The Hormone Balance Handbook: An essential cookbook to optimise your hormone health for 2026 with 75 easy recipes for a holistic diet

by Jessica Shand

'So many of us will benefit from Jess's work.’ – Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella

Understand Your Hormones, Take Control of Your Cycle and Nourish Your Whole Body

Hormonal health is vital for both physical and mental wellbeing, as it influences every system in our bodies. Achieving optimal hormone health can feel like a bit of a minefield, but luckily, naturopathic nutritionist Jessica Shand has created this ultimate guide to achieving hormonal harmony through her food-as-medicine approach.

In over 75 delicious recipes – each designed to prioritise hormone balance and promote overall health – you’ll find a wealth of ingredients that nourish and heal from the inside out. From a plant-based protein ragù to replenish depleted stores of vitamins, to comforting traybakes crafted for your gut microbes and hearty broths that act as powerhouse elixirs – health has never been so comprehensive or so tasty!

The Hormone Balance Handbook is an empowering science-led guide with everything you need to know,

• Over 75 delicious recipes, each tailored to the different phases of your cycle

• how your hormones function and their impact on your body

• how to address hormonal symptoms and health problems

• a comprehensive cycle-syncing guide

• a seed-cycling guide for balanced hormones

• a 28-day hormone-balance meal plan to kickstart your journey

Welcome to your new hormone bible!

240 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 16, 2025

Reviews

[Lotta Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

The information in this book is really well laid out and easy to read. There are some really great tips in here too for all stages of a woman's life. I really recommend this to all my ladies! The recipes look fun and I can't wait to try some of them!

NOTE: In the Introduction - which I mostly skipped - it talks about gender ideology and pronouns. That doesn't vibe with me, if that doesn't bother you, then great, but for those it does bother skip the intro. The rest of the book is blessedly free of all of that✌🏻

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t appreciate the gender ideology pandering. Women are women. Other than that, lovely book.

[Maria Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muuy interesante e informativo. Habla sobre todos los sistemas que se conectan o tienen relación con el ciclo
Menstrual. Que hormonas están en juego y como nutrirlas y cuidarlas mas. Tiene un enfoque de alimentación muy intuitivo, y holístico. Donde la comida es medicina, que me encanta. Las recetas se ven todas muy ricas y posibles de hacer, de momento no he intentado hacer ninguna tho. A veces se siente un poco repetitivo porque como todos los sistemas trabajan en conjunto, mejorarlos es parecido en todos los casos. Tienden a mencionarse varias veces los mismos ingredientes, o las mismas técnicas. Pero en esencia la repetición refuerza la importancia de incorporar esos alimentos en nuestra dieta.
Es para leerlo varias veces y para tenerlo a mano siempre.

[Shannon W-S · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could write here all the critiques I annotated in this book (I’m a nutritionist and therapist) but I won’t. Because overall I think it’s a brilliant book on hormone health and I learnt quite a bit from it. I don’t think the recipes are super special, but the information is really well presented.

[Erin Hyde · Rating 4 out of 5]

really enjoyed learning about hormones from this book and such a bonus having a few recipes in it 👌