My Favorite Things: Books
Taking Charge Of Your Fertility (TCOYF)
Why I love it
This was the first book I got when I decided it was time to get off hormonal birth control. TCOYF has helped tons of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally(hello, that's me!!!), or simply gain better control of their health and lives. This book thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple of minutes a day allows you to:
- enjoy highly effective and scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices
- gain control of your sexual and gynecological health
Here's where you can find it:
This is Your Brain on Birth Control
Why I love it
An eye-opening book that reveals crucial information every woman taking hormonal birth control should know. This books sheds light on how hormonal birth control affects women--and the world around them--in ways we are just now beginning to understand.
Here's where you can find it:
This is Your Brain on Birth Control
The Fifth Vital Sign
Why I love it
Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure. And it provides you with essential information about your health.
The Fifth Vital Sign aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles, to break the myth that ovulation is only important when you're ready to have a baby.READ THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR HEALTH AND FERTILITY
Whether children are a part of your future plans or not, your health matters. Start learning more now, and take control of your health.Here's where you can find it:
The Fifth Vital Sign
Period Repair Manual
Why I love it
Period Repair Manual is your guide to better periods using natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, and natural hormones. It contains advice and tips for women of every age and situation. If you have a period (or want a period), then this book is for you.
Here's where you can find it:
Beyond the Pill
Why I love it
Did you know? Roughly 60 percent take it for non-contraceptive reasons like painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS, and acne. While the birth control pill is widely prescribed as a quick-fix solution to a variety of women’s health conditions, taking it can also result in other more serious and dangerous health consequences. BEYOND THE PILL has an actionable plan for taking control and will help readers locate the root cause of their hormonal issues, like estrogen dominance, low testosterone, and low progesterone. Discover a pain-free, manageable period free of cramps, acne, stress, or PMS without the harmful side effects that come with the pill
Here's where you can find it:
In the Flo
Why I love it
Women have a important biological rhythm they experience every month that affects productivity, weight, sex drive, energy, and mood. By working with each phase, you’ll support your hormones, unlock peak creativity and performance, and avoid burnout. You’ll know exactly when to eat certain foods, clear your social calendar, or ask for a raise.
Here's where you can find it:
Woman Code
Why I love it
Whether you are suffering from irregular periods, fertility issues, depression, or lack of sex drive, Alisa Vitti says that meds and anti-depressants aren’t the only solutions. This book opened my days when I was early on learning about what it means to be a woman and how our body works.
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More Favorite Things
So here is my selection divided in topics to make our lives even easier:
