All women have it, but may never have thought about it-it’s the one week of the month when you feel great about yourself, more attractive, focused, and receptive to others. Your hair shines; your skin glows. But why does this happen? And why do we often feel so out of balance the rest of the month?Leading gynecologist Dr. Rebecca Booth created the Venus Week metaphor to help her patients better understand what influences the constant physical, emotional, and sexual changes they feel. Now, in The Venus Week, she reveals the surprising ways you can manage your body’s weekly hormonal shifts to your best advantage, no matter what your age or stage in life. You’ll discover how to: Find your Venus Week and maximize its positive effects Improve your chances of achieving-or avoiding-pregnancy Increase your energy and boost your libido Lessen the effects of the Minerva Phase: acne, irritability, weight gain and mood swings Manage common “Venus Interrupters” like stress, insulin resistance, and health conditions Ease the changes of perimenopause and menopause Knowing the secret of The Venus Week can help you feel less at the mercy of your hormones and more in control. You’ll learn how these variations affect your body, your relationships, and your life in general, from your early twenties through menopause and beyond. Combining cutting-edge medical information with a diet, beauty, and lifestyle plan, The Venus Week helps you channel that look-good, feel-good phenomenon and make it work for you-not only during those few days, but all month long.
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“The book is valuable for the medical, nutritional and ‘lifestyle’ advice it gives to women who would more fully experience this important, but fleeting, seven to 10 days in their lives each month.…An invaluable book for women of any age…Essential if women want to understand their bodies.”
“The book is valuable for the medical, nutritional and ‘lifestyle’ advice it gives to women who would more fully experience this important, but fleeting, seven to 10 days in their lives each month.…An invaluable book for women of any age…Essential if women want to understand their bodies.”
Publishers Weekly online “Review Annex,” starred review, 5/26/08
”Booth writes sympathetically and knowledgeably about the female struggle for self-knowledge…using simple, clutter-free metaphors to break down the ‘dance’ of the female cycle…It’s refreshing to find a self-help in which ‘the secret’ refers to knowledge; Booth’s belief in its power to overcome suffering is admirable and infectious. Any woman who feels her body is beyond her understanding should find Booth’s first book eye-opening and empowering.”
”Booth writes sympathetically and knowledgeably about the female struggle for self-knowledge…using simple, clutter-free metaphors to break down the ‘dance’ of the female cycle…It’s refreshing to find a self-help in which ‘the secret’ refers to knowledge; Booth’s belief in its power to overcome suffering is admirable and infectious. Any woman who feels her body is beyond her understanding should find Booth’s first book eye-opening and empowering.”
Kentuckiana Healthy Woman
“Offers a way for women to understand the changes in their bodies through simple and elegant metaphors.”
“Offers a way for women to understand the changes in their bodies through simple and elegant metaphors.”
WashingtonPost.com, “The Checkup” health blog
“Booth keeps it simple; she doesn't take readers too far outside the mainstream in her recommendations…But the thing I like best about The Venus Week is that it shifts focus away from the negative aspects of the menstrual cycle and encourages appreciation of the beauty and power of the whole, intricately crafted system.”
“Booth keeps it simple; she doesn't take readers too far outside the mainstream in her recommendations…But the thing I like best about The Venus Week is that it shifts focus away from the negative aspects of the menstrual cycle and encourages appreciation of the beauty and power of the whole, intricately crafted system.”
Louisville Voice-Tribune
“Most patients have to wait for their next doctor’s appointment to find answers to questions about what’s going on inside their bodies. However, Dr. Rebecca Booth is putting information at women’s fingertips through her first book.”
“Most patients have to wait for their next doctor’s appointment to find answers to questions about what’s going on inside their bodies. However, Dr. Rebecca Booth is putting information at women’s fingertips through her first book.”
Midwest Book Review, 8/08
“Reveals how to manage a body's weekly hormonal shifts to best advantage…Any women's health collection will find this an intriguing, hopeful study.”
“Reveals how to manage a body's weekly hormonal shifts to best advantage…Any women's health collection will find this an intriguing, hopeful study.”
Share Guide: The Holistic Health Magazine, 11/08
“Reveals the surprising ways you can manage your body’s weekly hormonal shifts to your best advantage, no matter what your age or stage in life.”
