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Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Suzanne Somers reveals the secrets to a younger, healthier, and sexier you.
What if you could really feel better as you get older, or age without illness? What could be better than having your doctor tell you that you have the bones of a twenty-year-old, or the heart of a thirty-year-old? Follow the advice in Ageless , and you’ll discover your own internal fountain of youth! Jam-packed with updated information on bioidentical hormone replacement and antiaging, Ageless will change your life forever. Suzanne talks • Antiaging medicine and how it can help work against the environmental assault that is making us sick • Menopause, which can become an enjoyable passage once the body is in perfect hormonal sync with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy • Why so many hysterectomies are unnecessary, how birth control pills may have contributed to the rise of them, and how to restore your body to perfect hormonal balance after having one • The importance of sleep and the healing work that nature does during this time
What if you could really feel better as you get older, or age without illness? What could be better than having your doctor tell you that you have the bones of a twenty-year-old, or the heart of a thirty-year-old? Follow the advice in Ageless , and you’ll discover your own internal fountain of youth! Jam-packed with updated information on bioidentical hormone replacement and antiaging, Ageless will change your life forever. Suzanne talks • Antiaging medicine and how it can help work against the environmental assault that is making us sick • Menopause, which can become an enjoyable passage once the body is in perfect hormonal sync with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy • Why so many hysterectomies are unnecessary, how birth control pills may have contributed to the rise of them, and how to restore your body to perfect hormonal balance after having one • The importance of sleep and the healing work that nature does during this time
427 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Suzanne Somers
69 books113 followersLibrarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Suzanne Somers was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. Best known for her role as the ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom Three's Company, she also had a noted starring role on the sitcom Step by Step as Carol Foster Lambert. She later capitalized on her acting career by also establishing herself as an author of a series of self-help books. She had released two autobiographies, two self-help books, four diet books, and a book about hormone replacement therapy. She had featured items of her design on the Home Shopping Network.
Suzanne Somers was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. Best known for her role as the ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow on the ABC sitcom Three's Company, she also had a noted starring role on the sitcom Step by Step as Carol Foster Lambert. She later capitalized on her acting career by also establishing herself as an author of a series of self-help books. She had released two autobiographies, two self-help books, four diet books, and a book about hormone replacement therapy. She had featured items of her design on the Home Shopping Network.
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February 21, 2009
This one hit my favorite meter! Suzanne did an excellent job compiling information, interviewing doctors (with summaries at the end of each interview), a few patient stories, information on male menopause (andropause), yoga, beauty (good haircut, makeup, dressing)--not plastic surgery.
Throughout the book there are mentions of how U.S. food is poisoning us. Our meat and dairy products are full of synthetic hormones and other chemicals and our fruits and veggies are loaded with pesticides and other chemicals. Did you know that the entire European continent will not import our meat because of the harmful stuff we put in it? Some of our fruits have lost their flavor while in other countries their fruit and veggies enhance more meals because they are tastier and less harmful.
There is a patient story who became a strict vegetarian and how sick she became because our bodies were meant to consume meat--in small portions. Just have to find "real" meat and watch our portions.
Our fish (tuna, swordfish, etc) are also contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury. They get it because they are eating the small fish that hang out in our rivers that go to the ocean.
There's a section on the harmful effects of our environment, too. We are poisoning ourselves! Recently, there has been an increase in breast cancer in China and found it was not due to their diet, but their pollution. It matters.
Did you know that in European countries doctors practice homeopathy first, then, if necessary, they prescribe drugs as a last resort?
Suzanne mentions in several places that she is NOT anti-drug. She believes that in some instances a drug is the best course of action, but it shouldn't be our first course.
We have harmed ourselves by going to doctors demanding antibiotics for every cold, sniffle, etc. Taking motrin and tylenol, heck, using fluoride are not good for us. There are alternative methods that are healthier.
The importance of sleep is mentioned in numerous places. Getting to bed between 9 and 10 pm is a must and sleeping in total darkness turns on the much needed melatonin which not only allows us to sleep, but has many antioxidant properties. Melatonin is not available over the counter in Canada...It is a hormone.
