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Metabolism Repair for Women: A Compassionate, Science-Based Guide to Balancing Insulin, Losing Weight, and Improving Health Paperback – May 28, 2024
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If you feel tired and hungry all the time—and can’t lose weight—insulin resistance and metabolic inflexibility could be why.
Through a compassionate lens, Metabolism Repair for Women explores how both eating behavior and energy expenditure are not under conscious control. Instead, they’re subject to the brain’s regulatory mechanism. And if you have metabolic dysfunction (i.e., insulin resistance, hypoglycemia, and/or weight gain), it’s because something is amiss with that regulatory mechanism. (This is the same book as The Metabolism Reset, available in Australia.)
As a solution, the book provides a 10-step plan for identifying your personal metabolic obstacles, such as hormonal issues, digestive problems, ultra-processed food, chronic stress, and medications. It then offers actionable strategies for overcoming those obstacles and explains why a simple intervention like fixing your gut can reverberate through your entire system to feel less hungry and burn more energy.
Written by a naturopathic doctor with more than 25 years of experience, the book contains up-to-date research, patient stories, and practical advice. It’s your reality-based guide to repairing your metabolism and reclaiming health.
Praise for Metabolism Repair for Women
"With in-depth knowledge, clinical experience, and compassion, Lara Briden guides us through our metabolic and mindset challenges." ~ Dr. Libby Weaver
"This book is a must for women everywhere." ~ Dr. Stacy Sims
"Lara Briden effortlessly untangles one of the most complex and (often) shame-laden aspects of women's health. The metabolism repair resource I've been waiting for." ~ clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Faisandier
- Print length383 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 28, 2024
- Dimensions6 x 0.87 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101763569403
- ISBN-13978-1763569409
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"Lara Briden effortlessly untangles one of the most complex and (often) shame-laden aspects of women's health. The metabolism repair resource I've been waiting for!" Dr. Karen Faisandier, clinical psychologist
"A beacon of hope for the millions of patients struggling with metabolic health concerns. Backed by science and brimming with practical advice, this is a modern roadmap to navigating the complexities of metabolic dysfunction and restoring balance to this vital aspect of health." Dr. Fiona McCulloch, author of 8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS
"Lara brilliantly weaves together her in-depth knowledge, clinical experience, and compassion to provide inspiring guidance out of our metabolic and mindset challenges." - Dr. Libby Weaver, bestselling author
"A compassionate, science-based guide to loving your body back to optimal metabolic health. Lara beautifully explains how to work with your body, not against it, to support a healthy metabolism. I can't wait to recommend this book to all my patients." - Dr. Peta Wright, author of Healing Pelvic Pain
"Lara Briden's books have reshaped women's health. She empowers women by exposing the blame-and-shame culture so prevalent in modern medicine and offers strategies to regain metabolic health. A beacon of hope for women everywhere." - Dr. Katherine Sherif
"Based on her decades of experience, Lara Briden brings to light many of the issues women face in their battle with metabolic health. This book is a must for women everywhere." - Dr. Stacy Sims, author of Roar
"If you want to regain your health, vibrancy, and energy, this book is the perfect place to start." - Dr. Jen Unwin
"More than a health guide, this book is a tool for women seeking to understand their bodies better and to live fuller, more energetic lives. An invaluable companion for anyone looking to improve their metabolic health and vitality." - Dr. Mikki Williden
"The manual women have been waiting for. Underpinned by the latest science, this book will help you to finally understand the root causes of why you feel tired and hungry all the time." - Sophie Scott OAM, Associate Professor (Adj), Mental Wellbeing Speaker
"Lara's work is the antidote to the numerous myths circulating about women's health. She has a unique skill of presenting factually correct, evidence-based information in an understandable and practical way. Many women will benefit from the wisdom in this book." - Dr. Nicky Keay, author of Hormones, Health and Human Potential
"With clarity, curiosity, and knowledge, Lara Briden explains the complexity of metabolic hormones and helps us to address the underlying causes, rather than patching up symptoms." - Sophie Blackmore, Accredited Practising Dietician
"Lara Briden's latest book will help women find their path to metabolic flexibility by following her easy-to-navigate, evidence-based plan. Accessible and informative, this is a resource that all clinicians and their patients need in their library." - Cynthia Thurlow, Nurse Practitioner and TedX Speaker
"Drawing upon years of clinical experience, scientific evidence, and expert opinion, Lara Briden shows us how to achieve better metabolic and overall health, without the blame and stigma that has beset women's health advice through the years." - Cliff Harvey, PhD (Nutrition)
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- Publisher : GreenPeak Publishing (May 28, 2024)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 383 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1763569403
- ISBN-13 : 978-1763569409
- Item Weight : 1.13 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.87 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor with more than 25 years of experience in women's health. Her books Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual, and Metabolism Repair for Women are practical guides to better health using nutrition, supplements, and body-identical hormones.
