Dawn M. Cutillo - The Hormone Shift: Using Natural Hormone Balancing for Your... Mood, Weight, Sleep & Female Health

Copyright 2012 Dawn M. Cutillo

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CONTENTS

The ideas, concepts and opinions expressed in The Hormone Shift are intended to be used for educational purposes only. This book is sold with the understanding that author and publisher are not rendering medical advice of any kind, nor is this book intended to replace medical advice, nor to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, condition, illness or injury.

It is imperative that before beginning any healthcare or nutritional program of any kind that you consult with a healthcare professional and receive full medical clearance from a licensed physician. Any application of the material set forth in The Hormone Shift is at the readers discretion and is his or her sole responsibility.

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My heartfelt thanks to Kate Mikusko for assisting me with certain core aspects of this book allowing the message to be passed on to those who really seek it.

I would also like to thank all of my clients for their belief in and support of my many efforts to bring out new ideas to aid them in improving their physical, emotional and spiritual health!

Ten sure-fire Signs that your Hormones have

Shifted ...

1. Everyone around you needs an attitude adjustment.
2. You cant understand why chocolate isnt on the food guide pyramid.
3. You find yourself counting flocks of sheep and you still cant sleep!
4. You find yourself using your cell phone to dial up every bumper sticker that says, Hows my driving? call 1-800 ... to give your opinion!
5. You are eating less than your 11 year old child and still cant seem to lose a pound!
6. Your husband has decided its better to agree with everything that you say.
7. The dry cleaner has definitely shrunk every last pair of your pants.
8. Wine is no longer a weekend treat but a daily staple at lunch!
9. Your pesky PMS symptoms are now part of your everyday life.
10. Your nights are now filled with hot flashes instead of hot sex.

FOREWORD

I am so pleased to be able to write a foreword for Dawn Cutillos book, The Hormone Shift, because some of my very own clients have made huge improvements in their lives as a result of using her services. Furthermore, I have had the opportunity to watch Dawn herself benefit in every way by using and living by the healthy, natural choices that she promotes. Dawns work at her local center and her research for this book are unique in that her emphasis is on the importance of hormones and their effect on every part of the body, which in turn affects the mind and the spirit.

Our work connects on a deep level because I have spent the majority of my fifty-five year career being concerned with the way that the mind affects the body and spirit. Similarly, Dawns training and interest have been primarily in the area of physical health and the way in which the health of the body affects the mind and general well-being. Our paths cross over sharing common interest in the intersection of psychology, religion and healing. We find common ground in that we share the belief that the body, mind and spirit are intertwined, and that what affects one, affects the whole. We both believe that dis-ease can lead to disease. Our work seems to complement each other. Dawn begins with the body and its effect on the mind and spiritmy work begins with psychological concerns, which in turn affect a persons general health and well being. My work as a stress management consultant and psychology teacher, coupled with my fifty-five years in private practice (specializing in psychotherapy, dream work, and couples counseling) gives me unique insight into matters of the psyche and their direct affect on physiology. After meeting Dawn and learning of her work, I found a bridge between the mind-body connection. I visited her health center many years ago and availed myself of some of her services.

A little about my background

My education began with a BA degree in Religion with a minor in Psychology, which was later followed by a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Doctorate in Psychologythe latter two from Temple University. My postdoctoral degree in Cognitive Psychology was acquired through the University of Pennsylvania. I finished my professional career at Elizabethtown College, in Elizabethtown, PA where I served as the college chaplain and the Psychological Consultant to the Counseling Center. Over the years I have worked in the court system in both Harrisburg, PA and London, England. My husband and I operated a large Childrens Home through the London County Council, followed by work with delinquent boys at the Casa Della Scugnizzi in Naples, and then back to Trenton State College (now College of New Jersey) where we both served on the faculty. Over the years I have taught undergraduate Psychology at the State University of New York, Franklin and Marshall College and Elizabethtown College. I have also taught graduate coursework in Adult Developmental Psychology at Temple University and Penn State University.

My interest in stress and stress management began thirty-five years ago when I read the research of Hans Selye, M.D., a Canadian researcher, who first studied the effect of stress on every organ in the body, which at that time was a revolutionary concept. This coincided with my discovery of the whole new field of relaxation techniques and of meditation, which could reduce stress and influence healing. I was the Stress Management Consultant for the Office of Personnel Management, both Philadelphia and New York Regions. I developed a tape of relaxation techniques and an introduction to meditation, which I included in my handouts. Over the years at various colleges and universities I also gave out relaxation tapes to students, especially at exam time. I continued to run workshops when I moved to Lancaster County.