Hormones by Hart is a health program started in 1998 by Mayo Clinic-trained gynecologist Cheryle Hart, M.D. to meet the unfulfilled needs of menopausal women. She realized that many were needlessly suffering because they were confused about hormone replacement. They were not aware that better hormone options exist. Thousands of women have benefited from attending Dr. Hart's seminars and workshops, where they have learned about the benefits of bio-identical hormones and how to optimally use them.

Bio-identical hormones have exactly the same chemical structures as the ones we naturally make in our bodies. They are derived from plants and their doses are formulated to match each woman's individual needs. In this way, lower amounts can be used and fewer side effects occur.

Prompted by her own dissatisfaction with the traditional one-size-fits-all synthetic hormones, Dr. Hart searched for a better solution for managing her own menopause symptoms. She discovered bio-identical hormones seven years ago when she learned that European physicians had been prescribing bio-identical hormones for the past thirty years. Their patients were having superior results without the common side effects so often heard in this country. After critically evaluating and studying bio-identical hormones at many medical conferences, Dr. Hart started using them herself. Impressed with how well they worked, she starting offering them to her clinic patients.

Over time, more and more women started asking for bio-identical hormones. This is not surprising since the most prescribed estrogen in America, Premarin®, is actually made from pregnant horses' urine. Awareness of bio-identical hormones has been raised to new heights after millions of women read Suzanne Somers' best-selling book on menopause, The Sexy Years. Other celebrities, like Victoria Principal, Leeza Gibbons and Marsha Mason have raved about the benefits of using their bio-identical hormones. Dr. Phil's wife, Robin, admitted on national television that her mood, energy and libido improved since starting bio-identical hormones, especially testosterone.

In addition, Dr. Hart learned how the fundamental seven hormones - estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA, thyroid and insulin --all need to work together in our bodies like a symphony to regulate our mood, brain function, stress response, energy, metabolism, sex drive and even the health of our heart.

With the increasing interest in bio-identical hormones, Dr. Hart realized that many women did not have the opportunity to access them. So she and her staff developed full-day intensive workshop programs to help women learn more about their hormone options.

Her popular workshops, The Three Sisters of Menopause Hormones and Hormones of Metabolism, Energy and Stress teach women how to become an active partner in optimizing their health.

"The women that participate in the workshops are amazing. I feel privileged to spend the entire day working with them, witnessing their transformation as they rightfully reclaim their powerful, healthy selves."