| Thanks to Suzanne Somers, natural hormone | | | | horses' 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, the | | | | treats 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 natural | | | | and more - with natural hormones and specially |
| hormones, pharmaceutical industry profits are | | | | formulated dietary supplements. |
| threatened. | | | | Some of Dr. Platt's solutions to common problems are |
| Board certified internist Dr. Michael E. Platt, M.D. is not | | | | not traditional, but they work. For example, if a woman |
| happy about Suzanne's promotion of natural estrogen | | | | has urinary incontinence he prescribes testosterone |
| for another reason. Dr. Platt says estrogen, natural or | | | | and an exercise regimen. He says the problem will |
| synthetic, causes six kinds of cancer, and has statistics | | | | clear 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 of | | | | could cure a migraine headache? But Dr. Platt makes it |
| Bioidentical Hormones, Dr. Platt treats causes of illness | | | | happen. His success in treating ADD in children and |
| while conventional, pharmaceutical industry-driven | | | | adults with progesterone is amazing. |
| medicine treats symptoms. | | | | Traditional incontinence treatment utilizes drugs that |
| He believes it's proper to prescribe natural estrogen for | | | | don'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. After | | | | Platt'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 about | | | | effects, and they don't always work. Children |
| more than just estrogen. Dr. Platt's favorite (and | | | | diagnosed 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 an | | | | Many people seek Dr. Platt's advice as a last resort - |
| amazing hormone, which traditionally trained physicians | | | | conventional medicine hasn't helped them. As you read |
| seem to know little about because they have been | | | | his 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 synthetic | | | | seriously lacking with our traditional health care system. |
| progesterone and synthetic estrogen derived from | | | | |