She explains vitamins and the RDA's, etc. I was surprised that most multivitamins have extremely low RDA's. Bare minimums. Not near enough. The RDA for Vitamin D says 400 but in today's environment we need 1000. I heard this from my pharmacist, too and glad it was mentioned in this book. Always like to double (triple) check what I'm told...
Once again, this book blasts the drug companies for running our healthcare system. A person she interviewed mentioned that it started by the Carnegies and Rockefellers...and now the drug companies are locked in to our health system and because they cannot patent what is natural to our environment (and more healthy for us), they push their drugs--no matter the harmful side affects--to doctors who have grown to rely on them for advice, guidance and direction. What a shame.
I enjoyed reading the ideas and alternative medical testing that should be done for our health. Good luck finding a doctor near you who a) understands and uses these methods and b) your insurance covers it. Depends on the state you live in. Right now 14 states seem to be on the cutting-edge of medicine. The rest...not so much.
A senator in North Carolina had Parkinson's and went to a homeopathy doctor and was able to walk again. He told his story to the state legislature and they passed laws allowing homeopathy to be practiced in that state without constant supervision by non-homeopathy practitioners.
One doctor tells about the harmful affects of mammograms that has been at the back of my mind. There are thermoscans that are both better at detection and don't cause a tiny cancer to bloom by getting a mammogram. Yet this is not our "standard-of-care." Shocking.
When we get tests done that come back "normal" that may mean they are "normal" for what has become excepted for that age. Not normal in that we are in the optimal range. Cutting-edge doctors use natural methods and supplements to not just prolong our lives but improve and maintain our quality of life. It is not about stopping aging, but aging and maintaining a healthy life. Our bodies can do this.
Age with a smile and what a great time this can be!
There are newer, more advanced and less evasive methods that can actually serve us better, but most doctors don't do it or know about it because they haven't stayed current with the changing way of medicine. Slowly, very slowly, U.S. doctors are coming around and looks like medical schools are starting to teach more about treating the whole body and not MASKING one specific symptom with a drug that has a slew of side affects.
Throughout this book there are harmful examples of anti-depressants and I recommend this to EVERYONE--men and women.
Throughout the book there are mentions of how U.S. food is poisoning us. Our meat and dairy products are full of synthetic hormones and other chemicals and our fruits and veggies are loaded with pesticides and other chemicals. Did you know that the entire European continent will not import our meat because of the harmful stuff we put in it? Some of our fruits have lost their flavor while in other countries their fruit and veggies enhance more meals because they are tastier and less harmful.
There is a patient story who became a strict vegetarian and how sick she became because our bodies were meant to consume meat--in small portions. Just have to find "real" meat and watch our portions.
Our fish (tuna, swordfish, etc) are also contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury. They get it because they are eating the small fish that hang out in our rivers that go to the ocean.
There's a section on the harmful effects of our environment, too. We are poisoning ourselves! Recently, there has been an increase in breast cancer in China and found it was not due to their diet, but their pollution. It matters.
Did you know that in European countries doctors practice homeopathy first, then, if necessary, they prescribe drugs as a last resort?
Suzanne mentions in several places that she is NOT anti-drug. She believes that in some instances a drug is the best course of action, but it shouldn't be our first course.
We have harmed ourselves by going to doctors demanding antibiotics for every cold, sniffle, etc. Taking motrin and tylenol, heck, using fluoride are not good for us. There are alternative methods that are healthier.
The importance of sleep is mentioned in numerous places. Getting to bed between 9 and 10 pm is a must and sleeping in total darkness turns on the much needed melatonin which not only allows us to sleep, but has many antioxidant properties. Melatonin is not available over the counter in Canada...It is a hormone.
She explains vitamins and the RDA's, etc. I was surprised that most multivitamins have extremely low RDA's. Bare minimums. Not near enough. The RDA for Vitamin D says 400 but in today's environment we need 1000. I heard this from my pharmacist, too and glad it was mentioned in this book. Always like to double (triple) check what I'm told...
