It's Not You, It's Your Hormones: The essential guide for women over 40 to fight fat, fatigue and hormone havoc

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In her one-to-one work, she uses state-of-the-art comprehensive hormone (and other) testing and Functional Medicine principles to identify the root cause of any imbalance and provide fully personalized programmes for faster targeted results. When you know how to balance your hormones, it's possible to regain control over how you look, feel, think and behave. Nicki Williams has dedicated her life’s work to empowering women to understand and work with their bodies so they can stay their most beautiful, powerful and fulfilled. Ellen O'Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. Dr Joanna Martin, founder of One of many As a mother of three who works with women every day, I know for certain that hormones are the invisible key to feeling healthy and happy.

Stressed out and exhausted, struggling to lose weight, suffering mood swings and PMS, or hot flushes and night sweats, life can seem like one big struggle. I loved the lists and blocks of info as these were great to refer to for quick guidance and the recipes are delicious and use simple ingredients you can easily get hold of.The book is written in an encouraging way - very personable with just enough science to back the reasons why. With total honesty, I have to say that when I am under the cosh of the latest barrage or irrational, hormonally charged behaviour, I don’t like myself very much and that in itself is a source of great fatigue and not a great place to be when you already suffer from depression. She was so shocked that she (and many other women) had no idea about hormones or menopause, she gave up a successful corporate role and went back to college to study nutrition and hormones. Whether you’re in peri-menopause or post menopause, you may be suffering needlessly and not getting the help you need. After failing to find any medical help for her symptoms of exhaustion, weight gain, brain fog and mood swings in her early 40s, she discovered she was going through peri-menopause and it was her hormones that were at fault!

One of the best ways to eat healthily, save money, and find some stress relief all at the same time is to start a food garden. The book also discusses the various options surrounding HRT and the importance of getting yourself tested to identify exactly which hormones are giving your problems. Nicki's mission is to fully empower women with the knowledge and tools they need so that they don't have to suffer in silence, and can reach their full potential. Having celebrated my 53rd birthday on Sunday, I can tell you that the last year has been somewhat of a rickety ride, healthwise. If you’re stressed out and exhausted, struggling with weight gain, mood swings, insomnia, brain fog, PMS, low libido, hot flushes, night sweats or other common menopause symptoms, life can seem like one big struggle.

For 40+ women like me, who want to really understand what their body needs at 40+ compared to our twenties to stay healthy and full of energy, Nicki's expertise, wisdom and practical advice is a god send.

We are shown how these affect us and given useful tips to take immediate action to get them under control. A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. With Nicki’s wonderfully clean and clear narrative, you are in no doubt that hormones have a huge role to play in who we are, how we feel and how we react to life. Hormone imbalances start to happen from the age of 35 and can last up to final menopause and beyond. This Unspoken Women Live was recorded a few days before between Jess, founder of The WomenHood and our expert speaker Pamela Windle.

Too many women believe that there are only two choices for dealing with menopause symptoms: you either take hormone replacement therapy or you put up with it. You may have been to see your doctor and been told you are 'normal' for your age, or been offered medication.

Dr Wendy Denning, Integrated Private GP and co-author of Diet Doctors: Inside and Out Hormone imbalances can cause untold misery, yet it really doesn't have to be that way. And when you rebalance your hormones it’s possible to regain control over how you look, feel think and behave.Nicki Williams approaches the thorny subject of hormones in a practical, no-nonsense and pragmatic way in this brilliant new book.