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A Dr. Phil Interview about PMS
Natural progesterone, natural hormones and PMS get the spotlight when Dr. Phil interviews Holly Anderson about progesterone and PMS. Here are some excerpts with commentary.
A Story about Depo-Provera
A fit and healthy young woman drops into a nightmare of pain and disability after getting Depo-Provera shots.
Health and Hormone Balance for Women
How to Take Your Basal Body Temperature
Your body temperature is a reflection of your metabolic rate, which is largely determined by hormones secreted by the thyroid gland. The function of the thyroid gland can be determined by measuring your basal body temperature.
Breast Cancer News and Reviews
Here's where to find news about breast cancer research, and reviews of breast cancer studies by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins
Breast Cancer Research for Your Doubting Doctor
Beautifully done research from Italy shows how progesterone protects against breast cancer and looks at the underlying causes of breast cancer.
Buyer be Aware Report on Mirena
Become fully informed about this method of contraception before you consider using it.
Hormone Balance Made Simple Chap 1
Read Chapter 1 of Dr. John Lee's Hormone Balance Made Simple by John R. Lee, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins.
Cortisol and the Stress Connection
In this article originally published in the John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter, Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins explain how the adrenal hormone cortisol work in the body, and how too much or too little can affect your health.
Cortisol Levels, Thyroid Function and Aging
A fascinating interview from the John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter with Dr. David Zava, about how cortisol levels affect thyroid function and aging.
Dietary Guidelines for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a multi-faceted problem and not just a calcium deficiency disease. Dr. john Lee explains how a bone building diet and overall good nutrition can make all the difference in keeping bones strong.
Dr. John Lee Comments on a Progesterone Study
Dr. John Lee comments on Dr. Helene Leonetti's progesterone research.
Dr. John Lee's 3 Rules for HRT
A Dr. John Lee classic - clear, commonsense guidelines for when and how to use bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), also called natural hormone replacement therapy (NHRT).
Dr. Julian Whitaker on Statins and Memory Loss
Dr. Julian Whitaker, of Health and Healing and the Whitaker Wellness Institute, explains why statin drugs that lower cholesterol are dangerous and overprescribed.
Dr. Phil and Anne Louise Gittleman on Natural Hormones
Natural hormones and progesterone cream make national news when Dr. Phil's wife Robin reads Ann Louise Gittelman's book about hormone imbalances and how to treat them with bioidentical hormones.
Drug Muggers by 24 Hour Pharmacist Suzy Cohen
How drugs can deplete nutrients by pharmacist Suzy Cohen, author of the 24-Hour Pharmacist.
Drugs that Cause Nutritional Deficiencies
Many common prescription and over-the-counter drugs can cause nutrient deficiencies.
Electromagnetic Field Safety & Awareness
How to manage the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in your home, office and on your cell phone.
Electromagnetic Fields and Pregnancy
Research shows that women with greatest exposure to electromagnetic fields have a higher risk of miscarriage.
Environmental Illness
A fascinating and informative interview from the John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter with William J. Rea, M.D., a pioneer and the leading researcher and clinician in the field of environmental medicine and chemical sensitivity, which is the treatment of illness caused by food and environmental factors as wide-ranging as such as pesticides, air and water pollution, solvents and formaldehyde, gas stoves, fragrances, and electromagnetic fields.
Progesterone Cream FAQs
Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins answer frequently asked questions about natural progesterone cream include: what is natural progesterone; how to use natural progesterone cream; what dosage to use; real progesterone vs. progestins; how safe is progesterone, and when to use progesterone cream.
Fibroids and Natural Progesterone
Insights from Dr. John Lee about two of the most common problems women have after 30, fibroids and uterine enlargement and how this relates to progesterone and estrogen dominance.
Fibroid Q&A with Dr. John Lee
Dr. John Lee answers a question about fibroids from a woman nearing menopause.
Fluoridation Update
For more than fifty years we have been assured that the public policy of mass medicating citizens with fluoride has been fully reviewed and all questions of safety and effectiveness resolved. Political activist Jeff Green examines whether this is really true.
Gallbladder Disease and Hormones
Women are twice as likely as men to develop gallstones, probably largely due to unidentified estrogen dominance and the excessive estrogen used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
How to Get Off HRT
Questions and Answers from Dr. Lee and Virginia Hopkins about how to get off HRT and onto natural hormones, also known as bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT). How to have balanced hormones, and relief from menopausal symptoms, without using conventional HRT.
Heartburn Drugs Can Cause Fractures
The acid-blocking heartburn drugs such as Prilosec and Nexium can cause bone loss leading to fractures and osteoporosis.
Hormone Balance and Nutrition
A few tips from Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins about how nutrition can affect your hormone balance.
