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Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Guide to Calming Hormone Chaos and Restoring Your Body's Natural Blueprint for Well-Being by Aviva Romm
Did not finish book. Stopped at 87%.
I got bored about a third of the way through. Let me save you: eat healthy. Exercise. Stop taking ibuprofen. Unplug and get some sleep.
This is every self help book ever only targeted for female hormone health and PMS (but not PMDD, which she says doesn't exist, but then goes on to tell you how to treat it in later chapters).
I think the author thinks she's being more inclusive by saying things like "this books is for all people with vaginas" at the beginning, but she never makes any effort to continue in that vein and only refers to women throughout.
She also states she's against fatphobia, but every hormone issue she talks about includes some mention of losing weight. I think I stopped reading when she talked about fat phobia in terms of not being afraid to eat healthy fats.
No ma'am that's not what fatphobia is.
If you are interested in pseudoscience, this book is for you.
If you want to hear a 'doctor with years of midwife experience' talk about how you should stop your meds and take herbs instead, this book is for you.
There is no substantial evidence that shows herbal supplements help with PMS. Studies do show that supplements like Omega 3 and Vitamin Bs are not properly absorbed and have no significant improvements on PMS and other symptoms. I've done a ton of research on this, and have experience evaluating clinical trials so can say this with confidence. The research she cites is not statistically significant.
This is every self help book ever only targeted for female hormone health and PMS (but not PMDD, which she says doesn't exist, but then goes on to tell you how to treat it in later chapters).
I think the author thinks she's being more inclusive by saying things like "this books is for all people with vaginas" at the beginning, but she never makes any effort to continue in that vein and only refers to women throughout.
She also states she's against fatphobia, but every hormone issue she talks about includes some mention of losing weight. I think I stopped reading when she talked about fat phobia in terms of not being afraid to eat healthy fats.
No ma'am that's not what fatphobia is.
If you are interested in pseudoscience, this book is for you.
If you want to hear a 'doctor with years of midwife experience' talk about how you should stop your meds and take herbs instead, this book is for you.
There is no substantial evidence that shows herbal supplements help with PMS. Studies do show that supplements like Omega 3 and Vitamin Bs are not properly absorbed and have no significant improvements on PMS and other symptoms. I've done a ton of research on this, and have experience evaluating clinical trials so can say this with confidence. The research she cites is not statistically significant.