Hormonious (ePub)

Hormonious, the Functional Approach to Optimal Wellness, Boundless Energy & Glowing Longevity, introduces readers to the platform of functional medicine. It delves into the relationship between hormones (not just female!) and chronic issues women commonly experience including digestive, stress, fatigue, mood swings, resistant weight loss and more. Chapters are divided by these subjects and include case studies, an exploration into the pertaining physiology and related hormone(s) as well as tried and true fix-its. Links to downloadable forms are provided to support a reader's path to wellness and include an easy to use Functional Timeline Plus; Hormonious Habit Master List; an EveryDay Plan; and a Bonus Food Fundamentals List.
Functional Medicine is a common sense approach to health which incorporates conventional medicine yet dives deeper to find a root cause. It considers all the systems of the body as an integrated whole and examines genetics, epigenetics, nutrition, the environment and in-depth health history, among other potential factors.
Author Karen Bernstein Shoshana, the founder and lead health expert at wellnessgirl.net, has helped her clients overcome chronic health issues including stress, fatigue, sleeplessness, resistant weight loss, and digestive challenges. A former attorney certified in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, Karen uses her extensive education in functional medicine, nutrition, and holistic health counseling to get to the underlying cause(s) and guide her clients to whole body health.
The spark came from a crisis in 2006, when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Learning how to meditate as a way to cope and to support her mother, Ms. Bernstein Shoshana was hit with a huge a-ha about the mind-body connection and the healing possibilities of meditation.
Beyond that, seeing her mother lose command of her own faculties inspired Karen to pivot from law to a career that would help women take back control of their bodies and health. Her signature mandate works-she inspires them to become the CEOs of their bodies.