Textbook of Bio-identical Hormones

By Edward M. Lichten

Book Overview

One would think that something as valuable as a medical discovery would achieve easy recognition and be quickly implemented in widespread practice. Regrettably today, however, large pharmaceutical companies dictate which therapies doctors are likely to prescribe. As a result, once effective treatments lose patent protection, they fall into a deep abyss and are too often forgotten in conventional medicine practice. The purpose of this book is to memorialize over 100 years of discoveries made by pioneering physicians who have used nonpatented, bio-identical hormones to effectively treat a wide range of common diseases. While battling an apathetic and often hostile medical establishment, Dr. Lichten has successfully applied, refined, and invented medical treatments based on natural hormone restoration that can help reverse the course of disorders as diverse as migraine, type II diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, congestive heart failure, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and insomnia. Each treatment is fully supported in the scientific medical literature.Edward Lichten, MD, F.A.C.S., a physician practicing in southeastern Michigan, wrote this book because of the dangerous state of confusion about what women and men should do to properly balance their hormones. As Dr. Lichten states:"This book serves as an outreach . . . to those who I will never meet, but will hopefully find effective solutions to their medical concerns via the information conveyed herein." This book therefore provides a roadmap for maturing women and men to safely restore their full complement of youthful hormones. The proven benefit of natural hormone restoration is the reversal of many unwanted effects that aging inflicts on the human body.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965877728
• ISBN13: 9780965877725
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Foundation for anti-aging research LLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 21 years and up

Customer Reviews

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Dr. Lichten is a CARING, astute physician

Textbook of Bio-identical Hormones I first read about Dr. Lichten in a very fine publication called Life Extension. I had chronic headaches & insomnia & had spent alot of money and time fruitlessly at physical therapy, chiropractic, pain centers, and of course, my local physician. Dr. Lichten immediately answered my e-mails and gave me suggestions at no charge. I read his book and researched what he wrote about and finally decided to go see him. He and his wife helped me tremendously! My headaches stopped right away with his treatment for spasms in my neck muscles and have never re-occurred. I occassionally (rarely) have headaches but they go away and are not chronic. I have been able to stop taking muscle relaxants and sleeping pills ever since the day of my appointment. Dr. Lichten helped me balance my hormones & started me on liquid vitamin D, among other nutrients. He gave me his CELL PHONE number and has given me immediate advice on different,quickly solvable issues since then when NO OTHER DOCTOR would even talk to me without an appointment. He called in a Rx for me on a SUNDAY once! My pharmacist said "How did you find a doctor that would call this in on a Sunday??" How many doctors do you know that will give you their cell phone number and not charge when they try to help??! I am in good health at 50 and credit Dr. Lichten, his wife, Carolyn, and a little bit myself because I was smart enough to find them. Marcia

Great insight, easy to read, intelligent, scientifically based

As a fellow physician, Dr. Lichten has created an intelligent, scientifically sound textbook that reads more like a novel. Although the subject material is dense, Dr. Lichten (and his editors) have seamlessly created a phenomenal reference for anyone interested in bio-identical hormones. Each piece of data is properly cited using peer-reviewed journals (the basis for medical practice in the United States). The references come from the most prestigious world journals and from the likes of Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It gives a careful review of testing, treatment and follow-up care that the novice person interested in learning about bio-identical hormones can understand and converse with their physician (or Dr. Lichten himself) to create a treatment strategy based on scientific knowledge. This book certainly has a special place in my reference library as a physician. It is one I go back to again and again.

The Secrets of Good Health

The TEXTBOOK of BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES is a compilation of the insight I have gleened from almost 40 years in medicine. Each chapter offers both the experiences of patients and the scientific literature in an easy to read format. You already know the key elements to improved health: sunlight, fresh air, good food, minerals, fish protein and a minimal intake of processed foods. My book makes simple the connection: no sunight --> low vitamin D; lack of iodine --> low thyroid; over stressed --> low DHEA; too much estrogen --> PMS, menstrual pain, migraine. Learn what bio-identical and natural supplements are available over-the-counter and what are prescription medication and what is compounded as bio-identical. In the book we treat men with too little testosterone --> treating their diabetes, their obesity and their heart disease with natural testosterone. Armed with this information, it is our intent that you live longer and better!