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The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle...at Any Age

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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.

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.

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!!!

As a happily married male, Dr. Booth's book definitely brought out an unrealized and needed renewal as well as a greater appreciation of the total woman. Of course, I am referring to both the inner and outer beauty.

It was an easy read for someone like me without a medical degree and the vivid testimonials/stories that she shares with the reader keep things light and humorous as well as heartfelt and even a little sad. The scientific/clinical information paired throughout with the true patient cases not only draw you in, but almost makes it challenging to stop reading.

This is definitely something any man who is in a married or dating relationship with a woman should take the time to read if he truly wants to understand his spouse/girlfriend better and to be sensitive to her emotional and physicial cycles.

Best of luck and continued success to Dr. Booth. Hopefully she will write a follow-up in the near future.

C. Schrecker

Dr. Booth is my gynecologist. She told me that she has been working on the research and writing of this book for a very long time. She wanted to help women understand what is going on with their bodies throughtout the decades. The book is excellent and I recommend it for any age. I plan to buy and give copies to several of my friends from ages 20-60. Thank you Dr. Booth.

Dr. Booth delivered my 2nd son 5 1/2 years ago, so I've been getting the information laid down in this book from brief encounters as her patient. I was thrilled and not so terribly surprised when I found that she had published.

A wonderful read. A must read. I wish I had this when I was a teen instead of just now in my late 30s.

The Venus Week is an incredibly liberating read. No longer do I feel a victim to my hormones. I always knew I had this group of days - I call my skinny days - where everything just seems to click. I actually look forward to changes in my cycle because I now know what is coming and why. What a refreshing way to think about the shifts in mood - they actually have a purpose. I have begun to use Dr. Booth's diet and supplement tips as well and I feel like they make a difference. Now I have a great excuse to indulge in my bit of dark chocolate in the evenings - to give me a little boost of Venus! Kudos to this doctor - who is focusing on wellness - not just disease.

The first "ah-ha moment" inducing book I've found that de-mystifies what women experience each month. Dr. Booth's intellect and insight are well presented and easy to read. This is the book you wish you'd had as a teen, and are grateful to have at any age. Thank you Dr. Booth!

All women have one week of the month where they can feel great about themselves: more attractive, focused, receptive to others - so what is this window of physical health and how can women understand and perhaps take advantage of these physical and emotional changes? THE VENUS WEEK comes from a leading gynecologist who reveals how to manage a body's weekly hormonal shifts to best advantage. From defining a personal Venus Week to mitigating the effects of other phases, any women's health collection will find this an intriguing, hopeful study.

I must say this is the most informative book I have read on the subject of hormones and the changes women go through over their lifetime. Every woman should have this book to get a better understanding of the changes and discover and take advantage of the powerful secret of your cycle, the Venus Week. The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle...at Any Age