A ground-breaking guide to working with your hormones for better periods, more energy and improved health, from one of the UK's most trusted and influential health experts, Dr. Hazel Wallace (aka The Food Medic).
A ground-breaking guide to working with your hormones for better periods, more energy and improved health, from one of the UK's most trusted and influential health experts, Dr. Hazel Wallace (aka The Food Medic).
Work with your cycle for better periods, more energy and a healthier you.
Do you struggle with challenging or disruptive periods? Do your emotions and energy levels fluctuate throughout the month? Do you feel at the mercy of cravings when your period is due?
You’re not alone. In Not Just a Period, bestselling author Dr. Hazel Wallace sets out not only how you can have better periods, but also how your menstrual cycle affects your health and wellbeing generally, from immunity and cardiovascular issues to gut function and even the speed of your metabolism. In this ground-breaking, highly practical book she will help you understand:
Not Just a Period is a truly pioneering look at seven key aspects of women’s health: nutrition, movement, sleep, mood, libido, body image, and skin and hair, examined for the first time through the lens of the menstrual cycle.
It’s time to feel empowered – not held back – by the unique way your body works. With Dr. Hazel’s advice you can finally live happily alongside and in tune with your cycle.
This book is your crash course in understanding women’s bodies – because apparently, half the population bleeding every month is still a mystery – and finally dragging period stigma to its well-deserved grave! -- Dr Karan Rajan
A game-changing practical resource for understanding your cycle and your health. -- Cherry Healy
You’d think from the title Period this book would be for girls & women, but no, this should be read by every human no matter their gender. Hazel is a supernova in female health & in her 4th book, she becomes our cycle sister. Giving us everything we need to know to work with our cycle not against it. No fluff, just facts. An absolute must-read for understanding our bodies better. -- Chessie King
Every question you’ve ever had about periods is answered in this book, in Hazel’s trademark easy to read but impeccably researched style, it’s just brilliant. -- Dr Thivi Maruthappu
Dr Hazel Wallace is a doctor, registered associate nutritionist and personal trainer, and host of The Food Medic podcast, which has run for 9 seasons. She is one of the UK’s most followed and most engaged-with health influencers, with an online community of well over 850,000. Dr. Hazel is author of the Sunday Times bestselling books The Food Medic, The Food Medic For Life, The Female Factor: Making Women’s Health Count and What it Means for You and Not Just a Period.
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