The Bio-Identical Way: Patient Profiles In Natural Hormone Optimization

Perhaps an alternative title should have been “Age Healthier, Live Happier, and Enjoy Life to the Utmost” as that is what he conveys in this book. Thank you, Dr. Birken, for finally taking us down this path of focusing on the patient and not what we were taught conventionally.—Neal Rouzier, MD

Randy A. Birken, MD, is dedicated to using cutting-edge techniques not only to cure his patients of what ails them but also to inspire them to live healthy lives full of vitality and joy. In his new guide, he shows you exactly how he has achieved these dramatic results.

Dr. Birken uses bio-identical hormones as an alternative to the pharmaceutical company synthetic medications and hormones. Through five different patient clinical vignettes, Birken shows how bio-identical hormone replacement therapy can

• reduce your chance of contracting heart disease, diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, and osteoporosis;
• eliminate brain fog, fatigue, and insomnia;
• stop weight gain;
• increase your sex drive;
• stabilize your mood swings; and
• allow you to live a healthy life independent of antidepressants, sleeping pills, and other pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Birken shows you a different way to think about medicine and improve every aspect of your health.

Randy A. Birken, MD, completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine in 1980. He was appointed chief resident and went on to lead a successful career in private practice. Dr. Birken specialized in pelvic reconstruction surgery and uro-gynecology before post graduate training on bio-identical hormone optimization. His offices in Texas as well as Colorado.

Dr. Birken has served as a clinical assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine and is on the medical advisory board for BioTE Medical. He is certified through Worldlink Medical in advanced bio-identical hormone optimization and has trained with the Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation.

Additionally, Dr. Birken obtained a master's in liberal arts degree in 2000 and has published both medical articles as well as three collections of short stories, a novel, and one nonfiction book.

Dr. Birken embraces healthy living, including both diet and exercise. He and his wife, Liz, live in The Woodlands, Texas, and Steamboat Springs, Colorado.