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because I still go to conferences and
work with patient referrals. But in all
honesty, too many doctors summarily
The presence of these different atigue, skin problems, dismiss women’s health complaints as
hormones influence: 1) the ovaries constipation, hair loss, abnormal ‘perimenopause and you’ll soon be
for our Estradiol, Progesterone, weight gain and migraines— menopausal and then the curse will be
Total + Free Testosterone, 2) the diagnoses you might never have over’. Others may tell you that they can
thyroid gland for our TSH, Free T3, suspected were rooted in your do surgery for your issues like
Free T4 and if there are thyroid hormones, whether in balance, out abnormal bleeding or a fibroid uterus.
antibodies present, 3) the adrenal of balance, or gone! Or they can put you on artificial
glands for our AM Cortisol (by 9AM) hormones like the pill or an IUD to
and 4) the pancreas for our fasting Dr. Mondloch says every woman ‘cover up’ those bothersome symptoms;
blood sugar (FBS) and insulin. but those artificial hormones can cause
will recognize someone they know NEW symptoms like depression and
When these 4 hormone groups are —a friend, neighbor, cousin, weight gain. Oh, but they have
in good balance, women are like the coworker, or even themselves—in medication for that too! And suddenly
chair; strong, solid, stable and able the case studies related in the you find yourself on more and more
to bear stress. But if one or more are book. The cases and advice help medication that doesn’t make you feel
out of balance, the body will not women as they begin their journey better; in fact, you still have the same
adapt gracefully, and you spend to optimal health, knowing which symptoms but now you have NEW
more time trying to do the balancing symptoms they have that point to symptoms on top of the original
act of staying on the seat of the chair loss of hormone, out of balance symptoms. So, you’d guess the only
without falling on the floor. hormone, which tests to take, and answer is surgical, ‘let’s take it all out’.
then how to talk with their But wait, maybe that’s not what you
The chair is a very understandable personal doctors to get the proper want, but you’re told there is no other
way of explaining how the bloodwork and then get the help good option for you. You are never
foundational health of our body that they need. even told that your hormones are out of
works and the entire book is put balance because your hormone levels
together that way; written in easy to NOTE: As the writer of this article aren’t even checked. Aren’t doctors
understand terms and not in I am a woman who has been supposed to be scientific in their
medical or technical language. It is Diabetic since age 15 and is now approach?
honest and it is relatable to every menopausal. My once in-control
woman who will easily find herself blood sugars are swinging wildly. I Where is the science if our hormone
in there. It is filled with checklists, recognized myself and how levels are never even checked? The
charts, and diagrams that facilitate hormones impact my pancreatic truth is that most doctors are not even
reading, understanding and functions and insulin while I was aware of what your hormone levels are
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absorbing that information. There reading Full Bloom. doing or how to manage them. And to
are even chapters that debunk the make matters even worse, if they are
The Alchemist Professors
myths about hormones and health. Here is more of what I learned limited by the bureaucracy of the
Vancouver BC V7R2P6
while speaking with Dr. Victoria J. hospital systems that they work for,
Contact: Dr. Sydney Scott
One of the most intriguing parts of Mondloch: they have time limitations on how long
Phone: (604) 916-8623
the book are the case studies. Dr. they can see you and quotas for how
Email:
Mondloch breaks these case studies much surgery they need to do. And
into the decades of the woman in ---------------------- what is the role of the insurance
sydney@thealchemistprofessors.com
her 40s, her 50s, her 60’s and companies? Interestingly, insurance
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beyond. Why? Because the longer a EP Mag: You’ve delivered www.thealchemistprofessors.com
woman goes without hormones, the hundreds of babies and led an will pay for your hormone bloodwork
more distinctly that woman will OB/GYN group practice. What and will even pay for your hormone
present, so it allows you to ‘find made you decide to become an medication just like it will pay for your
yourself’. You will be surprised to independent practitioner? artificial hormone medication, it’s just
read the medical conditions that not offered to you as an option.
women present with—including VJM: I don’t want to make any
rheumatoid arthritis, fibroids, other doctor angry when I say this I needed to make the decision that I
Hashimoto’s (thyroid) disease, deep wanted to be free to make medical
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