“Reveals the surprising ways you can manage your body’s weekly hormonal shifts to your best advantage, no matter what your age or stage in life.”
Sage, 3/09
“Offers detailed advice.”
“Offers detailed advice.”
Star, 2/16/09
“A revolutionary new book.”
Santa Monica, April 2009
“Discover your inner Venus with Rebecca Booth’s The Venus Week.”
From the Author
Rebecca Booth, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist, has been practicing medicine for over twenty years. She lives in Kentucky.
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Viva la Venus!!,
By A.K. Thespina (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle...at Any Age (Hardcover)
This book is easy to read, well-researched and chock full of information for women of all ages... from pubescence to menopause and beyond. Using attractive metaphors borrowed from Roman mythology, Dr. Booth explains the facts our mothers never told us about our hormone changes, both monthly, cyclicly, and the "macro" changes that occur throughout our lives. She explains with freshness the hormonal dance that occurs during the "Venus" week, which creates a testosterone-fueled libido spike just prior to ovulation -- every month... critical information for young girls coming of age. For women in their 20's and 30's, she offers advice on enhancing fertility ... on how to identify the physiologic signs of the "venus" or ovulatory phase... how to understand better and manage the two-week "minerva" phase post-ovulation. The later chapters on peri-menopause and beyond contribute positively to the national discussion about HRT, adding wisdom and fresh data to a subject often viewed with aversion or reluctance. Throughout this lively read are nutritional, health and beauty tips -- as they relate to the hormonal interplay; particularly current is Dr. Booth's advice about eating... and she offers innovative recipes that align with the "Venus" lifestyle, that are nutritious (low-carb, high fiber, high in nutrients) but also taste good! Overall, an insightful, well-informed celebration of Venus... of womanhood.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A Handbook For Womanhood -- that all men should read!,
This review is from: The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle...at Any Age (Hardcover)
My wife handed me "The Venus Week" and said, "Read this." When I finished the book, I wished I had read it years ago, for it gave me an enormous appreciation for my wife -- and all women. Much of what I find to be puzzling about women is made imaginable and within my grasp through the clear and insightful writing of Dr. Booth. She moves "hormonal" from the pejorative to the descriptive; offering the magical interplay of a woman's hormones as something to be celebrated rather than endured -- or ridiculed. If I had a daughter, I would want her to read this book, and I would want her to know that I had read it, so she would know that I do have a framework for understanding her. This book is far more than a medical thesis on female hormones -- though it is grounded in sound scholarship. It is a handbook for womanhood. I recommend it to every man.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting read!,
By Lou Blackstone (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle...at Any Age (Hardcover)
I picked this book up on the new releases table at Borders and ended up walking straight to the cashier. It wasn't at all what the cover suggested to me at first, but I couldn't put it down. I hope my 16-year old daughter will read it! Vital stuff for a hormonal teen!!!
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ovulatory health, one good week, presumed pregnancy, ovarian decline, hormonal mix, progesterone dominance, hormonal birth control, reset period, phytoestrogen supplements, cervical mucous, insulin surges, insulin excess, hormonal cycle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Venus Week, Mother Nature, Venus Maximus, The Venus Zenith, The Peri-Venus, Venus Interruptus, The Young Woman, The Chemistry of Venus, Kelly Ann, The Vulnerability of Venus, Aphrodite Days, Frequently Asked Questions, United States, Phase Three, The Female Brain, Phase One, The Fertility Diet, Louann Brizendine, Anatomy of Love, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Helen Fisher Browse Sample Pages:
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ovulatory health, one good week, presumed pregnancy, ovarian decline, hormonal mix, progesterone dominance, hormonal birth control, reset period, phytoestrogen supplements, cervical mucous, insulin surges, insulin excess, hormonal cycle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Venus Week, Mother Nature, Venus Maximus, The Venus Zenith, The Peri-Venus, Venus Interruptus, The Young Woman, The Chemistry of Venus, Kelly Ann, The Vulnerability of Venus, Aphrodite Days, Frequently Asked Questions, United States, Phase Three, The Female Brain, Phase One, The Fertility Diet, Louann Brizendine, Anatomy of Love, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Helen Fisher Browse Sample Pages:
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