Books and Resources

Books on Endometriosis

*Weschler, Toni. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: the Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health. New York, NY: Collins, 2006. Print. This was my first book I purchased in starting my journey. I highly recommend this book. It really helped me understand my body. There are lots of charts and pictures that are very helpful to aid you in "taking charge of your fertility"  *Has ways of starting to identify fertility problems*

Ballweg, Mary Lou. "Anti-Estrogenic Nutritional Approaches." Endometriosis: the Complete Reference for Taking Charge of Your Health. Chicago: Contemporary, 2004. 113-14. Print.

Levett, Carolyn. Reclaim Your Life: Your Guide to Aid Healing of Endometriosis. [United States]: Endo Resolved, 2008. Print. This is one of my personal favorites. The author includes her journey through Endometriosis at the beginning of the book, which really helps one not feel so alone. She includes on the cover, "A motivational, informative and practical book to inspire confidence in your ability to heal from Endometriosis." This book will do just that!

Morris, Kerry-Ann. Living Well with Endometriosis: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You-- That You Need to Need to Know. New York: Collins, 2006. Print. The author definitely encourages you to think holistically, but includes all the treatment options in detail for endometriosis. The book has a monthly symptom chart, risk factor checklist, and symptom checklist. It also includes page after page resource list. With less than 500 pages it is stuffed full of great information that will lead you to becoming an impowered patient.

Worwood, Valerie Ann, and Julia Stonehouse. The Endometriosis Natural Treatment Program: a Complete Self-help Plan for Improving Health & Well-being. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2007. Print. The front of the book includes: Herbal remedies and self-massage techniques, Detoxification plan and essential oil formulas, Treatments to reduce pain, Sitz baths, Checklist and self assessment plans. These protocols can take some time to master, but it is important to take time out for yourself. Remember the better you are to yourself the better you are to others.

 Book on Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

Hammerly, Milton, and Cheryl Kimball. What to Do When the Doctor Says It's PCOS. Gloucester, MA: Fair Winds, 2003. Print. PCOS was my first diagnosis. This book was very informative and easy to read. If this is something you struggle with alongside Endometriosis, it is a great tool to have in your belt.

Cookbooks:

Cousin, Pierre Jean., and Kirsten Hartvig. The Complete Guide to Nutritional Health: More than 600 Foods and Recipes for Overcoming Illness and Boosting Your Immuntiy. London: Duncan Baird, 2004. Print. I initially picked this book up because of two things: the phenomenal pictures, and the front included ...for overcoming illness and boosting your immunity. This book helped change my perspective on food. Looking at food as a tool to either help or hinder my health.

Reno, Tosca. The Eat-clean Diet Cookbook: Great-tasting Recipes That Keep You Lean! Mississauga, ON: R. Kennedy Pub., 2007. Print. First of all this cookbook has some excellent pictures, which is a must when I am picking out a Cookbook. These recipes are fairly quick and easy to prepare. At the bottom of each recipe it includes the nutritional value per serving, which can be very helpful. Some [very few] of the recipes need to be modified for us or exempt all together. All in all it is one of my staples!

Books on Infertility:

Saake, Jennifer. Hannah's Hope: Seeking God's Heart in the Midst of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption Loss. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2005. Print. The author personally struggled with Endometriosis and PCOS. Her book follows her own story and that of Hannah's from the Bible. This is a Christian author and her beliefs are thickly woven through this beautiful book. I keep this book closely to me, and have read it many times. This book is hard to find in stock, you might have to order it.

Falker, Elizabeth Swire. The Infertility Survival Handbook: Everything You Never Thought You'd Need to Know. New York: Riverhead, 2004. Print. The front of the book includes: The truth about: the real success rate of fertility clinics, keeping your marriage intact, what kind of doctor you need, and not going broke. The author struggled with severe endometriosis. Humor is laced throughout the book keeping the focus from being so down in the dumps, so to speak. Because as most of us know it can get depressing real quick! The information in this book is absolutely a necessary to know if you are persuing pregnancy or at least thinking about it.

Websites:

http://www.endometriosis.org/

http://www.endometriosisassn.org/

http://www.endo-resolved.com/