Once again, this book blasts the drug companies for running our healthcare system. A person she interviewed mentioned that it started by the Carnegies and Rockefellers...and now the drug companies are locked in to our health system and because they cannot patent what is natural to our environment (and more healthy for us), they push their drugs--no matter the harmful side affects--to doctors who have grown to rely on them for advice, guidance and direction. What a shame.
I enjoyed reading the ideas and alternative medical testing that should be done for our health. Good luck finding a doctor near you who a) understands and uses these methods and b) your insurance covers it. Depends on the state you live in. Right now 14 states seem to be on the cutting-edge of medicine. The rest...not so much.
A senator in North Carolina had Parkinson's and went to a homeopathy doctor and was able to walk again. He told his story to the state legislature and they passed laws allowing homeopathy to be practiced in that state without constant supervision by non-homeopathy practitioners.
One doctor tells about the harmful affects of mammograms that has been at the back of my mind. There are thermoscans that are both better at detection and don't cause a tiny cancer to bloom by getting a mammogram. Yet this is not our "standard-of-care." Shocking.
When we get tests done that come back "normal" that may mean they are "normal" for what has become excepted for that age. Not normal in that we are in the optimal range. Cutting-edge doctors use natural methods and supplements to not just prolong our lives but improve and maintain our quality of life. It is not about stopping aging, but aging and maintaining a healthy life. Our bodies can do this.
Age with a smile and what a great time this can be!
There are newer, more advanced and less evasive methods that can actually serve us better, but most doctors don't do it or know about it because they haven't stayed current with the changing way of medicine. Slowly, very slowly, U.S. doctors are coming around and looks like medical schools are starting to teach more about treating the whole body and not MASKING one specific symptom with a drug that has a slew of side affects.
Throughout this book there are harmful examples of anti-depressants and I recommend this to EVERYONE--men and women.
June 19, 2016
This is an amazing book by a totally unexpected author! I was on birth control pills for about 10 years with horrible side effects of constant migraines and other issues.
I also am a long term runner and was having a major slump in energy, nothing like what I was used to. I was in my late ' 30s and totally exhausted. Very strange. I don't think that was related to the pills, but it was just wierd.
Not to mention I discovered that birth control pills taken over long periods of time often cause various types of cancer. Ahhhh!!! I was running for the hills (away from birth control pills) with no solution to the different physical issues I had going on.
I had no idea that there was a difference between synthetic hormones and bio-identical hormones. I had never heard of bio-identical hormones. Bio meaning "of the body" so bio-identical means the same as what would naturally come from the body.
A friend gave me this book and it was just what I needed. First of all, the author speaks in normal English, not medical terms. She walks you through every hormone, explains what it does and what the symptoms are if you have too much or too little in your system. There are interviews with multiple doctors on the subject giving their detailed answers and advice. There are lists of doctors all around the country that know this field and can help you.
You learn from this book the dangers of synthetic hormones. An example is Premarin, a very commonly prescribed brand of synthetic hormone for women. It actually is gotten from horse urine! And it often has tremendous side effects. Your doctor doesn't tell you that. Maybe your doctor doesn't even know that, but it's true.
I found a doctor in my area and I'm happy to report I'm pretty much migraine free. I get maybe one or two a year, not every other day like before. I sleep well now, I have more energy. I'm in my ' 40s and my body is transitioning well.
Hormones are responsible for a lot of your body's functions and can affect so many things: your sleep, weight, energy, mood swings, period cramps, migraines, the list goes on. This applies to both men and women. This book has data for both.
Before you saddle yourself with drugs and anti-depressants, get informed and at least see if this data makes sense to you.
I also am a long term runner and was having a major slump in energy, nothing like what I was used to. I was in my late ' 30s and totally exhausted. Very strange. I don't think that was related to the pills, but it was just wierd.
Not to mention I discovered that birth control pills taken over long periods of time often cause various types of cancer. Ahhhh!!! I was running for the hills (away from birth control pills) with no solution to the different physical issues I had going on.
I had no idea that there was a difference between synthetic hormones and bio-identical hormones. I had never heard of bio-identical hormones. Bio meaning "of the body" so bio-identical means the same as what would naturally come from the body.