Introduction to Hormone Balance Made Simple
Virginia Hopkins' introduction to Hormone Balance Made Simple, which she co-authored with Dr. John Lee, about natural progesterone and how to get your hormones balanced.
Depression and Hormones
An interview with Robert Gottesman, M.D. from the John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter about how hormone imbalance can cause depression.
How to Find the Cause of a Headache
Dr. John Lee discusses the many possible causes of headache and how to treat a headache based on the cause.
How to Prevent Osteoporosis
Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins give women helpful information on how to prevent osteoporosis by giving information on what to avoid as well as lifestyle tips.
How to Interpret Your Saliva Hormone Test
Dr. John Lee explains how to read a saliva hormone test.
How to Sleep Better
Many menopausal women have trouble sleeping, also called insomnia, but this article on how to sleep better by Dr. John Lee will help everyone get a better night's sleep.
Note to FDA: Hands Off my Natural Hormones!
How to Treat Fibroids Naturally
An interview with Carolyn DeMarco, M.D. on natural treatment for fibroids and heavy bleeding.
HRT and Osteoporosis
Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins explain why progesterone is as least as important as estrogen when it comes to building and maintaining bone density in women around the time of menopause.
HRT, Breast Cancer and the Women's Health Initiative
An article by Dr. John Lee about why the risks of conventional HRT outweigh the benefits, and how major research, including the Women's Health Inititive (WHI) and the Million Women Study have finally made that clear.
Infertility: Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant
Dr. John Lee shares stories from his practice about helping women get pregnant and explains what causes infertility, how fertility works and how to prevent a miscarriage.
Insomnia and Hormones
Some types of hormone imbalance can contribute to sleepless nights. Find out what might be causing your tossing and turning.
Intro: What Your Dr May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer
Here's where you can read the introduction to Dr. John Lee's informative and useful book, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer."
Is DCA a Cure for Cancer?
News about a chemical called dichloroacetic acid (DCA), an inexpensive drug that may cure cancer without side effects, is making the rounds of cyber space at warp speed.
Introduction to Dr. John Lee
Dr. John Lee was a pioneer in the field of natural hormones, also called bioidentical hormones. Here's where to find out more about Dr. John Lee and the history of his revolutionary discoveries about natural hormones, and in particular, progesterone cream.
Make Your Calories Work for You
Your body does very different things with fats, sugars, other carbohydrates and proteins.
Men's Hormones by Dr. John Lee
Testosterone deficiency in middle-aged men is often called male menopause or andropause. Dr. John Lee discusses what hormone imbalance means in males and how to supplement with testosterone.
Men - Take the Hormone Balance Test
Men have hormone imbalances that can cause fatigue, weight gain, foggy thinking, irritability, prostate problems and loss of sex drive. Find out if you or a man in your life might be suffering from andropause.
Why Test These Hormones?
What it means when testosterone, DHEA and growth hormone are low or high in men. How testing hormones can help achieve male hormone balance. Why each recommended hormone is relevant to hormone balance for men.
Natural Progesterone - What Women Say
What women say about how natural progesterone has helped them restore hormone balance and combat estrogen dominance, plus what natural progesterone is and its effects in the body.
Dr. Christiane Northrup Shares Her Wisdom of Menopause with Oprah
Who better to give Oprah menopause advice than Dr. Christiane Northrup, one of the pioneers in the use of natural hormones, and an articulate, thoughtful voice for making the menopausal transition with awareness.
Your Ovaries and PCOS with Dr. Jerilyn Prior
An interview with Jerilyn Prior, M.D., one of the top researchers on the subject of women's hormones, and ovulation and PCOS in particular.
PMS and Hormones
Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins explain why premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the most common health complaint of premenopausal women. While there are no magic bullets, hormone balance and progesterone in particular can help PMS, and why estrogen dominance is related to PMS.
PMS and Stress
Stress can be a direct cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and it can certainly make it worse. Stress creates high cortisol levels, which creates hormone imbalances. Excerpted from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about PREmenopause by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
PMS and the Stress Connection
Stress can be a direct cause of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and it can certainly make it worse. Stress creates high cortisol levels, which creates hormone imbalances. Excerpted from What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about PREmenopause by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
Postpartum Depression, Stress and Nutrition
An article by Dr. Dean Raffelock about how stress and poor nutrition can contribute to postpartum depression.
Premenopause Book Chapter 1
Excerpts from Chapter One of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About PREmenopause, by John R. Lee, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins, including why you might recognize your hormone imbalance symptoms in this book if you're between the ages of thirty and fifty, and why you can look forward to perimenopause and menopause.
