In The Mood Again: Use the Power of Healthy Hormones to Reboot Your Sex Life - at Any Age [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Genie James M.M.SC. (Author), C.W. Randolph Jr. MD (Author), Pam Ward (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 2009

Is a lower libido inevitable with age? Not necessarily, contend hormone experts Genie James and Dr. C.W. Randolph. The real sex-life saboteur is hormone imbalance, which is compounded by stress, lack of sleep, wrong food choices, and a sedentary lifestyle. In the Mood Again offers a medically proven solution to safely and naturally restore optimum hormone balance and turn back your sexual clock, no matter what your age. Even better, most people will find the cure in their grocery store, not a doctor s office. Readers will learn how to combine over-the-counter natural (or bio-identical) hormones, specific foods, nutritional supplements, and easy lifestyle choices to restore your sizzle between the sheets. The side effects of this natural sexual enhancement plan: a trimmer body, more positive moods, improved self-esteem, better health, and closer relationships.

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About the Author

GENIE JAMES, M.M.SC., is co-founder and executive director of the Natural Hormone Institute of America. For more than twenty years, she has been nationally recognized as a change-agent in women's health and integrative medicine.
C. W. RANDOLPH, JR., M.D., one of the nation's leading bio-identical hormone physicians, has treated thousands of people with hormone imbalances for more than a decade. He is board certified by the American Collect of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as the American Board of Holistic Medicine. He and Ms. James are co-authors of From Belly Fat to Belly Flat and From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well.

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INTRODUCTION

If your sex drive is in the toilet (and has been for longer than you care to admit) and the idea of a long night of steamy lovemaking seems as current as eight-track tapes, then this book is for you. More than likely, you enjoyed a robust sex life in your 20s, but as the years have gone by, you have increasingly felt too tired, too old, or simply not in the mood for sex. You have bought into the myth that as the decades stack up, less frequent and less pleasurable sex is a sad fact of life. Well, stay tuned, because we are here to present you with a new reality.

No matter how old you are or how long it has been since you felt in the mood, you can once again enjoy regular, passionate, and relationship-enriching sex. Even better, your renewed sex life can become a secret fountain of youth, giving you more energy, helping you lose weight, and improving your overall health and well-being.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Worried that you will need handfuls of expensive, side effect—ridden prescription drugs? You won’t. Afraid that we are going to recommend you try getting turned on by porn or experiment with some form of gymnastic erotica? Don’t be. Whether you are 30-something and suffering from double-income-no-sex (DINS) syndrome, 40-something and choosing to change channels rather than get frisky, 50-something and having too many hot flashes to even consider stirring up any action between the sheets, or 60-something and avoiding sex because of performance issues, your sex life can be better than ever before. Read on to find out how.

You Are Not Alone

If your sex life has been on pause, you have lots of company. The number of Americans leading low-sex/no-sex lives is startling. I (Genie James) first became aware of the scale of our nation’s low-libido epidemic in 2002 when I collaborated with C. W. (Randy) Randolph, Jr., M.D., my coauthor and husband, to write From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well. Part of my research involved documenting the link between hormone imbalance and quality-of-life issues. Over a six-month period, I interviewed more than two hundred new male and female patients ranging in age from 30 to 70.

Most of the reported issues were expected: less energy, weight gain, hot flashes, saggy skin, foggy thinking, and/or depression. My lightning bolt was that sexual dysfunction—loss of sex drive or libido, performance problems, and/or decreased sexual pleasure—was the number one issue for 66 percent of respondents. Worse, resignation to an increasingly sexless life was a common theme. Here are some excerpts from my interviews:

I used to enjoy sex a lot. Even after marriage and a couple of kids, I could get in the mood at the drop of a hat. My husband and I had the habit of making love two to three times a week in the morning before we woke our children up. That was until I turned 35. I still love my husband, but now when he wakes me up at six o’clock in the morning, I just get annoyed.

—Sharon, 39years old

I have been divorced for almost fourteen years now. For the first few years, I was a real Casanova. I particularly loved to take a woman I was dating on a cruise. My favorite thing was to have wild sex on our stateroom’s balcony. Then, about four years ago, I began to have difficulty getting and keeping an erection. I became embarrassed. While I still ask women out for dinner and a movie, it has been two years since I had sex. Occasionally I masturbate, but even that doesn’t give me much pleasure.

—Edward, 55 years old

Me want to have sex? You must be kidding. I am 27 pounds heavier than I was thirty years ago, my droopy bosoms hang down to my navel, and you could balance a six-pack on my rear end. The bottom line is that my husband and I haven’t had sex in eleven years. He used to fool around outside our marriage, but with my body, I couldn’t blame him. Lately, however, he, too, seems to have run out of gas. We spend most nights sitting on the sofa flipping channels and eating nachos. I guess that is some kind of intimacy, right?

—Nadine, 61 years old

A review of large-scale clinical studies indicated that I had tapped into a national trend. The statistics were daunting:

• Twenty million couples have stopped being sexually Intimate.

• Forty million Americans live In a no-sex or low-sex marriage.

• 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men suffer sexual inadequacy due to low desire, performance anxiety, premature ejaculation, pain during Intercourse, or other reasons.

Interestingly, these statistics may actually be underestimates of sexual dysfunction in the United States. Loss of libido was the second most common sexual dysfunction in men. The first was premature ejaculation. In another medical survey, doctors reported that about 50 percent of women from ages 28 to 60 say they no longer derive pleasure from sexual activities.

My goodness, I thought. America is in the midst of a low-sex/no-sex epidemic with no cure in sight. But believing that great sex is only a playground for the young-in-years is dead-wrong thinking. For decades, we have medically proven that you can turn back the clock and have an active and enjoyable sex life at any age. It is time we told the world.

