With a title this long, the book is bound to be either very interesting or full of hype. We found it was somewhere in between. While there is some good information in there, it didn’t quite make it to the level it could have. Despite all of the proven evidence to back up the author’s claims, it’s just difficult to get behind a book that relies totally on blaming hormones for fat, and avoids the question of the need to exercise.
That said, the book does a great job of bringing the topic of estrogen dominance to the forefront. This has been studied at length and many claim that having too much estrogen, both in men and women, leads to accumulating excess fat around your middle. As we age, this becomes an even bigger problem, and since stomach fat is the worst in many doctor’s eyes, it puts us at risk for many health problems down the road.
The author claims that as we age, we reach a point where our levels of progesterone decrease, and estrogen decreases. This leads to a natural accumulation of fat around the midsection. In order to stop that, the doctor recommends eating specific foods that will supposedly block estrogen and supplementing with more progesterone. This was probably our biggest concern with the book.
Progesterone creams are widely available and you don’t need a prescription. The bad news is, there is little regulation and many of the creams are not reliable when it comes to providing a reliable dose. You may get a small amount of progesterone one day, and a whopping big dose the next day.
If you are interested in supplementing progesterone in your diet, it is vital to speak with your doctor about it. There are health risks that come from getting too much of this hormone and you should never self medicate. While there is scientific data to back up the fact that increasing progesterone levels, decreasing estrogen levels and eating the right foods can help you lose weight, you should never attempt this without the help of a qualified physician. They can prescribe actual medicine that will have a verifiable dose of progesterone instead of the hit or miss amounts found in OTC creams.
We can’t wholeheartedly recommend the book, due to the lack of exercise advice and the concern over progesterone, but it is still worth the read. Just remember that there is no replacement for a healthy exercise plan. While you probably can lose some weight following the diet advice in the book, in order to get long term weight loss, lifestyle changes and a solid exercise plan are still much more reliable. The book does however raise some very good points and we found it to be well written.
Originally posted 2008-11-07 05:46:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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