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
No it's not all in your head! Here's where to find articles about PMS by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
Prescription Drug Side Effects
Many factors can influence how a prescription drug behaves in your body, from your age and gender to what you had for breakfast.
Prescription Drugs that can Cause Headaches
Almost any prescription drug can cause a headache, even those prescribed to treat a headache!
Progesterone and Estrogen Effects
Progesterone and estrogen balance each other in the body. Here is a list of estrogen's effects on the body, and the complementary effects of progesterone. Both hormones have important effects throughout the body.
Progesterone and Osteoporosis
Dr. John Lee explains that osteoporosis diagnosis usually comes around the time of menopause, when hormones are often imbalance, and how both progesterone and estrogen can help maintain healthy bones.
Cancer Warning on Progesterone Cream Labels
Does the warning on progesterone cream labels that progesterone may cause cancer really mean anything? Not much, and here's why.
Prostate Cancer (PSA) Testing
PSA tests are the gold standard for detecting prostate cancer, but they are fraught with problems. Dr. Lee discusses the pros and cons of various types of prostate testing, including the PSA test.
Relacore & Cortislim Review
A review of the new generation of weight loss supplements such as Relacore and Cortislim, that are designed to reduce cortisol levels and stabilize blood sugar.
Mammograms - Should We or Shouldn't We?
Dr. John Lee makes a strong case that routine mammograms don't save lives and may be more harmful than helpful.
Saliva Test FAQs
Here's practical information about the process of ordering your saliva test, what to do when you receive it, how to return it, and how to read the results.
Saliva Test Q & As
Questions from women about saliva testing, answers from Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
Saliva Tests vs. Blood Tests by Dr. John Lee
Dr. John Lee explains why it's so important to use saliva testing vs. serum blood testing when trying to determine the cause of a hormone imbalance.
Scientific References about Natural Hormones
Scientific references for many of the articles on this website, including progesterone, estrogen and heart disease, bone density, HRT, saliva testing, breast cancer and much more.
Short Articles on Nutrition and Hormones
Short articles from the Hopkins Health Watch on how nutrition affects hormones.
Soy and Hormone Balance
Is soy really a health food, or does it have too many antinutrients to qualify? And does it really help menopause symptoms? Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins weigh in on whether soy is really the health food it is advertised to be and whether it helps menopause symptoms.
Soy Foods and Menopause
Soy is widely touted as a cure-all for menopausal symptoms, but does it really work, and do you really want to eat that much soy?
Sunshine = Vitamin D
Getting a little sun every day, without sunblock, is important to vitamin D production.
Suzanne Somers and The Sexy Years
In her book, The Sexy Years, Suzanne Somers has done a wonderful job describing the perils of the hormonal imbalances that menopause can bring, and she has certainly put natural, bioidentical hormones on the map with media appearances, but she has some misconceptions about how to use bioidentical hormones.
Symptoms of Estrogen Dominance
Estrogen dominance is a term coined by Dr. Lee, and this is his famous (and much copied) list of the symptoms and conditions associated with estrogen dominance.
Take the Hormone Balance Test Now
The Hormone Balance Test is a wonderfully easy and useful tool for helping you decide, based on your symptoms, which of your hormones may be out of balance. At the end of this quick test we'll give you recommendations to help you decide the next steps to take to achieve hormone balance.
Teens, Birth Control Pills and Hormone Balance
An interview with Dr. David Zava about teenage girls and hormone balance.
The (Processed) Food Pyramid
The USDA food pyramid is built by the processed food industry, so take their nutrition advice with a grain of salt.
The Biochemistry of Saliva Testing
If you're a health professional or a science geek, you'll appreciate this article by Dr. John Lee on the biochemistry and physiology of saliva hormone testing, complete with references.
The Fluoride Shell Game
We’ve known for decades that excess ingestion of fluoride causes a long list of serious health problems, but now it turns out that what’s in our water is even more dangerous than what has been tested by government scientists. Dr. John Lee explains why the fluoride in our water is not as advertised.
The Politics of Water Fluoridation
Fluoridation has been with us for over 50 years, purportedly for the purpose of preventing dental cavities in children. Few people realize that, despite the passage of a half-century, the wisdom of this practice is still hotly debated.
Safe Drug Act Will Restrict Access to Bioidentical Hormones
The Safe Drug Compounding Act is designed to restrict you and your doctor's access to bioidentical hormones. You can act now to save your freedom to choose the hormones that work best for you.
This is Your Brain on Hormones
Hormones can help or hurt your brain fitness depending on whether they're balanced or imbalanced.
