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Bioidentical Hormones Estrogen Therapy and Oprahs Crazy Talk

Newsweek has recently criticized Oprah regarding her promotion of bioidentical hormones with Suzanne Somers. Clearly women are seeking alternatives to horse urine-derived Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) that has been linked to increased cancer risk and other health dangers. Leading natural health expert Byron J. Richards, CCN explains the dangers of ERT as well as the truths and myths behind bioidentical hormones.

Richards explains in a recent feature article: A major setback for ERT marketing occurred back in July of 2002. Data coming from the Women'ss Health Initiative showed that a combination of estrogen from horse urine and non-bioidentical progesterone increased the risk of invasive breast cancer by 26%, strokes by 41%, heart attacks by 29%, blot clots by 100%, and total cardiovascular disease by 22%. Based on the 6 million women taking these drugs in 2002 (2 billion in sales), the data suggests that during only one year there were an extra 4,800 cases of invasive breast cancer, 4,200 heart attacks, 4,800 strokes, and 10,800 blood clots - including 4,800 life-threatening blood clots in the lungs. Remarkably, Wyeth still sells 1 billion dollars worth of horse urine extract a year, and they continue to try to spin their estrogen/progesterone drugs as safe.

This data is quite alarming and can be confusing to women on ERT. As a result, the popularity of bioidentical hormones has grown and so have the benefit claims. Byron J. Richards is an independent journalist, health author, and clinical nutritionist who has researched hormones and health for 25 years. He cuts through the confusion of bioidentical hormone truths and myths and provides women with valuable information in his article dated June 22, 2009: Oprah'ss Crazy Talk - Bioidentical Hormones - Helpful or Harmful http://www.wellnessresources.com/health/articles/oprahs_crazy_talk_bioidentical_hormones_helpful_or_harmful_part_1/

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