Slim, Sane & Sexy

"SLIM, SANE & SEXY"

posted 06/23/2008
This is the title of a new book written by Jay Mead, M.D. and Erin Lommen, N.D. I was privileged to hear them speak this weekend while helping them with a seminar in Seattle. In this book and the seminar they speak to the research and information available on balancing hormones.

The first thing they cover is what they call "the menopause myth". Not that menopause is a myth but how it is treated. This myth started in 1964 when Robert Wilson, M.D. wrote an article in Newsweek titled "No More Menopause". He followed this up with a book in 1966 titled "Feminine Forever". In this book he stated that estrogen was the cure-all for hormone imbalance. This started the boom in sales of Premerin. Due to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with Premerin, uterine cancer rates increased 600%. The drug was then changed to include synthetic progestin (provera). By 1998 uterine cancer rates came down while breast cancer rates went up.

In 2002, a study on Hormone Replacement Therapy by the Women's Health Institute was halted due an unacceptable incidence of cancer, strokes and heart disease. This was also confirmed in the Million Women Study done in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2001.

So if Hormone Replacement Therapy is so dangerous, what are women to do about all of the symptoms of menopause and peri-menopause? There are answers and they start with having a simple saliva test done. This tracks hormone imbalances and allows the treating doctor to use bioidentical progesterone and other nutritional supplements to bring the body into balance. While this does require time to make changes in the body, it comes without all the side effects of traditional methods.

Not only does bioidentical progesterone not have any known side effects, but it has been shown to reduce breast cancer incidence and help reduce osteoporosis. It may also help prevent atherosclerosis and play a role in reducing motor, cognitive and sensory impairments that can accompany senescence in both males and females.

Saliva testing is available in our office as well as other health practitioner's on the island.

The book, "Slim, Sane & Sexy" will be available in our office within the next week. You can call us at 378-5660 to reserve a copy or to find out more about saliva testing and treatment. You can also find more information on holistic health care on our website at: sanjuanholistichealthcare.com.

Yours in health,
Dr. Mark

Yours in Health,
Mark W. Earnhart, D.C.