Moods, Emotions, and Aging
Hormones and the Mind-Body Connection- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2013
Summary
Despite the backlash against hormone replacement therapy, the depletion of natural hormones in the female body continues to be a problem for women at middle age and beyond. Remedying the problem has proved difficult for women and doctors who are unaware of, or reluctant to prescribe, bioidential hormones—those that match identically the hormones made naturally in the human body. Moods, Emotions, and Aging: Hormones and the Mind Body Connection explains the vital link for women between hormones, mood, and wellness. It outlines the dramatic hormonal shifts that women undergo in the years before menopause, and presents an approach to combining bioidentical hormone therapy with nutrients to achieve mood balance during midlife and beyond. Phyllis Bronson explains the differences between synthetic and bioidentical hormones, and offers vignettes of women who have used bioidentical hormones to help them deal with the changes that accompany natural hormone loss.
This is a groundbreaking book for general readers written by a scientist who is able to take the mystery and the hype out of the hormone controversy. It is intended to empower women, along with their doctors, to make better and more informed choices about their health and well-being as they approach a time in their lives when things can seem like they are spinning out of control. The link between hormones, mood, emotions, and overall wellbeing is a powerful one, and when women are aware of it, they can take steps to bring themselves into better balance physically and emotionally. Here, Bronson shows them how.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2013
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-4422-2101-7
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-4422-2102-4
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 179
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Disclaimer No access
- Foreword No access
- Preface No access Pages 1 - 4
- Introduction: Women and Their Moods No access Pages 5 - 12
- 1 In Defense of Estrogen No access Pages 13 - 22
- 2 The Truth about Progesterone No access Pages 23 - 38
- 3 Mood Chemistry No access Pages 39 - 66
- 4 The Connection between Body Type and Hormones No access Pages 67 - 86
- 5 Weaving the Web: How Hormones Are Central to the Female Psyche No access Pages 87 - 100
- 6 Sexuality No access Pages 101 - 116
- 7 Emotions and Relationships No access Pages 117 - 128
- 8 Diseases of Aging/Adventures in Aging No access Pages 129 - 148
- Appendix: How to Use Bioidentical Hormones No access Pages 149 - 156
- Notes No access Pages 157 - 166
- Bibliography No access Pages 167 - 172
- Index No access Pages 173 - 178
- About the Authors No access Pages 179 - 179





