A Book Review By Brenda Hyde
The Hormone Survival Guide for Perimenopause:
Balance Your Hormones Naturally
Author Nisha Jackson
Published by Larkfield Publishing
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When we see a diet article advertised on the front of a magazine
we often pick it up. When we read about a new diet
we want to know more. Weight is important to so many
women, whether it's 5 pounds or 100 pounds. We want
to understand how to lose it and how to look better. But
what if we spent that same amount of energy, money
and time on understanding our hormones?
After reading The Hormone Survival Guide for Perimenopause:
Balance Your Hormones Naturally it occurred to me that everything
the author, Nisha Jackson, Ph.D., was talking about to give me
better control over my hormones would also help me with my
weight, my mental state and my overall health. I didn't need a
"diet". I needed a lifestyle change to help me become a healthy
woman, who just happens to be in perimenopause.
Nisha Jackson is a friendly, down to earth writer who has lived
what she writes about. Her book is a reference book for women
who want to understand what they are going through and want
to take an active role in becoming healthier with or without their
doctors if it comes to that. This isn't a radical book slamming all
medical professionals. Rather, it's a book that encourages us to work with
our
doctor to discover what we need, not what he or she THINKS
we need. The chapters lay it all out:
Why Hormonal Chaos?
Know Your Hormones in and out of Balance
Have Your Hormones Tested
Use Hormones to Treat Hormone Problems
Fix Your Diet: The Most Powerful Way to Create Hormonal Balance
Eliminate the Stress Hormone
Get a Grip on PMS
Turn on Your Sex Drive
The Fatigue Factor: Rejuvenate Your Thyroid
Other Hazards of Perimenopause
The 12-Week Hormone-Balancing Plan
There are also appendixes dealing with vitamins and
mineral supplements, other products and recommended
reading.
As editor at Old Fashioned Living I communicate with women
in their 20's through their 70's. I hear their frustrations and I can
relate to them as well. We want someone to take our health
problems seriously. We want to live fulfilling and sensual lives
whether we are 25 or 75! Yes, our body is aging, but we want
to know what we can do to adapt. What lifestyle changes do
we need to make? Nisha Jackson has given us a book that
teaches us to understand our hormones. She has given us
the manual, but we need to do the work. Her suggestions
aren't all easy. Some call for small changes and some call
for big ones. But I believe all women need to understand
their bodies to live a full and satisfying life. Reading
The Hormone Survival Guide gives us a place to start
and a plan that will put us on the right path.
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