I was diagnosed with endometriosis many, many years ago and I went through a lot of surgeries and treatments in order to better my quality of life. Besides these, I also read a lot and tried natural treatments as well, but not without the consent of my doctors .
For those of you who don’t know, endometriosis is a disease of reproductive-aged women, characterized by the presence of tissue similar to the endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. I will not detail furthermore, those of you who want to read more about it, can do that here or here.
Today I want to tell you more about a book I consider one of the most important books I have ever read not only on endometriosis, but on women’s health. This is a book review for “Period Repair Manual” by dr. Lara Briden, a book every woman should read.
“Period Repair Manual” is a a book written by dr. Lara Briden, translated in a lot of languages, a useful tool for women worldwide
I want to say from the start this is not a book only for endometriosis patients, but for all women. I know I said in my previous articles we should live our lives freely, without thinking about disease too much but knowledge, being empowered regarding our health is a totally different thing and can make a difference.
In a word where xenoestrogens, pollution, food, high level of stress affect us and our hormones every day we should listen to our body signals and know what to do.
In my opinon, this is what this book does. As the title states, it is a manual for our health.
Period Repair Manual includes advice, tips and recommendations for women of every age, in any situation
If you are still in your reproductive years (so you have a period or you should have a period) read this book. Dr. Lara Briden addresses almost every situation that can occur (lack of periods, endometriosis, breast pains, ovarian cysts, menorrhagia etc.) and gives solutions for it.
Diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, bioidentical hormones together with what blood tests should you ask from your doctors are in general lines the main solution addressed, but things are deeper than that.
Among many other topics, in this book you will find information about how to come off hormonal birth control pills – and here I want to add something.
Many, many women with endometriosis are prescribed hormonal birth control pills. For various reasons, nowadays women do not tolerate these pills very well and many are forced to stop taking them. What patients do not know is that when/after you stop taking birth control pills, “a hormonal storm” can take place in your body, worsening things like endometriosis or ovarian cysts.
I experienced that, I saw that at my friends and not many doctors know that and advise their patients accordingly.
The transition from birth control pills to no birth control pills has to be made in a certain way, supporting your body in a certain way. (for example, I always kept a diet afterwards, took supplements, went to more frequent medical check-ups, stayed in touch with my doctor etc.)
Continuing, in this book you will also find how your period should be like (no, you shouldn’t have pains or a heavy flow), what can go wrong, how to talk to your doctors and the treatment protocols for all common period problems, such as endometriosis or PCOS.
Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor with more than 20 years experience and the second edition of the book also contains an insight from Professor Jerilynn Prior, more than 300 new references and an extra chapter about perimenopause and menopause
Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor who focuses on women’s health. She first worked as a researcher and evolutionary biologist at the University of Calgary and then graduated the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM).
You can read and find out more about her and her work on the official website www.larabiden.com, but also on Social Media.
From where to order dr. Lara Briden’s book if you are from Romania or worldwide ?
If you want to order dr. Lara Briden’s book(s), you can do that on Amazon.
If you are from Romania, order it from Libris.ro – it is only in English, after your order is placed, the book arrives in 2-3 weeks but you have all sort of benefits like 10% discount, free delivery etc.
Besides, on Libris.ro, you can also find my book, “Check in Timisoara”, a collection of photos and short stories inspired by Timisoara, a bilingual collection of texts written in Romanian and English.
