Your Inner Estrogen:
An Individualized, Natural Approach to Understanding and Balancing Your Hormones Before and After Menopause

PREFACE

A note to the reader

The goal of this book is to help you reconnect with YOUR body. The emphasis is not on deciding what form

of external estrogen to use, but rather on understanding the estrogen you already have and how to best use it to

your advantage. Since so little research has been done on lifestyle factors that can influence woman’s

changing estrogen, the information in this book serves as a stimulus in exploring this knowledge.

All of my references come from peer reviewed scientific journals, but many of these articles never hit

the evening news. Some of this research is conducted by scientists who publish in journals that are read only

by professionals in that particular field, such as biology or chemistry. These studies are also generally small and

many are conducted on animals rather than humans. Consequently, there is very little media coverage of their

findings.

This book and accompanying website represent my effort to bring women together to further explore

this research. Using their own lived experiences, I believe that women can add a great deal to scientific

knowledge. The time is long overdue to include women as central partners in the research process that builds

on this knowledge. This is an unprecedented and revolutionary approach to women’s health!

© 2006 by Pat Camillo