BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES 101

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Contents

Acknowledgements:....................................................................................ixDisclaimer:..........................................................................................xiIntroduction by David Brownstein MD..................................................................xiiiIntroduction by Mary Shomon..........................................................................xvIntroduction by Jeffrey Dach MD......................................................................xviiiForeword.............................................................................................xxiiiChapter 1 Less is More, Mainstream Goes Alternative, and Medical Heresy..............................1Chapter 2 The Unreliable TSH Lab Test................................................................9Chapter 3 Why Natural Thyroid is Better than Synthetic...............................................19Chapter 4 Why Natural Thyroid is Better than Synthroid, Part Two.....................................28Chapter 5 The Thyroid Nodule Epidemic................................................................38Chapter 6 Hunt Study Shows Thyroid Prevents Heart Attacks............................................50Chapter 7 Adrenal Fatigue............................................................................57Chapter 8 Abandoning the Synthetic Hormone Ship......................................................69Chapter 9 The Importance of BioIdentical Hormones....................................................81Chapter 10 The Safety of Bioidentical Hormones.......................................................87Chapter 11 Bioidentical Hormones and Medical Ghost Writing, the Latest Scandal.......................104Chapter 12 Bioidentical Hormones Found Beneficial After Hysterectomy.................................114Chapter 13 BioIdentical Hormones Relieve Anxiety.....................................................118Chapter 14 Menopausal Arthritis and Bioidentical Hormones............................................126Chapter 15 Testosterone for Dry Eye Syndrome.........................................................132Chapter 16 Newsweek Attacks Oprah and Bioidentical Hormones..........................................138Chapter 17 BioIdentical Hormones Trashed by AP News..................................................145Chapter 18 Bioidentical Hormones According to the LA Times...........................................155Chapter 19 Ten Bioidentical Hormone Fallacies........................................................166Chapter 20 Synthetic Hormones, Pfizer-Wyeth Lose Big Court Case......................................179Chapter 27 Testosterone, PSA and Prostate Cancer, Myths and Misconceptions...........................229Chapter 28 PSA and Testosterone—Part Two—A Medical Myth..................................238Chapter 29 PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer, the Failed Medical Experiment..........................242Chapter 30 Selenium, from Toxin to Essential Mineral—Part One..................................265Chapter 31 The Case for Selenium, Part Two...........................................................280Chapter 32 Selenium Part Three—Mega-Dose Vitamin Therapy in the ICU............................288Chapter 33 Selenium for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis......................................................295Chapter 41 A Choirboy for Cholesterol Turns Disbeliever..............................................379Chapter 42 Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B5 for Acne.....................................................387Chapter 43 Vitamin E, Curse or Blessing?.............................................................397Chapter 44 Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine for Trigger Finger and Carpal Tunnel...............................411Chapter 45 Wheatgrass, the Path to Health............................................................415Chapter 46 Selling Sickness in the Lobby, Fast Food in Hospitals.....................................427Chapter 47 The Grocery Store as Mine Field, Avoiding the Dangers.....................................437Chapter 48 Genetically Modified GMO Food, the Great Scandal..........................................447Chapter 49 Gluten Sensitivity, Is Your Food Making You Sick?.........................................463Chapter 50 Signature in a Cell, Aging, Disease and Death.............................................473Chapter 51 Finding God in Mr Foley's IV..............................................................477Chapter 52 Cannabis, Miracle Drug of the 21st Century................................................479Chapter 53 The Trophoblastic Theory of Cancer........................................................494Chapter 54 Anti-Aging Breakthrough with Bioidentical Hormones........................................513Chapter 55 Low Dose Naltrexone LDN— The Latest Medical Scandal and Outrage.....................522Chapter 56 The Latest Medical Scandal and Outrage....................................................522Chapter 57 Predicting the Future of Medicine.........................................................532Hormones 101 by Jeffrey Dach MD:.....................................................................554

Chapter One

A shocking "medical heresy" was quietly stated in a mainstream medical journal. "Less health care is better than more health care", says Dr. Deborah Grady in her editorial in the May 10, 2010 Archives of Internal Medicine which is critical of mainstream medicine. We assume and expect that health care should offer some health benefit. And yet, Dr Grady points out that health outcome studies show that more health care leads to worse outcomes. This revelation isn't new, and is actually old news, like a worn and familiar old shoe. The real news story is that this "medical heresy" somehow eluded censorship by the editorial board and appeared in print in a mainstream medical journal. Are mainstream doctors getting fed up? Is this the opening salvo of a medical revolution?

Examples of Harmful Medical Care

Dr Grady cites specific examples of treatments that result in harm, with adverse effects outweighing the benefits. The first example is synthetic "monster" hormone therapy used by the mainstream medical system, which was found to cause cancer and heart disease in the famous 2002 Women's Health Initiative study. It seems incredible, but true. The mainstream medical system used synthetic "monster" hormones for years until the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) study finally convinced millions of women to switch to safer and more effective bioidentical human hormones. See the articles on the safety and importance of bioidentical hormones which discusses this at length.

Dr. Grady's second example is the discredited practice of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis. Millions of these useless procedures were performed in the late 90's until it was abandoned after randomized trials showed no benefit. See the article on the power of the placebo which discussed this.

A third example is the case of SSRI antidepressant drugs which have little benefit for patients with mild to moderate depression. These studies show that the benefits of SSRI drugs are equivalent to placebo pills. Dr. Grady points out that in cases of mild depression, the...