The Anti-Aging Hormones: That Can Help You Beat the Clock [Paperback]

Ruth Winter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1997

The quest for lasting youth, vigor, and sexual potency has reached a new frontier, and this fact-filled investigation, The Anti-Aging Hormones (Crown, 1997) discusses the latest results in clinical testing of hormones.  Drawing on the most current research by the National Institute of Aging, nationally known health expert Ruth Winter investigates the uses and misuses of testosterone, melatonin, estrogen, and other manufactured hormones.  Her book tackles the most challenging medical questions in a field that has captured the imagination of millions of aging baby boomers.

The Anti-Aging Hormones explores these questions and more:
Which hormones can elevate mood and increase brain activity?
Will growth hormones restore vigor and muscles in men?
Is melatonin the time keeper that determines how fast we age and how long we live?
How effective are thymus gland hormones in immunizing us from infections and cancer?
Can estrogen prevent Alzheimer's in both men and women?

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The quest for lasting youth, vigor, and sexual potency has reached a new frontier, and this fact-filled investigation, The Anti-Aging Hormones (Crown, 1997) discusses the latest results in clinical testing of hormones.  Drawing on the most current research by the National Institute of Aging, nationally known health expert Ruth Winter investigates the uses and misuses of testosterone, melatonin, estrogen, and other manufactured hormones.  Her book tackles the most challenging medical questions in a field that has captured the imagination of millions of aging baby boomers.

The Anti-Aging Hormones explores these questions and more:
Which hormones can elevate mood and increase brain activity?
Will growth hormones restore vigor and muscles in men?
Is melatonin the time keeper that determines how fast we age and how long we live?
How effective are thymus gland hormones in immunizing us from infections and cancer?
Can estrogen prevent Alzheimer's in both men and women?

About the Author

Ruth Winter, M.S., has written extensively on consumer health and pharmaceuticals.  Her previous books include A Consumer's Dictionary of Medicines; A Consumer's Dictionary of Household, Yard and Office Chemicals; A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients; And A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives.

She lives in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609800159
• ISBN-13: 978-0609800157
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,692,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ruth Winter, MS, The author of 37 popular health books, was past president of The American Society of Journalists and Authors and winner of many awards including: The American Medical Writers Award for Magazine Writing; The National Association of Science Writers Service Award and The American Society of Authors and Journalists Career Achievement Award for Non-Fiction. Ruth Winter is the former science editor of The Newark Star-Ledger, and syndicated for columnist the Los Angeles Time. She contributes often to the Internet. Her A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetics and A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives have just been published in their Seventh Editions by Crown/Three Rivers. She has also written three books with her neurosurgeon husband including the bestselling Brain Workout (St.Martins) They have three children, Robin Winter-Sperry CEO of Scientific Advantage; Craig, Director of Anti-Piracy for The Motion Picture Association of American and Grant, president of Manhattan Bureau Corp, a video film production company. Ruth and her husband Arthur have three grandchildren, Samathana, Hunter and Katlynd.