John R. Lee - Dr. John Lees Hormone Balance Made Simple: The Essential How-to Guide to Symptoms, Dosage, Timing, and More

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Contents

Also by John R. Lee, M.D., and Virginia Hopkins

What Your Doctor May NotTell You About Menopause

What Your Doctor May NotTell You About Premenopause

What Your Doctor May NotTell You About Breast Cancer

This book is dedicated to those doctors who love the practice of medicine so much they have the integrity to admit when something isnt working, the passion to search for a better way, and the courage to speak the truth when they find it.

This is the last project that Dr. Lee and I worked on before he died. It was possible to complete this book without his physical presence because much of the information has already been said in print, either in our books or newsletters, or on our website, not to mention in the thousands of letters and e-mails we both answered over the years. Hormone Balance Made Simple is the first time all of this information will be compiled into one source. It is just what the cover impliesa simple, straightforward guide to using natural hormones.

Dr. Lee was a passionate advocate of using commonsense and simple, straightforward solutions to create and maintain optimal health. We felt it was important to write Hormone Balance Made Simple because so much of our mail is from women who are aware of their hormonal imbalance and want to get started on a program before delving into the biochemistry of their mood swings and the inner workings of their ovaries. They just want to know, in simple terms, how to use supplemental natural hormones, and how to individualize their hormone regimen for themselves. This book has those answers.

Women also frequently write because theyre using natural hormones but dont feel its helping, or their initial problems eventually return. Asking a few simple questions usually reveals the cause: (1) theyre taking too high a dose, (2) their timing is off, or (3) they have constant overwhelming stress in their lives combined with poor eating and exercise habits. This book will also address those issues.

Many women write because they want to use natural hormones with the guidance of their doctor, but the doctor doesnt have the necessary information. I have yet to meet a medical doctor who actually sat down and read What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause who didnt turn on a dime and embrace Dr. Lees protocolthe concepts are literally that obvious, both intuitively and factually.

This book is in no way a replacement for our other books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer, which are wonderful, intelligent, useful classics that will add greatly to every womans knowledge and understanding of her body. You will want to refer to the other books for a complete understanding of how and why Dr. Lees program works if you have a serious hormone-related health problem such as endometriosis, PMS, infertility, breast cancer, or osteoporosis, in order to become educated about the underlying cause. If youre tired all the time and want to know how to support your adrenal glands, then youll want details on how you can use diet, hormones, and other supplements to get back on your feet. If you suspect that what youre eating is derailing your hormone balance, then youll want to know in detail how different types of foods can hurt or help. If youve got osteoporosis, then you should be treating it on many levels, from hormones and supplements to specific kinds of exercise. If youve had breast cancer, youll want to know more about what might have caused it and how to prevent a recurrence. All of this detailed information can be found in our other books, along with hundreds of supporting studies, research, and case histories.

Its notable that since Dr. Lee first wrote his self-published book for doctors back in 1993, hundreds of studies, including the huge and now-famous National Institutes of Healths Womens Health Initiative (WHI), have thoroughly validated his stance on progesterone and conventional hormone replacement therapy. Much of this new research can be found in the revised and updated (2004) edition of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause.

However, if you just want the ABCs of using natural hormones, this is the book for you. Enjoy!

Virginia Hopkins

Pat Lee, Dr. Lees widow, would like to acknowledge that she and Dr. Lees friends and colleagues will continue his work.

Virginia Hopkins would like to acknowledge the many doctors and researchers who have put their careers on the line to make bioidentical hormones available to women. Dr. David Zava has been untiring in his dedication to continuing Dr. Lees work. It would not have been possible to complete this book without him. Helene Leonetti, M.D., and Kenna Stephenson, M.D., doggedly pursue their research projects with bioidentical hormones in spite of enormous challenges. Robert Gottesman, M.D., is a true healer and a true friend whose clinical insights have added greatly to Dr. Lees work. C. W. Randolph, M.D., reminds us all just how rewarding a medical practice can be when its based on a caring, informed and natural approach to womens health. Sharon MacFarland has invested time, expertise, and financial resources far beyond anyone else in the industry to fight for a womans right to choose natural alternatives in medicine.

The Life and Work of John R. Lee, M.D.

John R. Lee, M.D., was internationally acknowledged as a pioneer and expert in the study and use of the hormone progesterone, and on the subject of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women. He used transdermal (cream rubbed on the skin) progesterone extensively in his clinical practice for nearly a decade, conducting research that showed that it can help reverse osteoporosis.

Dr. Lee died at the age of 73, in October 2003, of a heart attack. He often mused that he felt blessed to have lived so long because many of the men in his family had died of heart attacks in their forties and fifties. His own father, also a medical doctor, died at the age of 49.

Until his death, Dr. Lee kept a full schedule, giving talks and teaching worldwide, and writing his best-selling books and monthly newsletters. Dr. Lee was gratified by the thousands of women who wrote and called to tell him how dramatically their health had improved when they followed his recommendations, and by the hundreds of clinicians and researchers he corresponded with who had integrated his work into their practices and research with great success. Dr. Lee was thankful that his analysis of the problems with conventional HRT were finally validated by the medical establishment during his lifetime. Dr. Lees wife Pat, and his friends and colleagues will carry on his legacy, as will the millions of others whose lives he touched over the years.