A friend gave me this book and it was just what I needed. First of all, the author speaks in normal English, not medical terms. She walks you through every hormone, explains what it does and what the symptoms are if you have too much or too little in your system. There are interviews with multiple doctors on the subject giving their detailed answers and advice. There are lists of doctors all around the country that know this field and can help you.
You learn from this book the dangers of synthetic hormones. An example is Premarin, a very commonly prescribed brand of synthetic hormone for women. It actually is gotten from horse urine! And it often has tremendous side effects. Your doctor doesn't tell you that. Maybe your doctor doesn't even know that, but it's true.
I found a doctor in my area and I'm happy to report I'm pretty much migraine free. I get maybe one or two a year, not every other day like before. I sleep well now, I have more energy. I'm in my ' 40s and my body is transitioning well.
Hormones are responsible for a lot of your body's functions and can affect so many things: your sleep, weight, energy, mood swings, period cramps, migraines, the list goes on. This applies to both men and women. This book has data for both.
Before you saddle yourself with drugs and anti-depressants, get informed and at least see if this data makes sense to you.
April 16, 2009
This was amazing with all of the information and symptoms tied to low hormones. It was an easy read even though there was a lot of information from doctors and information about the effects on your body. The suggestions seemed a little overwhelming at times even though I realize I probably shouldn't eat sugar at all ever for the rest of my life it still seems a little extreme but I can still take what I want from it and be better off.
August 4, 2011
Suzanne delivers some great insight into the world of hormonal changes, for women and men, and gives one hope that life doesn't have to be filled with the "seven dwarfs of menopause". She sheds light on the damage we have done to our bodies through skin care products, antibiotics to birth control. She also lets us know that we do not have to "settle" for the drugs and synthetic hormones our doctors like to push on us. There is definitely hope and a beautiful life waiting around the corner when we change our lifestyle, possibly even including bioidentical hormones. Thank you, Suzanne, for letting us in on these wonderful secrets to the fountain of youth!!!
July 23, 2017
I heard so much about this book I had to check it out. As I suspected it's total hogwash. If you follow it you will end up paying a great deal of money to some very questionable practitioners, who are not likely to be licensed for treatments that do nothing. It makes me very angry that people are buying this stuff on the basis of a fluffy headed celebrity who claims she cured her own cancer. How gullible can you be?
April 17, 2011
This book confirmed much of what I have always thought. I haven't read a book I dog-eared, highlighted and flagged so much since college.
March 20, 2017
I would not have expected to enjoy Suzanne Somer's books, but she is very knowledgeable about bioidentical hormones and I like her forward thinking about health and personable approach. This book is also full of interviews with knowledgeable and caring experts in their fields. Hormones play such important roles in our bodies that it pays to learn about them, and Ageless is an excellent resource to help with that.
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July 20, 2012I want to be able to receive bioidentical hormone treatment,I researched all about the treatment, but because I do not have any benefits (not sure even if it would be covered anyway?) and it is not covered under our health system in Canada (in my province of Alberta anyway)I cannot afford to get this treatment, so what to do? A great book I read written and studied by a Canadian Dr. (gynacologist) It is called "Discovering your true balance with bioidentical hormones". It has all the information as in Suzanne Somers books, I just do not know what else I could do? If you are financially embarrassed like me, you are out of luck. I believe that this is a much better alternative out there, for so many reasons. It is just unfortunate that most of our Dr's are eating out of the drug companies hands and are limited in what treatments to provide, why can I not get the treatment I prefer, instead of taking prescription after prescription of more & more drugs?
May 25, 2008
No wonder why my Boss ask me to read this book...
This book makes people understand about their hormone and ageless. It because Hormone promises many benefits for both men and women,the main benefit being reverse aging. Some of the other claims made about hormone is that it can help enhance your metabolism,or increase muscle mass, helps in calcium retentionin your body, helps in keeping bones healthy, reduces fat in the body, helps in controlling sugar and insulin levels, helps in immunity and several more important function that keep us helthy when we are young.
Very informative book.
And no wonder why Suzanne Sommers look younger than her age and my Boss adore her...hahahaha.
