The hormone cure: reclaim balance, sleep, sex drive, and vitality naturally with the Gottfried Protocol

Educate and illuminate : understanding the new hormonal landscape. Introduction : why hormones matter ; Getting started : fill out the questionnaires ; A hormonal primer : everything you need to know about hormones ; Perimenopause : your own personal global warming crisis, hypervigilance, and tighter jeans

Assess, diagnose, treat : from imbalance to ideal hormonal specimen. High and/or low cortisol : stress case? is life without caffeine not worth living? ; Low-progesterone blues and progesterone resistance : heavy periods, PMS, insomnia, and infertility? ; Excess estrogen : depressed and chunky? ; Low estrogen : are you dry and cranky? ; Excess androgens : do you have pimples, ovarian cysts, and rogue hairs? ; Low thyroid : weight gain, fatigue, and mood problems? ; Common combinations of hormonal imbalances ; Hormonal nirvana : staying on course

Appendix. A, The Gottfried Protocol, by hormone imbalance ; B, Glossary of terms ; C, Hormones and their functions ; D, How to find and work collaboratively with practitioners for your hormone cure ; E, Recommended labs for home testing ; F, The Gottfried food plan.