The Natural Superwoman: The Scientifically Backed Program for Feeling Great, Looking Younger, and Enjoying Amazing Energy at Any Age

by Uzzi Reiss, Yfat Reiss Gendell

Draws on cutting-edge findings in bioidentical hormone replacement to counsel women on how to enable maximum health using real-world lifestyle practices and natural therapies, in a guide that challenges popular misconceptions while addressing a range of health concerns. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Health, Self Help, Nonfiction

384 pages, Hardcover

First published November 8, 2007

About the author

Uzzi Reiss is an American private practice gynecologist offering anti-aging medicine services. He runs his California-based practice The Beverly Hills Anti-aging Center for Men and Women & Advanced Nutrition and Hormone-Based Gynecology.
He received his M.D. from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1972, and completed his U.S. medical residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he served as chief resident of the department from 1979-1980. In 1982, Reiss opened a private practice marketed as a premenstrual syndrome (PMS) health center aimed at resolving the condition with hormones. Reiss has authored numerous books about women's health.
In 1997, Reiss opened the Beverly Hills Anti-Aging Center in California. He is board-certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, which is not recognized by established medical organizations such as the American Medical Association.

Reviews

[Carissa Battle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hormone treatment is not just for menopausal women. I am 26 years old and have suffered from anxiety an panic attacks my whole life. Within the past 5 years it became much worse and controlled my life. During pms week I would often have to take off work or l would struggle with constant attacks. Something in my gut has always told me to avoid medications. I was finally referred to a hormone specialist who determined I was low on progesterone and other vitamins. The progesterone cream I now use supplemented with the vitamins has changed my life. I can now function with little to no anxiety, fatigue, or migraines. This book is very helpful in explaining hormones which drs can't find time to provide in short visits.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! I "get" it. Chapter by chapter explanations of hormones and supplements -- what they do, what they're for, signs of deficiencies, etc. Lists the types of supplements available (cream, capsule, sublingual, and so on) and how each reacts differently. Addresses the controversy surrounding the usage of certain hormones. This book has it ALL.

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Dr. asked me to read this - and then didn't refer to it at all during my next appointment. I'm still not anticipating using HRT....

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a couple of other books on bioidentical hormones and The Natural Superwoman was able to add to my previous knowledge on the subject. The book is a little repetitive, but quite informative. I also thought the last chapter, which is on preventing breast cancer, was helpful.

[Kim Bell Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

The relevant chapters provide good info. You don’t need to read the entire book.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative read - especially for women on the verge of, or going through perimenopause. Lots of good nuggets!

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read his previous book Natural Hormone Balance for Women and rated it 3 stars. This has a lot of the same material, however it adds a lot more lifestyle material. One of those in diet. And this section has very harmful information. It is stated that the average woman to maintain her weight should eat 1000-1600 calories and go as low as 800 to diet. That's less than most healthy women burn in a normal day. But, someone who has dieted down below their setpoint in an endeavor to be thinner than is healthy for would need to do that to maintain it. One warning sign would be low hormone levels, etc, but conveniently the author would just supplement the hormones the body could no longer make because it wasn't being given the needed calories to run at full production. But, it'd be healthier to not starve yourself in the first place.

Even more than the other book, there's an obsession with perfection in the body. The female co-author says "I think about my diet and weight options on a daily basis, more than every other issue in my life. I exercise at least one to one and a half hours on weekdays and two hours on Saturday and Sunday. My hormones are perfect, and the majority are as they were when I was eighteen because I supplement them." She thinks about her diet and weight more than her family, her life's work, etc. That sounds like an unhealthy obsession to me.

Plenty of info on bioidentical hormones in the earlier book. I read this because my doctor recommended it, but I have no interest in reading this one again. If you are interested in the targeted sections on osteoporosis, breast cancer prevention, sleep issues, etc, then the book might be of more value to you.

[Jodie]

I'm reading this book to prepare myself for perimenopause (premenopaus), which could start happening within 10 years! Scary! I can't be 35 for real!

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to know about hormones...then this is the book. This is a must read for anyone entering their forties! You may not be depressed you may just need a hormone adjustment.

[Penny Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good information on what happens to your body in menopause and how to deal with it. Recommended by my doctor.

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of thoughts about this book. Review to follow.