This book makes people understand about their hormone and ageless. It because Hormone promises many benefits for both men and women,the main benefit being reverse aging. Some of the other claims made about hormone is that it can help enhance your metabolism,or increase muscle mass, helps in calcium retentionin your body, helps in keeping bones healthy, reduces fat in the body, helps in controlling sugar and insulin levels, helps in immunity and several more important function that keep us helthy when we are young.
Very informative book.
And no wonder why Suzanne Sommers look younger than her age and my Boss adore her...hahahaha.
September 27, 2013
I loved this book! It just made absolute, perfect sense to me to try natural remedies for aging. Suzanne has a wealth of knowledge to share and a practical, enjoyable, easy understandable way of writing that is uplifting, motivating and inspiring. I love her lifestyle, her joy for living and her calming way of educating people. At 43, I'm going into middle life with a dream and desire to continue to be healthy, happy and energized; and Bioidentical Hormones, real foods, exercise, along with faith and family are the way that I want to do it too. I can't wait to read all of Suzanne's other books. She radiates life, good health and beauty.
August 20, 2007
With all of the advances in technology and all of the information available to women, this book still manages to find a gap in the knowledge base, and fills it. Suzanne Somers, although more well known for her acting, is pioneering the way for women to be able to get the help that they so desperately need as they enter perimenopause and menopause. Suzanne's research and apparent depth of knowledge on hormones is astounding to me. I read this book when it first came out and have to say it has changed my life!
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June 27, 2009It is extremely important for women to take charge of thier personal health. Investigate, question, research and don't be afraid to look to nature for the answer. the FDA authorizes medications and proceedures everyday that have ruined peoples lives or not enhanced in the least. The excuse it is not FDA approved does not work for me anymore because the medication that was approved ruined my liver. Its back to nature for me. This book reinforced that I was not paranoid and there is a better way, its about quality of life not padding others pockets!
December 7, 2012
my you daughter says confuse-led - made up word- she is trying to sell her way , ( she hadn't known never having normal hormonal life, pill for all her life, hysterectomy- breast cancer survivor- bravo to her life style but nothing in common with normal people- so I don't now put it on the side or give it to good will. so you take your chances in life- rich to pay for your doctor to fix your glamour or just simple life with no drama.
January 7, 2014
please get rid of all the pills, and go back to the traditional Chinese medicine.
Don't creat a hug medical industry only to cheat people and make the situation worse and worse.
Almost all the medicines they have side effect, they hide this on a small piece of paper, and they try to show their shinning point to let you to purschase them... How dare you to eat all these chemicals that are not from the nature?
Don't creat a hug medical industry only to cheat people and make the situation worse and worse.
Almost all the medicines they have side effect, they hide this on a small piece of paper, and they try to show their shinning point to let you to purschase them... How dare you to eat all these chemicals that are not from the nature?
July 4, 2012
Somers addresses the use of bioidentical hormones. She uses the interview format with physicians which is informative and thought provoking. For women and men it is a personal decision whether to use bioidentical hormones and is not without controversy. She addresses these issues and believes we all can have a better and healthier life with them.
May 24, 2015
This book contains loads of information written in layman's terms to make reading fairly simple. It covers what I wanted to know about bioidentical hormone treatment as well as other anti-aging practices and treatments. It includes interviews with doctors who specialize in bioidenticals and covers topics related to nutrition, exercise, and male menopause.
May 5, 2009
Perhaps if I didn't know anything about the topic up to now I would have given a different review, but I felt she padded the book with reiteration. She could have said everything well once and had a 40 page concise reference work. She does have helpful advice.
October 15, 2019
This book is extremely helpful in understanding hormones and how they affect your mind, body and spirit. I find that Suzanne babbles on the same points over and over and over, but you can skip the babble and get the main ideas -which is that hormones are important, keeping them in balance is important, and synthetic hormones are a health hazard. She includes real life stories; her own and others, and she also includes doctor interviews and their recommendations on foods and supplements to take that will support healthy hormone production. She even includes a large section for men; as they age, their hormones deplete, also, and the health hazards in not balancing their hormones (prostate cancer, for one). No matter what age you are, this book is a good read. It will help you understand your hormone production over your life span and how to stay healthy, avoid menopause (and male menopause) effects (or at least lessen them), and how to stay in balance at every stage of your life. It's backed up with science and she also offers a section on clinics, websites and doctors that support these ideas.
