[Dossier Santé Democrite 01] • Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life by Welch, Claudia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise Title Page Dedication Preface 1 - The Stress Epidemic

How Did We Get into This Situation? Are We Talking About You? How to Change Course The Theory Behind the Stress Epidemic and This Book How This Book Works Take-Home Messages from This Chapter

PART I - DUALITY

2 - Hormones

Yin and Yang

3 - Sex Hormones

Estrogen: Yin Within Yin Progesterone: Yang Within Yin

4 - Stress Hormones

Cortisol: Yang Within Yang DHEA: Yin Within Yang Oxytocin and Prolactin: Bonus Buffers

5 - Understanding How Yin and Yang Hormones Interact

Survival Always Comes First Nature’s Good Intentions for Us

6 - Why Not Just Take HRT/Synthetic or Bioidentical Hormones?

Synthetic Hormones Bioidentical Hormones Take-Home Messages from Part I

PART II - WOMEN’S HEALTH CONCERNS

7 - Women’s Health Concerns 8 - Feeling Crummy

What Does Eastern Medicine Do About “Feeling Crummy”? What Should I Do?

9 - Menstruation

Why We Have Cycles Eliminating Cycles What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Menstruation? What Should I Do?

10 - Menstrual Difficulties

Scanty or Absent Periods What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Scanty or Absent Periods? What Should I Do? Heavy or Painful Periods What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Heavy Bleeding or Painful Periods? What Should I Do? Irregular or Missed Cycles What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Irregular or Missed Cycles? What Should I Do?

11 - Birth Control

Historical and Current Practices What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Birth Control? What Should I Do?

12 - Fertility and Conception

The Egg The Sperm The Reproductive System Timing of Conception What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Conception? What Should I Do?

13 - Breast Health

Considering the Known Risk Factors Synthetic Hormones and Breast Health What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Breast Health? What Should I Do?

14 - Perimenopause and Menopause

Perimenopause and Menopause: From Brawn to Brains Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Perimenopause and Menopause? What Should I Do?

15 - Heart Health

Women’s Heart Health vs. Men’s Heart Health Inflammation and Heart Health Diet,Walking, Stretching, and Heart Health Smoking and Heart Health Emotions and Heart Health Synthetic Hormones and Heart Health Alcohol and Heart Health What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Heart Health? What Should I Do?

16 - Osteoporosis

Bone Quantity and Quality Hormones and Bone Loss Calcium, Diet, and Exercise Breastfeeding Antidepressants Osteoporosis Drugs What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Osteoporosis? What Should I Do?

17 - Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Alzheimer’s and Dementia? What Should I Do?

PART III - USING THE THREE PILLARS OF HEALTH TO RESTORE HORMONAL BALANCE

18 - The Importance of Diet and Lifestyle

Disease Care vs. Disease Prevention Awareness Three Steps to Get Started

19 - Quality and Quantity of Food

Quality Quantity

20 - Food, Medicine, and Poison

Ama, or Toxic Sludge Eat in a Calm Mood and Environment How to Reduce Food Intolerance Cravings and Choices

21 - What to Eat

Whole Foods What to Eat in Times of Stress

22 - Meat

Building Blood and Strength Belief Systems Other Considerations

23 - What Not to Eat

Fast or Highly Processed Food Alcohol Cola Foods Treated with Pesticides and Chemicals

24 - The Pros and Cons of Soy

The “Bad Soy” Camp The “Good Soy” Camp Soy: Meeting in the Middle What Does Eastern Medicine Say About Soy? Some Conclusions About Phytoestrogens

25 - Essential Elements of a Healthy Lifestyle

Trapped on the Modern Treadmill The Good News (Yes,There Is Some!) Relaxing into a Routine Exercise Sleep Relationships Environment

26 - Stress Management Techniques

Stress and Its Causes First Things First Spiritual Practices and Meditation Abhyanga: Warm Oil Self-Massage Pranayama and Alternate-Nostril Breathing Laughter

27 - Changing Lifestyles, Changing Lives

Hope Take Away Everything That Isn’t Horse Sacrifice Ambition at the Altar of Reality Surrender to the Pace of Your Body Making Choices Self-Blame vs. Self-Responsibility Nature Throws Us Curve Balls How Long Does It Take to See Change? The Three-Tier Treatment Strategy Revisited Take-Home Messages from Part III

APPENDIX A - RESOURCES APPENDIX B - AN INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) APPENDIX C - ABHYANGA, OR AYURVEDIC WARM-OIL MASSAGE APPENDIX D - HOW TO MAKE KITCHERI AND GHEE APPENDIX E - CASTOR OIL PACKS FOR UTERINE HEALTH APPENDIX F - FOOD GLOSSARY Acknowledgements NOTES INDEX Copyright Page

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