Use Caution with Soy Foods
Soy foods have become wildly popular in the U.S. as a health food, but Dr. John Lee explains why it's wise to eat soybeans in moderation and consider how the Japanese eat soy, which is to say almost always fermented, as in miso and tempeh, and eaten with fish and seaweed to offset the antinutrients found in soybeans.
Using Progesterone with Birth Control
Is is OK to use progesterone cream if you're using chemical birth control such as pills and patches? Find out more in this interview with Dr. David Zava.
Current Issue of Hopkins Health Watch
Read what Virginia Hopkins has to say about the latest natural hormone news, warnings about drugs, the best supplements and much more.
Vitamin D Nutrient Review
Vitamin D is an essential vitamin and an essential hormone.
What Every Woman Should Know about Birth Control
Information from the Hopkins Health Watch about some of the risks and side effects of birth control.
What Your Dr. May Not Tell You about Blood Pressure
Dr. John Lee explains what your blood pressure readings really mean and recommends commonsense solutions for lowering blood pressure (hypertension) before resorting to drugs.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Heartburn
You don't need to take expensive drugs every day to avoid heartburn. Here are some of Dr. John Lee's commonsense solutions for reflux and heartburn.
What Your Dr May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer: Chapter 1
Here's where you can read the controversial Chapter 1 of John R. Lee M.D.'s courageous book, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer," and the politics of tamoxifen, mammograms, chemotherapy and more.
What Your Dr May Not Tell You About Iron and Anemia
Iron is an essential mineral, but too much or the wrong kind can be harmful. Find out which are the best foods to increase iron, how and when to test for iron, and how to determine the underlying cause of the deficiency if you have anemia.
What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Stress
If you think stress might be affecting your health, you'll want to read this article about how tired adrenal glands can cause poor health and hormone imbalances.
What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Your Thyroid
Millions of people have low thyroid and take supplements such as synthroid for it. This article by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins will explain how to tell if you have low thyroid, list the symptoms of low thyroid, how to supplement for low thyroid, and how to test for low thyroid.
What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About Cholesterol
Are cholesterol numbers really meaningful, or are we being sold a bill of goods by the pharmaceutical industry? This article by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins explains how cholesterol really works.
What Your Dr. May Not Tell You about PCOS
A detailed article about PCOS by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins, gives women detailed answers to their questions about causes and treatment, including info on hormones, diet and exercise.
What's a Woman to do about Birth Control?
With the side effects associated with chemical birth control pills and patches, what's a woman to do about birth control?
When Good Vitamins are Bad
It may seem obvious that taking vitamins is good for your health, but that’s not always the case. Your vitamins can do you more harm than good.
Why Breast Cancer Rates Dropped
Breast cancer rates dropped dramatically in 2002 and 2003 after years of rising. Why the drop and how can we maintain this trend?
Why We Like Saliva Testing
Saliva testing is fairly new to conventional medicine, so there is confusion and misunderstanding about it. This article by Dr. John Lee, Dr. David Zava and Virginia Hopkins will explain why saliva hormone testing is so important and gives the basics on how it works.
Women - Take the Hormone Balance Test
Are your symptoms caused by a hormone imbalance? Take this test to find out if a hormone imbalance is the underlying cause of your symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, irregular periods; or PMS symptoms such as moodiness, irritability, menstrual cramps; or symptoms of ovarian cysts (PCOS) such as mid-cycle pain, menstrual cramps, excess hair and acne.
Xenohormones and Your Environment
We are awash in a sea of xenohormones but with education and awareness you can avoid many of them. Find out how in this article by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
Xenohormones and Your Health
Xenohormones are chemical hormone imposters that can cause hormone imbalance and cancer. Read this informative article by Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins.
More Drugs that Can Cause Osteoporosis
Add acid-blockers for heartburn and SSRIs such as Prozac to the list of drugs that can cause osteoporosis.
Prescription Alternatives - Note from the Author
Virginia Hopkins explains why it's so important to avoid prescription drugs if at all possible, and how to protect yourself from being a victim of prescription drug side effects and drug interactions.
Vitamin D - How Much to Take?
The RDA for vitamin D is way too low, but there is some scientific consensus about what's the right dose, depending on how much sunshine you get and where you live.
What is Your Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency?
Adequate vitamin D levels are essential to optimal health. Find out if you might be at risk for a vitamin D deficiency and start getting more of the sunshine vitamin today!
Vitamin D Research and References
A select list of references on vitamin D if you want to get up to speed on the science and biochemistry of this important vitamin/hormone.
Vitamin D Testing Science and Biochemistry
For health care professionals and science geeks, here's the science and biochemistry of why it's so important to test properly for vitamin D.
Melatonin Research with Comments
New research on melatonin comes out every week. Here's where to find the latest science on this important hormone, with commentary by Virginia Hopkins.