With a strong science background, Lara sits on several advisory boards and is the lead author of a couple of peer-reviewed papers about polycystic ovary syndrome.
Lara is Canadian but spent a couple of decades in Sydney, Australia. She currently has consulting rooms in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she treats women with PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and many other hormone- and period-related health problems.
For more about Lara’s education, qualifications, and scientific advisory roles, visit her blog.
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To give a few examples, when it comes to thyroid conditions, the book states (p 247) 'taking so much thyroid hormone (either T4 or T3) that TSH is pushed below normal... is not a good idea and has been linked with a long-term risk of dementia'.
This is factually incorrect and alarmist. As someone who is herself on 45mcg of T3 and 50mcg of T4 to treat a thyroid condition, my TSH is 0.007 at the moment - and this is completely safe and to be expected when taking any considerable amount of T3. TSH is not a thyroid hormone, it's a pituitary hormone - and if your body is getting sufficient T3 exogenously, it's not going to be demanding more from your thyroid (so your TSH will be low).
Then, turning to female hormones (p 274), apparently if we are taking HRT 'appropriately' (whatever that means), we should not be aiming to achieve optimal pre-menopausal levels of estradiol. (You know, the levels which bestowed all the amazing health advantages we've just been told about.) We should be just 'gently supporting' estrogen rather than 'restor[ing] pre-menopausal levels'.
I'm not sure where this advice comes from, but assuming a woman is taking sufficient dosages of progesterone/progestin to protect the endometrium, there's not an upper limit on the amount of estrogen she can take. Many women in peri-menopause in particular need higher doses of estrogen to overcome hormonal fluctuations - their symptoms only resolve when levels are higher. Scaring women off higher doses is.... well, it's just not on, for so many reasons.
And then there's the line that 'if and when you eventually stop estrogen therapy, you're likely to experience rebound visceral fat gain'. Seeing there is currently no need for HRT to ever be stopped, this is not something women will need to deal with. The 'lowest dose for the shortest possible time' has been discredited along with the WHI now and the current guidelines in the UK at least, are that women should be allowed to continue HRT permanently, until death parts them from it... So fear not, women of menopausal age, the reasoning is not 'there's no point to starting HRT because you'll have to deal with all this fall out when you stop it anyway' - because you don't need to ever stop it. So, again, this is alarmist and factually incorrect.
You'd almost think there are zero long-term health consequences to the loss of estrogen at menopause, reading this book. After all (p 272) your brain and body will miraculously 'recalibrate and adapt to the lower estradiol level.' Why, then, are post-menopausal women at increased risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis if they don't take HRT? Not such great recalibration going on, there...
I guess it is a step forwards from Briden's previous books - which seemed to recommend only progesterone and not estradiol at all. Maybe in 5 books' time she will finally be onboard with some of this advice. Until then I can't recommend this book. It's too inaccurate.
The book covers many other medical issues and has a lot of practical tips and bits of advice. Whilst those other areas may well have astoundingly accurate and up to date information, since the two issues I know about in depth are very inaccurately covered here, I just can't trust the rest of the book... I have no way of knowing if it is equally not up to speed on best practice.
Para todas las mujeres que buscan reparar si metabolismo, perder grasa porque es el metabolismo dañado lo que impide perder peso, recuperar energía y longevidad. Pensé que no aportaría mucho a lo que ya hay pero Briden siempre lo hace mejor😍








