Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones (2006) - Plot & Excerpts
This one hit my favorite meter! Suzanne did an excellent job compiling information, interviewing doctors (with summaries at the end of each interview), a few patient stories, information on male menopause (andropause), yoga, beauty (good haircut, makeup, dressing)--not plastic surgery. Throughout the book there are mentions of how U.S. food is poisoning us. Our meat and dairy products are full of synthetic hormones and other chemicals and our fruits and veggies are loaded with pesticides and other chemicals. Did you know that the entire European continent will not import our meat because of the harmful stuff we put in it? Some of our fruits have lost their flavor while in other countries their fruit and veggies enhance more meals because they are tastier and less harmful.There is a patient story who became a strict vegetarian and how sick she became because our bodies were meant to consume meat--in small portions. Just have to find "real" meat and watch our portions. Our fish (tuna, swordfish, etc) are also contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury. They get it because they are eating the small fish that hang out in our rivers that go to the ocean. There's a section on the harmful effects of our environment, too. We are poisoning ourselves! Recently, there has been an increase in breast cancer in China and found it was not due to their diet, but their pollution. It matters. Did you know that in European countries doctors practice homeopathy first, then, if necessary, they prescribe drugs as a last resort? Suzanne mentions in several places that she is NOT anti-drug. She believes that in some instances a drug is the best course of action, but it shouldn't be our first course. We have harmed ourselves by going to doctors demanding antibiotics for every cold, sniffle, etc. Taking motrin and tylenol, heck, using fluoride are not good for us. There are alternative methods that are healthier. The importance of sleep is mentioned in numerous places. Getting to bed between 9 and 10 pm is a must and sleeping in total darkness turns on the much needed melatonin which not only allows us to sleep, but has many antioxidant properties. Melatonin is not available over the counter in Canada...It is a hormone.She explains vitamins and the RDA's, etc. I was surprised that most multivitamins have extremely low RDA's. Bare minimums. Not near enough. The RDA for Vitamin D says 400 but in today's environment we need 1000. I heard this from my pharmacist, too and glad it was mentioned in this book. Always like to double (triple) check what I'm told...Once again, this book blasts the drug companies for running our healthcare system. A person she interviewed mentioned that it started by the Carnegies and Rockefellers...and now the drug companies are locked in to our health system and because they cannot patent what is natural to our environment (and more healthy for us), they push their drugs--no matter the harmful side affects--to doctors who have grown to rely on them for advice, guidance and direction. What a shame.I enjoyed reading the ideas and alternative medical testing that should be done for our health. Good luck finding a doctor near you who a) understands and uses these methods and b) your insurance covers it. Depends on the state you live in. Right now 14 states seem to be on the cutting-edge of medicine. The rest...not so much.A senator in North Carolina had Parkinson's and went to a homeopathy doctor and was able to walk again. He told his story to the state legislature and they passed laws allowing homeopathy to be practiced in that state without constant supervision by non-homeopathy practitioners.One doctor tells about the harmful affects of mammograms that has been at the back of my mind. There are thermoscans that are both better at detection and don't cause a tiny cancer to bloom by getting a mammogram. Yet this is not our "standard-of-care." Shocking. When we get tests done that come back "normal" that may mean they are "normal" for what has become excepted for that age. Not normal in that we are in the optimal range. Cutting-edge doctors use natural methods and supplements to not just prolong our lives but improve and maintain our quality of life. It is not about stopping aging, but aging and maintaining a healthy life. Our bodies can do this. Age with a smile and what a great time this can be!There are newer, more advanced and less evasive methods that can actually serve us better, but most doctors don't do it or know about it because they haven't stayed current with the changing way of medicine. Slowly, very slowly, U.S. doctors are coming around and looks like medical schools are starting to teach more about treating the whole body and not MASKING one specific symptom with a drug that has a slew of side affects.Throughout this book there are harmful examples of anti-depressants and I recommend this to EVERYONE--men and women.
I loved this book! It just made absolute, perfect sense to me to try natural remedies for aging. Suzanne has a wealth of knowledge to share and a practical, enjoyable, easy understandable way of writing that is uplifting, motivating and inspiring. I love her lifestyle, her joy for living and her calming way of educating people. At 43, I'm going into middle life with a dream and desire to continue to be healthy, happy and energized; and Bioidentical Hormones, real foods, exercise, along with faith and family are the way that I want to do it too. I can't wait to read all of Suzanne's other books. She radiates life, good health and beauty.
What do You think about Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones (2006)?
With all of the advances in technology and all of the information available to women, this book still manages to find a gap in the knowledge base, and fills it. Suzanne Somers, although more well known for her acting, is pioneering the way for women to be able to get the help that they so desperately need as they enter perimenopause and menopause. Suzanne's research and apparent depth of knowledge on hormones is astounding to me. I read this book when it first came out and have to say it has changed my life!
—September
No wonder why my Boss ask me to read this book...This book makes people understand about their hormone and ageless. It because Hormone promises many benefits for both men and women,the main benefit being reverse aging. Some of the other claims made about hormone is that it can help enhance your metabolism,or increase muscle mass, helps in calcium retentionin your body, helps in keeping bones healthy, reduces fat in the body, helps in controlling sugar and insulin levels, helps in immunity and several more important function that keep us helthy when we are young.Very informative book.And no wonder why Suzanne Sommers look younger than her age and my Boss adore her...hahahaha.
—Roos
