Recommended Reading

These resources reflect the clinical frameworks and evidence-informed approaches used at Harmony Health & Hormones.

They are intended to support your understanding of hormone therapy, metabolic health, and long-term wellness.

Hormone Therapy & Healthy Aging

  • How to Achieve Healthy Aging: Why Everyone Should Replace Hormones (2nd Edition) — Dr. Neal Rouzier(WorldLink Medical)
    A comprehensive, evidence-based overview of bioidentical hormone therapy and its role in optimizing health, function, and longevity.

  • Healthy Aging — Dr. Neal Rouzier
    A clinical perspective on hormone optimization, prevention of age-related disease, and restoration of physiologic balance.

  • Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones — Suzanne Somers
    An accessible introduction to bioidentical hormone therapy and its impact on aging and quality of life.

Menopause & Brain Health

  • The Menopause Brain — Dr. Lisa Mosconi
    Explores how hormonal changes during menopause affect the brain, cognition, and long-term neurological health.

  • Estrogen Matters — Dr. Avrum Bluming & Dr. Carol Tavris
    A critical re-evaluation of the evidence surrounding estrogen therapy, including breast cancer risk and the benefits of treatment.

Metabolic Health & Insulin Resistance

  • The Obesity Code — Dr. Jason Fung
    A foundational exploration of insulin resistance, weight regulation, and the hormonal drivers of metabolic disease.

  • The PCOS Plan — Nadia Pateguana
    A practical approach to managing PCOS through insulin regulation, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies.

Thyroid Health

  • Rethinking Hypothyroidism: Why Treatment Must Change and What Patients Can Do — Dr. Antonio Bianco
    A modern perspective on thyroid physiology, highlighting the limitations of standard treatment and the role of T3 in symptom management.

Sexual Health & Hormones in Men

  • Testosterone for Life: Recharge Your Vitality, Sex Drive, Muscle Mass, and Overall Health — Dr. Abraham Morgentaler
    An evidence-based guide to testosterone therapy, addressing safety, misconceptions, and its role in healthy aging for men.

  • Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat After Forty — Suzanne Somers
    Focuses on maintaining vitality, metabolic health, and sexual wellness through midlife and beyond.

Longevity & Hormonal Optimization

  • The Melatonin Miracle: Nature’s Age-Reversing, Sex-Enhancing, Disease-Fighting Hormone — Dr. Walter Pierpaoli & Dr. William Regelson
    Examines the role of melatonin in aging, immune function, and hormonal regulation.

  • Breakthrough: 8 Steps to Wellness — Suzanne Somers
    A broad wellness framework addressing hormones, nutrition, and lifestyle as interconnected drivers of health.

Advanced Clinical References

(Hormone Therapy, Cardiovascular Risk & Long-Term Outcomes)

Hormone Therapy & Cardiovascular Outcomes

Hodis, H. N., & Mack, W. J. (2007).
A randomized controlled trial of estrogen therapy and progression of carotid-artery atherosclerosis (EPAT study).
New England Journal of Medicine, 356(25), 2591–2602.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa070580

Hodis, H. N., Mack, W. J., Shoupe, D., et al. (2016).
Vascular effects of early versus late postmenopausal treatment with estradiol (ELITE trial).
New England Journal of Medicine, 374(13), 1221–1231.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1505241

Observational & Long-Term Cohort Data

Fournier, A., Berrino, F., & Clavel-Chapelon, F. (2008).
Unequal risks for breast cancer associated with different hormone replacement therapies: Results from the E3N cohort study.
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 107(1), 103–111.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10549-007-9523-x

Breast Cancer & Hormone Therapy Reassessment

Bluming, A. Z., & Tavris, C. (2018).
Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer: Reevaluation of the evidence.
Menopause, 25(7), 1–6.
https://journals.lww.com/menopausejournal

Testosterone Therapy & Cardiovascular Safety

Nissen, S. E., et al. (2023).
Cardiovascular safety of testosterone-replacement therapy (TRAVERSE trial).
New England Journal of Medicine, 389, 107–117.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301761

Androgen Therapy in Women

Davis, S. R., et al. (2019).
Global consensus position statement on the use of testosterone therapy for women.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 104(10), 4660–4666.
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/10/4660/5556103

Hormone Therapy & Atherosclerosis / Lipids

The Writing Group for the PEPI Trial. (1995).
Effects of estrogen or estrogen/progestin regimens on heart disease risk factors in postmenopausal women.
JAMA, 273(3), 199–208.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/385509