The idea for this book was born.

Our Medically Proven Promise

If you want a better sex life, Randy and I are exceptionally qualified to help. No matter what your age or how long it has been since you initiated and/or enjoyed wonderful sex, we offer more than hope. We have two natural solutions that can either intersect or stand alone. Both approaches begin and end with your hormones.

Human sexuality is a complex biological phenomenon that is controlled at a cellular level by your body’s hormones. The ovaries and testes are the body’s factory for the three sex hormones: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. When all three sex hormones are produced in optimum amounts, you are easily aroused and sexual performance is a delight.

As the ovaries and testes age, however, they manufacture less hormones. Declining hormone levels not only compromise libido and impair sexual performance, they also contribute to a host of other physical, emotional, and mental issues. Some symptoms, such as abdominal weight gain, extreme fatigue, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, depression, bloating, foggy thinking, and headaches, are uncomfortable. Others, such as an increased risk of heart disease, dementia, and breast, uterine, and prostate cancers, can be life threatening. Whew! With all that going on, who would be in the mood?

Our good news: You don’t have to resign yourself to getting fat, ornery, sick, and increasingly sexless. If you safely and naturally replenish deteriorating hormone levels, you can feel like your youthful self again. Not only will your sex life return with a bang, your body will be healthier with more muscle and less fat.

Our first approach to restoring your sex drive and improving your health involves replacing the hormones your body is missing with ones just like it used to make. Let us be clear: This is not accomplished by prescribing the popular synthetic hormones, such as Premarin or Prempro. In order to be patented, the molecular structure of these hormones has been altered to be slightly different from the ones produced within the body. Though slight, the difference can be deadly. The 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study linked synthetic hormones to an increased risk of breast and uterine cancers, heart attack, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease.

We use a different type of hormone—bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT)—to treat hormone deficiencies. Bioidentical refers to plant-derived hormone molecules that are identical to the human hormones produced within your body. Hormone receptors from the genitals to the brain recognize, receive, and utilize bioidentical hormones like a key fitting into and turning a lock.

Randy’s expertise in BHRT is unique. Prior to attending medical school, he was a licensed compounding pharmacist with a deep interest in pharmacognosy, which is the study of medicine derived from natural sources such as plants and herbs. Long before the WHI study in 2002, he recognized the side effects triggered by synthetic hormones and chose BHRT as a safer and more effective alternative. For more than a decade, Randy has used BHRT to treat thousands of women and men suffering from low libido and/or sexual performance problems.

After only three months on an individualized prescription of BHRT, 92 percent of Randy’s male and female patients report a complete restoration of sexual desire; 97 percent of women say they no longer have vaginal dryness and pain with intercourse; 88 percent of men report that erectile dysfunction is no longer an issue. As a testimony to BHRT’s additional health benefits, 99 percent of all patients indicate they have more energy and 87 percent say they have lost 10 pounds or more.

In response to new medical evidence combined with a groundswell of consumer awareness and demand, BHRT has gained enormous popularity in the last decade. Still, if you are interested in pursuing BHRT as a treatment for low libido and other symptoms of hormone imbalance, you may face some challenges. You will first have to find a doctor who is trained and experienced in prescribing it. While more and more doctors are attending continuing medical education programs to learn about this emerging field of medicine, the number of BHRT specialists in the United States is not yet sufficient to meet an ever-increasing demand.

Cost can also be an issue. Our medical center accepts most health insurance plans, but many BHRT specialists serve only self-pay patients. The out-of-pocket cost can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Some approac... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (December 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441721045
• ISBN-13: 978-1441721044
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get In the Mood Again, February 3, 2010

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This review is from: In the Mood Again: Use the Power of Healthy Hormones to Reboot Your Sex Life - at Any Age (Paperback)

In the Mood Again helped me understand what was going on with my body. I'm 43 and even though my husband and I are deeply in love, things in the bedroom were not something I looked forward to anymore. Dr. Randolph and Genie James changed all that for me, with several simple steps to my lifestyle and diet. My hormones are balanced now and I'm "in the Mood again." My husband could not be happier! Thank you for this great insight and direction.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book with resources, March 15, 2010

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This review is from: In the Mood Again: Use the Power of Healthy Hormones to Reboot Your Sex Life - at Any Age (Paperback)

This book was great. Very easy to read and has an excellent resource listing at the end. My Doctor has this book also. Great resource for dealing with perimenopause/menopause symptoms.

2.0 out of 5 stars This is flawed logic., July 4, 2011

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We all accept and understand, I think, that hormone replacement therapy, has many benefits.Not at all least among these is it's ability to boost libido and sexuality. This is equally true for both men and women. That aside, HRT has many other now proven life enhancing effects. All of these this book explains in some detail. To that extent, this book is very useful and I would applaud it.
But here's the problem: We all of us suspect that there may be some risks adherent to HRT for both men and women. Now, in the light of recent studies, if anything the risks are greater for women than they are for men. So what's the solution? The solution is to change from "pharmaceutical grade" hormones to "bio-equivalent grade" hormones. If you do that you will reduce your risks of running into side effects. Or so this book would have you believe. Put another way, this says: Don't trust the regulated pharmaceutical industry, thrust instead the less regulated corner compounding pharmacist. Fine, I will go among with that. But before I do can I have a bit of evidence please?
I have read through this book now and nowhere can I find one shred of evidence, one even small clinical trial, that convinces me that bio-equivalent or bio-identical hormones offer any more protection from ill-effects than do their pharmaceutical equivalents. To this extent then, I'm sorry, this book is seriously flawed.