If your periods are irregular, or if you’re a woman living with menopause
symptoms, I urge you to learn more about bioidentical hormones
Figure 13.3: Declines of Estrogen and Progesterone with Age Estrogen
and how they can help get you back on track. Bioidentical hormones are
extracted from yams, but they have a similar structure to human hormones. A
good source to learn more about bioidentical hormones is The Wisdom of
Menopause by Christiane Northrup, MD (Bantam, 2000).
Unfortunately, many doctors are in the dark about these types of natural
hormones. I hope that over the next few years, more and more doctors will start
to learn about bioidentical hormones, but it may take a long time. Why don’t
more doctors know about them? Medical schools and training programs don’t
teach about natural remedies because they get grants for research from
pharmaceutical companies—which, of course, sell only patented drugs like the
horse hormones. No wonder we are sick as a society.
A discussion on bioidentical hormone treatment and balancing your own sex
hormones through supplementation is well beyond the scope of this diet book.
To learn more, log on to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine at
[http://www.worldhealth.net. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine is the](http://www.worldhealth.net. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine is the)
leader in bioidentical hormone replacement, and they can help you find a doctor
familiar with the therapy and specific labs where you can get your levels
checked. When your sex hormones are in perfect balance, you’ll feel great and
you’ll be preventing old-age diseases.
Testosterone
Testosterone is one of the most misunderstood hormones. Body builders have
tarnished its reputation by putting large amounts of synthetic testosterone into