Expert naturopathic advice; 50 easy, delicious recipes using hormone-friendly ingredients; tips for fertility and conception.
Discover how to feel your best and balance your hormones, naturally. Healthy Hormones is about making small and realistic changes to help your body function at its optimum level. Naturopath Belinda Kirkpatrick helps you understand your hormones and provides easy ways to manage symptoms, hormonal conditions and fertility through diet and lifestyle. Expert nutritional advice and lifestyle tips are combined with answers to the many questions that women have asked Belinda during a decade of clinical practice. Healthy Hormones features 50 deliciously healthy family recipes, specially created, styled and photographed by recipe developer Ainsley Johnstone. The dishes are tailored around hormone-balancing ingredients and nutrient-dense fertility foods.
'As a woman and a medical doctor, I recommend all women read this delicious book to help them make practical and daily choices. It's a book that nicely balances scientific explanations with nourishing food truths.' Dr Natasha Andreadis, Fertility and Hormone Specialist, Gynaecologist, Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney
About the Author
Belinda Kirkpatrick is an expert naturopath and nutritionist, who specialises in women's health and is especially passionate about hormonal health, fertility management and miscarriage prevention. Belinda is known for her extensive knowledge of natural and conventional treatment in addition to her evidence-based approach to integrative healthcare.
Ainsley Johnstone is a recipe creator, food stylist and photographer.
Industry Reviews
"'As a woman and a medical doctor, I recommend all women read this delicious book to help them make practical and daily choices. I especially love the explanations given about which foods to eat (or avoid) depending on a woman's menstrual cycle or gynaecological issues. It's a book that nicely balances scientific explanations with nourishing food truths.'
Dr Natasha Andreadis - Fertility and Hormone Specialist, Gynaecologist, Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney
""A very informative, delicious read full of science and TLC!""
Dr Natasha Andreadis - Fertility and Hormone Specialist, Gynaecologist, Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney
""At last, a comprehensive and research-based book on women's hormones! Filled with practical tips and easy to make nutritious recipes, this book should be on every woman's bedside table. If you follow the recommendations, your hormones will not only be balanced, but you will feel incredible. I can't wait to recommend this book to all my patients.""
Emma Sutherland, author of 50 Foods that will change your life: A women's guide to health and vitality, Viking Penguin, 2013
'Belinda has left no stone unturned, on the journey towards you feeling like your own body's expert. This will no doubt be a pivotal book in the lives of many women. The recipes are the icing on the cake - gorgeous and inspiring to get us deeply connected to the power of produce to heal and help us thrive.' Alexx Stuart, Low Tox Life
""Every woman needs this book! Finally a practical, easy to understand guide to help regulate your hormones, support fertility and increase energy naturally. For so long health books have been dominated by advice more suited to men than women, when the reality for us gals is that our hormones and needs change weekly, sometimes even daily, from nutrition to movement to mindset management! Congrats to Belinda for going to so much effort to create an easy-to-understand guide that will help us all get it right and elevate the health of the sisterhood. And to Ainsley for the incredible recipes of course, they are relish!"" - Libby Babet, BUF Girls"
