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Positive Options for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Self-Help and Treatment (Positive Options for Health)

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This book is an easy read and small enough to use as a referance book. It outlines how you can help yourself by changing your diet, adding exercise(along the lines of yoga and pilates), basic vitamin/mineral supplementation, and holistic therapys. For me personally I like to take more of a natural approach if possible before relying on medication and this is perfect. It breaks everthing up into each symptom and how to deal with them individually. There are sections on getting pregnant, getting help from your doctor, and emotional support. It's just a wonderful easy guide and I highly recommend it to any women with PCOS.

I thought this book was ok but it's basically just an overview on the condition and treatment options and does not really provide a whole lot of information. It might be good for someone that was just diagnosed and wants a basic understanding of PCOS but I found it lacking in substance. I bought this book mainly to read about the homeopathic remedies that might help and it did provide me with the names of some herbs to look for but I didn't get much else out of it.

I was diagnosed with PCOS many years ago, so a lot of this information wasn't news, but if you've just been diagnosed, this book is full of wonderful and hopeful information. And for those of us who already know what we have, this book is also helpful in providing some alternative treatments (diet, exercise as well as herbal). The tone of the entire book is very supportive and positive. If nothing else, it makes you realize that this is much more common than most people think.

This is an excellent book to read if you are just looking for basic information on this subject or a newly diagnosed PCOS patient. It provides an overview of the condition and what you can do to manage your symptoms. The stuff covered in here will probably be repetitive if you are looking for a more in depth book.

Of the books on PCOS I have purchased and received, so far this is the best. I appreciate that the author has approached and researched this disease from a holistic point of view and not only includes the importance of nutrition but goes further in encouraging organic, eliminating chemicals, alternatives to synthetic hormones as well as the importance of exercise (extensive suggestions) and emotional well being. Do consider the purchase of this book. It really does approach the subject in a positive way and gives the reader a feeling of empowerment toward taking control of ones health and wellbeing.

I personally like the books written, or atleast contributed to by someone who has the disease. It just add that personal touch. However, some of the PCOS books written in this manner have been very poor, or include dangerous advice.
Althougt "positive options" is a big box churn and burn medical topic printing, the info here is very good. The tone is nuetral, more positive instead of negative- another common plague of PCOS lit.
It tells you what to expect, shows you some excersizes, options for managing symptoms, and references. It does have the typical holistic fodder I have come to expect and accept. Aromatherpay as nice as it can be- cannot cure PCOS.
Still a great reference book- All health books have holistic fodder - some good and bad- and you just have to know what will work for you. But, atleast you have the option.

I was very recently diagnosed with PCOS, and have thus started reading everything I can about it. Some of the info in the beginning of this book is invaluable, especially if you don't have a good understanding of the female reproductive system. However, many of the author's claims and recommendations are utterly ridiculous.

First of all, she states that 95% of women with adult acne have PCOS. Honestly, I'm just not buying that one.

In addition, she has an entire chapter on weight loss, which unfortunately relies on much disinformation that circulates about fat. For instance, the idea that frying is inherently bad, that red meat is inherently bad (as someone with insulin resistance and PCOS, meat is one of the few things I can eat that doesn't make me feel terribly), and that once you start eating whole foods our body will go into an instant de-tox.

The sample menu plan is also completely ridiculous. I don't know about you, but I need more than a cup of chicken broth (not soup, not stew, BROTH) and an apple for lunch. I could go on, but the menu plan is thankfully only 2 pages long and easy to find.

There is a section on exercise which is so simplistic and trite that it's laughable.

The section on emotional support (self-esteem, self-image) is not bad, but I overall found it uninteresting.

There is some good information in this book, but it's far easier to find it online rather than pay the $10 for this. And the fluff, in my opinion, makes this book completely un-credible.

I liked the book, but they wanted you to reduce yourself down to eating twigs and dirt essentially. All organic foods are a nice idea if you can afford to eat like that. I am not sure that if I had looked at this book in a store if I would have bought it or not. Nice ideas, but not always practical.