Hormone Intelligence: The Complete Guide to Calming the Chaos and Restoring Your Body's Natural Blueprint ― A Yale-Trained Doctor's Women's Health Program

I absolutely love this book, I purchased it on Apple Books first, after reading I decided to order the physical book as well as a copy for my mother. Aviva does a great job of explaining the the why behind symptoms, potential causes of disorders, and the how of how to fix it! This has helped me explore treatment options with my doctor, know what blood test to request, and it has helped me get diagnosed and begin to manage my PCOS. I now know what to do to make my periods far less painful, and I can use this book to reference why I might be feeling a certain way and what normal should look like. I have struggled with extremely painful periods since getting my period, it has been life-changing not to be curled up in a ball on the floor or having to take time off from work because of the pain. I truly did not believe that not being miserable on your period was normal until I followed the advice in the book and noticed after a few months my periods and the rest of my cycle were far less extreme. If you have a daughter or you struggle with your cycle, I would recommend checking this out - it provides a lot wonderful foundational knowledge, outlines what normal is versus what we’ve been told is normal (spoiler - being a raving lunatic for a week, *painful* cramps, and depression are not just part of being a woman), and helping provide realistic and sustainable changes to your life to live in harmony with your body.

First of all, the first section of this book has fantastic information on women's health, hormones, and cycles that every woman should know, and I recommend it to everyone just for that. I really appreciated that she has a lot of respect for Western Medicine while still acknowledging its shortcomings. As for the hormone plan, I picked up this book after a year of hormone chaos. My PMS was raging (I could schedule my emotional breakdowns from depression and anxiety) and I gained 20 pounds in a year after 7 years at a steady 190 (popping straight back there after 2 pregnancies) even though I was more physically active than I had been in years. My mental health started to decline generally (not just cyclically) and I decided it was time for intervention. In addition to therapy I talked to a nurse-midwife, who told me that unless it was my thyroid, the only thing Western medicine would do was put me on the Pill and an antidepressant, but she also told me about this book, which she said I could try. Three months later, my PMS is completely under control, my anxiety is significantly improved, I am slowly but steadily losing the weight I gained, and my energy levels and general well-being are better than they've been in years. I 100% recommend this book, especially if you're dealing with hormone struggles. You don't have to agree with everything (she fully admits to being a bit of a hippie haha) to get so much good out of this book.

The doctor goes into data about woman's health. She provides the truth about the medical world and how it is broken. It's honest. She gives data on here studies. She gives recipes. She may not give nutritional % but she gives data on what foods do to hormones. As someone who has studied for 40 years, I'm blessed that someone is speaking out and giving the honest truth. She talks about many diets and doesn't judge people. She does talk about ancient stuff but you know what back in the ancient days they actually did the stuff she talked about and they didn't have issues like this messed up worod has today. If you are looking for the truth and wanting to feel better and don't mind having to change you lifestyle to get better than this book is for you. She doesn't push anything, rather gives data that no one else either doesn't want to give or doesn't know. Thank you Dr. Aviva. I'm blessed. Too many doctors tell me it's in my head and I eat too much and I need all these medications...Big Pharma..it's what this world runs on..that you for calling this world out. Best book ever written for the medical world for women.

❤️❤️❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 if you are like me!! You will love this book!!! Who am I ? Well I love the holistic approach but I love science I love when things can be backed up. Dr. Aviva is amazing I have been following her for over a year! I wish I knew about her when I was going through my infertility I am now a mom of three beautiful and healthy girls! And Although I am only now finding out about Dr. avivva all of her health advice protocols/knowledge that she shares are all things that I have learned through a very lengthy process over the last 15 years And going through my own struggle with infertility and of dealing with PCOS / all of the emotional and physical toll it takes on your body/mind through my own independent research in the wellness community and I stumbled across one of her books she wrote on herbalism and the way this book was written the studies that she cited in her book I mean the way it was written it is by far one of the best books on herbalism I have ever read and she’s not only an herbalist a midwives a Yale trained and MD! But when I stumbled across her work it was the biggest confirmation I received in my life because all of the things she advocates for! These are all the things that I slowly have integrated into my life and only after integrating those things and being conscious of the things I was putting in my mouth and the things I was using they were contributing to my infertility only after all of this changes after 5 years of being married I was able to conceive my first child now I was doing all of these things without realizing or having like 100% certainty that they were making A difference and then about a year ago I start reading on all of these areas of research that Dr. Aviva has done and how they affect on the woman’s body and it was just really wonderful to see someone actually talking about this in the main stream way in a way where you are seeing it on social media talking about it and it really becoming like this movement of some thing that has always been an issue for women this is a must read for women of all ages I thank Dr. aviva for her dedication and hard work in putting all of this knowledge and experience out into the world for us to have direction in guidance on how to begin our own individual healing process.

This book is a must have for anyone with female hormones! A comprehensive guide to taking our wellness into our own hands. So full of information about the hormone and gut microbiome connection, ways to balance our body systems and restore health which applies to just about anyone. Dr, Aviva addresses our health from a functional medicine perspective and I love her approach, which recognizes the reality of our busy lives and makes practical manageable changes that can help us live more comfortably in our bodies. She completes the book with meal plan ideas and easy to make delicious recipes. It is hard to find a physician who approaches health in this whole lifestyle way, and now you can have one guiding you while you sip tea on your couch! A must read, and would make a great gift!

This book is filled with invaluable information & tips. You do have to read past some of the “woke”isms but I’ve been able to do this with the understanding that the author has to provide disclaimers for folks in the time that we find ourselves living in.

After reading this book I’ve been a super fan of Aviva Romm’s work! This book is amazing, and extremely practical. It gives you extensive knowledge on how your body works and how to troubleshoot any issues you might be having, without being overly scientific. It’s an easy read for anyone of any age to pick up. If you’ve had bad experiences with trying to have doctors help you, Aviva Romm has made this book so you can help yourself!

As an avid consumer of women's health books, I can confidently say this is one of the best. Dr. Aviva expertly blends a rigorous, reseach-heavy scientific approach with more "alternative" healing methods such as herbal medicine and mind-body medicine -- and all with a MUCH needed dose of compassion and empowerment. I have endo and pretty intense periods, and most health books (including other holistically oriented hormone ones) leave me frustrated and thinking “it’s not that easy, that’s the the whole story, and so on” either because I feel like they're too one-size fits all, too reductive, or too out-of-touch. This books is different. I quite honestly teared up a few times, as the book made me feel so much more heard, seen, and understood than I've felt in a long time. I also LOVED the sociological contextualization and discussion of the medicalization of women’s bodies. I kept (internally) shouting yes yes yes! My favorite part of the book are the advanced protocols, a series of accessible, actionable, whole-body steps you can take for specific health concerns (endometriosis, PMS, fertility, etc). And there are tons of delicious recipes I can't wait to make!!! Thank you Dr. Aviva for writing the book I've always needed. I can't wait to get copies for my mom, sisters and friends!

This book is brilliant! It has helped me to fix several issues and have a much healthier lifestyle. I think all women would benefit from having this always at hand.

Fantastic book Even done a TikTok and YouTube video letting people know about this book Excellent

Il libro offre una panoramica chiara sul tema degli ormoni, con spiegazioni accessibili anche ai non esperti. Alcuni capitoli risultano un po’ ripetitivi e non sempre approfonditi, quindi più adatto a chi cerca un’introduzione generale che non a chi desidera uno studio dettagliato. Buona lettura per farsi un’idea, meno per approfondimenti specialistici.

Very informative book. Highly recommend to any women in peri or menopause.

Bon qualité, livraison rapide