February 12, 2019
Outdated. Most of the material in this book is great EXCEPT for all of the bioidentical hormone replacement therapy pushing, and this book pushed it hard, which is now considered just as questionable and unnecessary as synthetic hormone replacement.
The FDA has reported that, according to clinical studies, hormones that are marketed as bioidentical or natural don’t appear to be any more effective or safe compared to hormones used in traditional hormone therapy products. Some research also shows that hormones that are marked as bioidentical might not be much different at all from those in traditional hormone replacement therapy and might even be riskier in some cases.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
The FDA has reported that, according to clinical studies, hormones that are marketed as bioidentical or natural don’t appear to be any more effective or safe compared to hormones used in traditional hormone therapy products. Some research also shows that hormones that are marked as bioidentical might not be much different at all from those in traditional hormone replacement therapy and might even be riskier in some cases.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
September 18, 2017
Don't do it. This woman is selling a product. These things don't work. Read some actual science writing and do your own research. Vitamins are a multi-million dollar industry, just like the pharmaceutical industry they have lobbyists. The only thing this woman is interested in is selling her products and making money. She's had botox and plastic surgery and that is how she looks the way she does. Be skeptical people. Don't believe what she says just because she was on TV.
March 29, 2020
Did not finish. Since I last left off reading this book I have had a life philosophy change towards many things, including alternative health issues. Bio identical progesterone helped me out of a 6 year depression and helped me heal from adenomyosis. But I have since stopped taking them and feel fine at the moment. I would be careful and include scientific research if you are thinking about hormone replacement therapy.
December 20, 2023
I discovered this book through a local celebrity's interview. Curiosity got the better of me, so I looked it up and discovered an electronic library. Everybody ultimately experiences the menauposal stage, thus being prepared early in life pays off. I learned what to do and what not to do to keep healthy after reading this book. Thank you, Suzanne, for sharing your life experiences and teaching us what to do and what not to do.
July 20, 2018
If you ever had any questions about natural hormone replacement, this book explains them. The book is filled with information-filled interviews. The doctors in the book are well-trained and have great experience in each of their fields.
September 26, 2018
Full of important information for women...we have to be our own doctors these days, and this book is an excellent start for researching safe and effective alternative treatments instead of the party line: synthetic HRT. Wonderful resource.
September 16, 2019
Absolutely loved this book. I will need to read this book over and over again to retain just a fraction of the insight this book contains. This should be required reading for anyone over 30. Loved it.
July 17, 2017
it's a good introduction to hormone replacement therapy the natural way for lay people.
November 8, 2021
Great information, took a lot of notes!
March 1, 2025
Very informative albeit a little repetitive. Hard to give a rating on an informational book. But, this is my second of hers. I recommend everyone read one of them, men and women
October 6, 2016
Much of what Suzanne has presented here has checked out in my personal research. In this book she included the names and interviews with various doctors she has worked with. She might not be considered an expert, but she does have experts she works with and in that she is able to present an intelligent discussion for various supplements. I found the information very useful and have incorporated some of the practices and supplements for my own health.
As a survivor of an advanced stage cancer myself, I know the answers to health are not always found in the traditional medical practices. We must use our own research to evaluate our own situation and add or subtract things that may work for us as an individual. I look forward to reading more of her books as more and more medical practitioners are lending their voices to her developing expertise.
As a survivor of an advanced stage cancer myself, I know the answers to health are not always found in the traditional medical practices. We must use our own research to evaluate our own situation and add or subtract things that may work for us as an individual. I look forward to reading more of her books as more and more medical practitioners are lending their voices to her developing expertise.
March 15, 2009
Oh how I'm looking forward to menopause! Hopefully that's still far far away... It gave me a better understanding, and a glimpse of what is going on in the lives of some older woman that I know. :) I just hope by the time I need help our doctors will routinely screen our levels. The eating organically/healthy is a bug duh, but I liked it.
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