Actress and writer Suzanne Somers is facing some criticism over her newest book "Ageless." In the book, Somers touts the effects of bioidentical hormones for menopausal women to supplement their bodies. Somers uses a controversial researcher in her book named T.S. Wiley. Wiley encourages women to use the hormones at the same levels they had in their bodies when they were in their 20s. Bioidentical hormones are hormones that are custom-made by a pharmacy. Major medical associations disagree with Wiley's claims. They say the hormones are no safer than hormones made by pharmaceutical companies, and may even be more dangerous because they're not regulated by the FDA.
In the book, Wiley is identified as an "anthropologist focusing on evolutionary biology and environmental endocrinology in molecular medicine and genetics." She claims to be a hormone expert, but only has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Webster University. Her association with two professional organizations is also under scrutiny. Wiley says she's being attacked by doctors who don't care about women's health. In response to the book, the American Medical Association's House of Delegates passed a resolution last week asking the FDA to increase its regulation of bioidentical hormones.
