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Endometriosis: A Natural Approach is a solid resource, written in a clear, basic tone, for anyone who needs information about this widespread disease. Chapters cover all aspects of endometriosis, from what it is and what causes it, to diagnosis, natural therapies, and conventional treatments. Author Jo Mears has drafted detailed definitions of everything from
Danazol to
vagina, leaving no question unanswered. Her treatment of natural versus conventional remedies is precise and well balanced.
--Jhana Bach
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This book can help you as it has helped meI am pleased to be able to publish Jo Mears' book Endometriosis: A Natural Approach. As a sufferer, I know only too well the anguish that this disease can cause. It not only scars our bodies physically, but it can scar us emotionally as well.
I spent much of my twenties and thirties searching for an answer to why I had abdominal pain. I went from doctor to doctor only to be humiliated and written off as a hypochondriac or "nut case." When I finally was diagnosed with endometriosis I actually felt relieved. After all the recriminations, the pain wasn't in my head.
This book willlikely validate your experience with endometriosis as it did mine. It comforts by relaying the ordeals and wisdom of other sufferers in a nonjudgmental fashion and details information on not only traditional treatments, but natural and effective therapies that compliment Western medicine as well. Finally, it supplies lists of support groups and resources for alternative therapies as vehicles to help manage this bewildering disease.
I hope you find this book as helpful asI did.
----Leslie Henriques, MPH, Publisher
Despite being a serious condition that can lead to ovarian cysts and infertility, endometriosis usually goes undiagnosed for years. Endometriosis: A Natural Approach aims to help women identify the symptoms, talk to a doctor about treatment and understand the available options. It shows how to take effective action and details strategies for managing endometriosis. The book helps sufferers deal with painful periods and excessive menstrual flow caused by this disease of the womb. Complementary therapies including meditation, yoga and aromatherapy are also discussed as potential benefits in treating the condition.
Endometriosis: A Natural Approach offers more than the average self-help book on the topic. It not only makes accessible detailed information on traditional forms of treatment, such as drugs and therapy, but goes a step beyond to introduce natural therapies that complement Western medicine. For example:
*Pages 68-69 tell how some women can break endometriosis' vicious cycle of paindepressionmore pain by incorporating relaxation techniques into their daily lives
*Pages 90-91 detail how aromatherapy has increased pain-free days by 59% in women studied in Great Britain
*Pages 95-96 describe how ginger tea can relieve spasms and improve circulation
FACTS ABOUT ENDOMETRIOSIS:
*Endometriosis affects between 10% and
20% of women in their childbearing years
* In a recent survey, over 50% of the sufferers reported
being told that there was nothing wrong with them
* On average, it takes seven years from when the first
symptoms appear to when a correct diagnosis is made
*Even those women who are properly diagnosed and treated
by a doctor are very likely (up to half the time)to experience
a recurrence of symptoms END