Fellow in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. 

     Dr. Stanton's book, Hormone Harmony, has won several awards including the Indie Next Generation Award for 2010 and a Silver Medal in the 2011 Living Well Book Awards. Her next book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hormone Weight Loss, focuses on 7 Principles of Hormone Weight Loss. She has a special interest in hormone balance and its effects on men and women with regard to weight gain, energy levels, toxin exposures and stress. Her weekly radio show, Aging Without Limits, on WebTalkRadio.net addresses these issues and many others.
 
     Dr. Stanton lectures internationally to physicians and lay persons and is regularly featured as an expert through television, radio and print media.  Her philosophy focuses on anti-aging medicine and maintaining optimum health through nutrition, fitness and bioidentical hormone therapy.

     She is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the American College for the Advancement of Medicine and the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.  She is also a regularly featured speaker for the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, PCCA, ZRT Laboratories and ADL Laboratories. Dr. Stanton graduated Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. 

 

 

Review:

Five Stars (out of Five) Because of recent research and the controversy that surrounds the risks of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women, hormone imbalance has become a hot topic, but few straightforward, comprehensive guides have been written on the issue.Hormone Harmony fills that gap with an in-depth look at how hormones are deeply connected to nutrition, lifestyle, and supplements. Most importantly, it provides a road map for women seeking to create hormone balance, providing a checklist of symptoms for identifying imbalances. The authors possess high-level credentials: Alicia Stanton, M.D., is a specialist in preventative medicine and hormone imbalance, and serves as chief medical officer of BodyLogicMD, a network of physicians specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy. Co-author Vera Tweed, a veteran health writer, has written several books and is a contributing editor for Better Nutrition and other magazines. What makes them both well-suited to pen such a comprehensive guide, though, isn’t just their experience in the medical field, but their personal journeys with hormones. Each shares the story of a dramatic medical event and how these health setbacks brought them to examine bioidentical hormones more closely. Stanton’s story begins with a heart-rending anecdote about waking up after back surgery, wondering if she’d live long enough to see her little son get his first grown-up haircut. Hormone imbalance can be tricky to spot, they note, because the situation brings on multiple symptoms like sleep disturbance, weight gain, mood swings, and low energy. Although menopause is traditionally seen as the chief culprit for unbalanced hormone levels, Stanton and Tweed believe that imbalance can happen at any stage of life and can significantly impact a woman’s quality of life. With diligence and wonderfully clear writing, the pair detail how hormones work, explaining issues like cortisol triggers and insulin resistance. That same straightforward, informative tone allows them to discuss other subjects like carbohydrates, strength-training, and antibacterial products. The authors posit that healthy lifestyle changes and bioidentical hormones can restore balance, and their descriptions of even this medical terminology are clear: “To get an idea of the difference between hormones that are bioidentical and those that are not, imagine a jigsaw puzzle,” they write. “In a normal puzzle, the pieces will fit if you put them in the right places. That’s how bioidentical hormones work in our bodies; they fit.” The book isn’t about popping pills to feel healthy, though; the authors delve deep into crucial topics like diet improvement, physical exercise, toxins, supplements, and stress. Each of these areas has an effect on how the body produces hormones, and how those hormones interact. Although the work is primarily addressed to women, they include a chapter for men, with the same type of lucid, solid suggestions for health. Both bioidentical hormones and lifestyle shifts are complex areas, making this easy-to-digest guide particularly invaluable. Elizabeth Millard ForeWord Clarion Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Healthy Life Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0967873398
• ISBN 13: 9780967873398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214