My first vote would be for Suzanne Somers ridiculous and unsupported claims behind bioidentical hormone replacement. While bioidentical hormones may become an important tool in menopause treatment there is little to no scientific evidence on their safety and efficacy. They surely haven't been proven to, "mimic the natural hormones produced by your body when you were 20 years old," as Somers claims in her book, Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones (2006). She isn't a medical doctor and the compounds she is suggesting are not approved by the FDA. While everyone should be free to explore their own alternative treatments, as Sommers did during her struggle with breast cancer, celebrities should avoid touting untested remedies as scientific truth through their enormous communication power.
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