From Belly Fat to Belly Flat: How
Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to
Your Waist and Subtracting Years
from Your Life -- the Medically
Proven Way to Reset Your
Metabolism and Reshape Your Body
by Genie James
The Weight It Is A Droppin'
Discover the hidden culprit behind the middle-age spread--and the simple
plan thats helped hundreds of women over 30 break the fat cycle!

Its an all-too-common problem once you hit thirty: Despite your best
efforts, you just cant seem to lose the extra weight around your middle,
and you look in the mirror wondering what month and year you lost your
waistline. Medical research proves youre not alone--that the average
American gains one to two pounds a year after age thirty--usually around
the stomach. Not only does this excess belly fat make you look and feel
bad, its the most damaging kind of fat; a precursor to heart attacks and
certain types of cancer.
To the contrary of other diet books, C.W. Randolph, M.D., a champion for
womens health, explains that the real reason behind this problem has less
to do with calories, carbs, or crunches and everything to do with a little-
known but very real medical problem called estrogen dominance. By
treating thousands of women safely and effectively for over two decades,
Dr. Randolph has discovered why we are in the midst of an estrogen
epidemic and how you can save your waistline . . . and your health . . .
using his 3-step plan comprised of an anti-estrogenic diet, natural
progesterone supplementation, and exercise. Youll learn:
-How to self-diagnose estrogen dominance
-The top ten belly-blasting foods that jump-start weight loss and maintain
hormone balance
-How your sleep patterns, exercise habits, and stress levels impact your
hormone levels
-Which vitamins and supplements support, not sabotage, your overall
hormone balance
The result? Well within four weeks youll lose pounds and inches… and
reveal the flat belly--and the health and vitality that go along with it.
Personal Review: From Belly Fat to Belly Flat: How Your
Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waist and Subtracting
Years from Your Life -- the Medically Proven Way to Reset Your
Metabolism and Reshape Your Body by Genie James
Unpleasant things start to happen with one's body when one hits a certain
age. In this woman's case, it was an unexpected and unwelcome weight
gain of almost 15 pounds that happened in the course of about 2 months.
No amount of cutting back on food, eating healthier food, or exercise
stopped the gaining. Even worse were the other symptoms very similar to

those of menopause. Which led to a lot of reading and research. In the
course of that research I came across this little gem of a book.
In a little over 100 pages, Dr. Randolph explains what happens as we
women (and men) experience fluctuating levels of hormones, specifically
estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. All affect our health in many
ways. He focus of his book is estrogen dominance, which occurs when the
levels of estrogen versus progesterone are too high.
Please note that this may not be everyone's problem. Other issues may
also be causing weight gain, such as a thyroid problem or diabetes. He
strongly suggests that one see a doctor to have hormone levels checked.
One tidbit I gained from this book which I didn't know is that estrogen and
thyroid hormones oppose each other, too much estrogen blocks the effects
of thyroid hormone leading to weight gain. (I also heartily recommend Mary
Shomon's excellent books regarding thyroid problems titled "Living Well
with Hypothyroidism" and "The Thyroid Diet.")
Dr. Randolph presents three steps to decreasing excess estrogen in the
body:
Step 1: eat certain foods and decrease certain foods, presented in easy to
read charts with recommended servings and a whole month of daily menus
(over 60 recipes are included in a later section of the book) as well as the
effects chemicals in the environment and personal products have on
estrogen levels (Appendix B lists the steps to take in two pages. For more
in depth reading about this topic there are several excellent books
including "The Green Beauty Guide" by Julie Gabriel which specifically
addresses toxins in beauty products)
Step 2: use progesterone cream to supplement declining levels, with
recommendations of what to look for in a cream and how to use it, and the
effects which it has in the body in a very short summary.
Step 3: take specific supplements (I personally am not taking all
recommended in the book based on my research and I recommend you
also research supplements before taking them)
The remainder of the book talks about the effects of stress on the body
and specifically the adrenal glands. I also recommend the book "Adrenal
Fatigue" by Dr. James L. Wilson regarding this topic.
Appendix C is very helpful with information on how to locate a doctor
willing to address this issue with a patient, hormone testing labs one can
contact directly, recommended supplement manufacturers, links to safer
housecleaning products and foods, further recommended reading, and
newsletters.

So, after putting into effects most of the doctor's recommendations, I am
happy to report that I have lost the 15 pounds I gained, and am continuing
to lose more! Thank you Dr. Randolph.
Another excellent book on the topic of estrogen dominance is Dr. John R.
Lee's "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause" which
covers this topic in much more detail.
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