Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy: Is It All Good?

Thanks to Suzanne Somers, natural hormonehorses' urine and now we are living with an epidemic
replacement is gaining acceptance by women.of breast and other cancers.
Because natural hormones - estrogen, progesterone,Using actual patient histories, Dr. Platt explains how he
and testosterone -- are not patentable, thetreats common health issues such as PMS,
pharmaceutical industry is not happy about them.fibromyalgia, ADD in children and adults, morbid obesity
When women switch from synthetic to naturaland more - with natural hormones and specially
hormones, pharmaceutical industry profits areformulated dietary supplements.
threatened.Some of Dr. Platt's solutions to common problems are
Board certified internist Dr. Michael E. Platt, M.D. is notnot traditional, but they work. For example, if a woman
happy about Suzanne's promotion of natural estrogenhas urinary incontinence he prescribes testosterone
for another reason. Dr. Platt says estrogen, natural orand an exercise regimen. He says the problem will
synthetic, causes six kinds of cancer, and has statisticsclear up in one week if the patient follows his
to back it up.directions. And who would think that progesterone
Author of an extraordinary new book, The Miracle ofcould cure a migraine headache? But Dr. Platt makes it
Bioidentical Hormones, Dr. Platt treats causes of illnesshappen. His success in treating ADD in children and
while conventional, pharmaceutical industry-drivenadults with progesterone is amazing.
medicine treats symptoms.Traditional incontinence treatment utilizes drugs that
He believes it's proper to prescribe natural estrogen fordon't cure - they only alleviate symptoms. And they
severe menopause symptoms. Other than that,are a lot more costly and side-effect ridden than Dr.
estrogen replacement is not necessary. AfterPlatt's solution. Traditional treatment of migraine
menopause, the body continues to produce estrogen.headaches means using potent drugs with nasty side
But The Miracle of Bioidentical Hormones is abouteffects, and they don't always work. Children
more than just estrogen. Dr. Platt's favorite (anddiagnosed with ADD or ADHD are dosed with potent
safest) hormone for men, women and children (yes,drugs that are mind and personality numbing.
men and children) is natural progesterone. It's anMany people seek Dr. Platt's advice as a last resort -
amazing hormone, which traditionally trained physiciansconventional medicine hasn't helped them. As you read
seem to know little about because they have beenhis case histories, and see how he has helped
trained to use synthetic hormone replacement."hopeless" cases, you get the sense that something is
For years, doctors have prescribed syntheticseriously lacking with our traditional health care system.
progesterone and synthetic estrogen derived from