January 2009

Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones

The experiences and concerns of BodyLogicMD’s patients closely mirror the bulk of topics explored in Suzanne Somers’ bioidentical hormone book, “Ageless,” including menopause, perimenopause, andropause (the male menopause), hysterectomies, sleep, sex, supplements, beauty, and environmental toxins. “Ageless” provides readers with an in-depth view of how natural hormone replacement therapy can help aging men and women regain their youthful vitality, longevity, and strengthen their defenses against age-related diseases.

BodyLogicMD’s Top Five Anti-Aging Recommendations (Excerpted from Ageless, Chapter 26, Nutrition and Hormones)

1. Increasing fiber by adding any food that is green and leafy or crunchy, such as apples, pears, apricots, berries, spinach, kale, broccoli or cauliflower.
2. Maintain proper hormonal balance to maintain your metabolism, reduce body fat and reduce water weight.
3. Reduce stress through stress management, life-style changes, and proper sleep habits.
4. Eat five or six small, nutritious meals every day.
5. Exercise every day to manage stress.

Breakthrough: Eight Steps To Wellness

In a second book intended to help people stay healthy and age gracefully, Suzanne Somers again lists BodyLogicMD as an anti-aging resource. Suzanne Somers says that the cornerstone of breakthrough medicine is bioidentical hormone replacement. The key is to first understand what hormones your body produces and what happens when you lose them. She dedicates an entire chapter in Breakthrough to the different minor and major hormones in the body. Some of the hormones listed include:

• Estrogen: Primarily a female hormone, estrogen is present and necessary in both the male and female body. Estrogen affects our organs and tissues including the brain, liver, bones, skin as well as blood vessels and female sex organs.
• Progesterone: Primarily a female hormone, progesterone is also needed in the male body. It is produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands and helps build and maintain bones, and prevents cancer.
• Testosterone: A critical hormone in both the male and female body, testosterone helps maintain bone density, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength, red blood cell production and sex drive.
• DHEA: Referred to as the “mother hormone” of the body, DHEA is produced in the brain and is responsible for helping balance other hormones like testosterone.
• Thyroid: Responsible for our metabolism and control of the efficiency and speed of how fast our cells “work,” the thyroid hormone is one of the most vital hormones in the body and can cause severe reactions in the body if it is unbalanced.
• Cortisol: Known as the stress hormone, cortisol is vital to human life and if it occurs too low or too high, severe systemic complications can result.
• Melatonin: The melatonin hormone controls the body’s sleep function. When the body has low levels, deep and restful sleep is difficult.

BodyLogicMD Recommends “Ageless, The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones” and “Breakthrough. Eight Steps to Wellness.”

BodyLogicMD physicians recommend Suzanne Somers; books, “Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness” and “Ageless: The Naked Truth about Bioidentical Hormones” to all patients as an educational source of the latest information on natural hormone therapy. When coupled with the expertise of a qualified hormone therapy specialist, Suzanne Somers’ bioidentical hormone therapy books are an invaluable wellness resource.