Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and Western Science Kindle Edition

I can not recommend this book highly enough. It was one of the very best books I have ever read about women's health, and my book is highlighted the whole way through for future reference. Welch really outdid herself, and by other other 5-star reviews, I'm sure you can see how very helpful this book is.What I really like about this book is that Welch makes sense of hormones, PMS symptoms, and that wigged-out stress I used to feel coursing through my body at the drop of a dime in very simple Ayurvedic/TCM terms. I felt a mounting concern about how my cycles were becoming more painful, feeling stressed all the time, and feeling increasing stagnation in the pelvic area. And with the help of this book, I feel I am on the path to lifelong health.What I love about this book is that the solutions are simple. Welch sites several studies throughout the whole book. She references studies that show that diet and lifestyle can resolve something like 90% of all of our illnesses. Welch makes a great case for self care, doing yoga, pranayam, and meditation daily, having a daily routine, going walking at the same time of day, oil massages, simple foods during stress, eating healthily. I am so happy to report that my first moon after having read this book has been the best I've had in years, with only dull cramping. I feel confident as I go along with the recommendations in this book, my cycle will also become gentle and consistent once again.The only thing that I skimmed through was the diet section. If you are into Nourishing Traditions and eating organic, farm-based foods, just keep on doing what you're doing. Although Welch has read Omnivore's Dilema, the book definitely is written with a bias towards vegetarianism. Not a big deal, just something you might want to know. Nourishing Traditions and this book can still go together.

I really didn't want to read yet another hormone book, but I had seen this at my acupuncturists office for quite a while and decided to look at it. She knows the author. This is a very informative book that is packed with good health information for anyone. In fact I plan to give it as a Christmas gift to several people this year.

This is a well written book on Ayurvedic and TCM practices directed toward women, with western scientific information added. Dr. Welch is offering the ideal way to live, which many of us won’t be able to achieve perfectly. Should I grind a little flour daily to bake two ancient grain vegan muffins in order to avoid freezing food or eating leftovers? Not happening. One glass of wine a week for women? I’ll try for 4-5, thanks. Even teetotalers eventually die. Still, if we do what we can, it’s great. The American way of life gets so many things wrong, like bad food combining and serving iced drinks with meals. Ayurveda has helped me tremendously, and this book has wonderful information in it.

After searching for the information in this book from allopathy to no avail for several years, I was delighted to read it & to be able to improve my hormone health (with the help of Eastern Medicine). Can't recommend this book highly enough~ especially if you already value TCM/Ayurveda!

Well-written, easily understood and extremely helpful for someone dealing with hormone imbalance and changes. I found it to be a nice balance of science, eastern medicine, nutrition and practical advise. This provided me with a good starting baseline before diving into more specific information (and deciding which specific info I wanted/needed) elsewhere. It's still my go-to reference.

All Women should have this book to learn how to care for themselves in a way to live longer, be happier and understand how hormones contribute to wellbeing!!!! Stop taking pills are start using food to balance the body! The body naturally heals itself! Let go of fear, step into the space of the unknown by learning how to care for the body!

I really loved this book. I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue when a friend of mine first told me about it. I feel like I learned so much about women's health and nutrition that I would recommend this book to every woman. Mainly it talks about the importance of natural, whole foods to treat hormone imbalance which is, you'll find out, common in our culture, due to chemicals commonly used on our foods, and on (or in) every-day household items. It also reveals some of the recent findings on hormone replacement therapies, women's health issues, and gives advice how to use food as medicine and place an emphasis on Quality of Life as opposed to More = Better mentality.)I had heard the terms Kapha, Pitta, and Vata (=describes your health constitution) in Ayurveda(=ancient medicine from India) from Perfect Digestion, by Deepak Chopra, but I didn't realize how this simple system resonated with me until I read this book. I have suffered from adrenal fatigue for so long without knowing it, mood swings, and digestive illness for the past three years and wanted a long-term solution rather than quick-fix drugs that my regular doctor was prescribing that would help me temporarily, but have long-lasting, irreversable, side-effects! After having read this book, continuing my Yoga practice, finding a natural doctor, and incorperating the warm-oil massage, described in this book, I have recovered from digestive illness, am healthy and feel good!It is difficult to find an Ayurvedic doctor, if you need one, but the book has tons of resources. I compromised and found a Naturopath in my area, who has a practice 45 min. away rather than 2 hrs. or more away.For all that are getting this book--Yay! I think you'll learn a lot!To your health!

An incredible amount of study, wisdom and research went into this well done book.

I found the information in this book to be very valuable and I have been able to introduce some of the practices suggested into my daily routine. I have already noticed benefits, such as less feelings of anxiety and stress, but also how much small self-care rituals can really contribute to my overall sense of well-being. I have recommended this book to my friends and relatives.

I would recommend this book as I have read quite a few books on this subject and found this book to be the best so far. a friend lent me her copy, I started reading and thought I want my own copy, which I got from Amazon a very good service, did not have to wait long. this book covers different sides of looking at a women's body in and out, from the Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and the western way. it takes you through a journey of your body the stress it gets in, how it works, how you can help change it, a definite choice for understanding what you need to know.

I'd give this book 6 stars if I could and I rarely say that. It is essential reading for all and a masterpiece to revisit through the years.

A really insightful, clear view of the way in which our hormones are inter-related and influenced by our lifestyle choices and changes.Powerful information to support wellbeing and the benefits of living in harmony and finding individual balance.A great resource for our modern lives!

I practice Ayurvedic Medicine. I think this book should be read by every woman. I lend a copy to clients to help them understand hormones and how their lifestyle and habits impact on wellbeing.