The Book Of Hormones: The Ultimate Playbook For Women's Health And Hormonal Balance Through Every Stage Of Life

by Shweta Patel

The Book of The Ultimate Playbook for Women's Health and Hormonal Balance Through Every Stage of Life

“Hi, I’m a doctor, and I’m here to tell We’ve been doing it wrong.”- Dr. Shweta Patel

For decades, women have been left to navigate the turbulent waters of hormonal imbalance alone, with little more than vague advice and dismissive platitudes. From the chaos of puberty to the complexities of perimenopause and menopause, hormonal shifts impact every facet of a woman’s life—including weight, fertility, libido, energy, and mood.

In The Book of The Ultimate Playbook for Women’s Health and Hormonal Balance, Dr. Shweta Patel takes a bold and refreshing look at how hormonal health has been misunderstood and mistreated by doctorsfor years. This book isn’t just a guide—it’s a call to action.

" Mother Nature did not bank on us living this long. So it's up to us to take matters into our own hands to add back vitality to our longevity"-Dr. Patel

Whether you’re struggling with PCOS, navigating perimenopause, or just trying to regain your energy and zest for life, The Book of Hormones is here to help. With actionable advice, relatable humor, and unflinching honesty, this book will empower you to take control of your health and thrive at every stage.

AND NOW WITH OVER 150 ADDED PAGES OF HIGH VOLTAGE SOLUTIONS TO ADD VITALITY TO YOUR LIFE

Dr. Patel balances humor, honesty, and evidence-based insight to deliver the ultimate resource for women seeking real answers and practical solutions. Covering everything from natural and herbal remedies to modern medical treatments like HRT, this comprehensive playbook equips you with tools to navigate hormonal shifts with confidence.

What’s Clear explanations of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and more—what they do and why they matter.Relief for Common Addressing hot flashes, brain fog, weight gain, mood changes, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and vaginal dryness.Balanced A holistic look at lifestyle fundamentals, natural supplements, and modern medical interventions like HRT, all presented without bias.Answers for Every From puberty to menopause and beyond, learn how to support your body through hormonal transitions to maintain vitality and youthfulness.A Call for Dr. Patel challenges outdated practices in women’s healthcare and advocates for a future where women can live longer and more vivaciously.Whether you’re struggling with PCOS, navigating perimenopause, or just trying to regain your energy and zest for life, The Book of Hormones is here to help. With actionable advice, relatable humor, and unflinching honesty, this book will empower you to take control of your health and thrive at every stage.

This is exactly what you need

You’ve been battling sudden weight gain, sleepless nights, or the misery of hot flashes.Your energy feels like a distant memory.That spark in your sex drive? Gone without a trace.You’re tired of feeling like your hormones are running the show.You’re not the "tolerate it" type.It’s time to flip the script with The Book of Hormones—a no-nonsense, high-value guide you didn’t know you needed… until now.

444 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2024

About the author

Dr. Shweta Patel is a highly regarded OB/GYN, passionate women’s health advocate, and author dedicated to empowering women to understand their hormones and take control of their health. With over a decade of experience in medicine, Dr. Patel specializes in breaking down complex topics like menopause, perimenopause, PCOS, hormonal weight gain, and fertility into actionable insights—with a touch of humor and straight talk.

As a first-generation immigrant and former Navy physician, Dr. Patel’s journey to becoming a leading voice in women’s wellness is both inspiring and unconventional. She’s worked across diverse medical settings, bringing a blend of medical expertise and compassion to her mission: making healthcare accessible, relatable, and empowering for women navigating every stage of life. From understanding hormonal imbalances to managing menopause and everything in between, Dr. Patel’s work is grounded in educating women and helping them thrive.

In her debut book, The Book of Hormones: The Ultimate Playbook for Women’s Health and Hormonal Balance Through Every Stage of Life, Dr. Patel offers a practical guide for tackling the challenges of hormonal health—whether it’s managing hot flashes, understanding your cycle, boosting your sex drive, or decoding mood swings. Written in a style that’s equal parts Mindy Kaling and Carrie Bradshaw, Dr. Patel makes hormonal health approachable, engaging, and dare we say, fun.

As the founder of Gaya Wellness, a virtual women’s healthcare platform, Dr. Patel is pioneering a modern approach to women’s wellness, offering holistic, integrative care tailored to real-life struggles like insomnia, weight gain, and low energy. She’s passionate about helping women find solutions that work—whether through evidence-based medicine, alternative therapies, or simply understanding their own bodies better.

When she’s not writing or treating patients, Dr. Patel can be found working on her next project, mentoring women on their health journeys, or spending time with her two rescue dogs. She invites you to join her community of readers, take control of your health, and discover what it means to truly thrive.

Reviews

[Kevin Dufresne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hi,

I hope all is progressing well.

The Book of Hormones: Ultimate Playbook for Women's Health And Hormonal Balance Through Every Stage of Life by Dr. Shweta Patel, MD, FACOG, explores parameters of health in connection with hormones (not only beholding of women). Engaging my interests in healthful progressions of life as well as of being a more mindful romantic/life partner, I decide to buy then read the text to further broaden and deepen my healthfully progressing understanding of healthfully progressing parameters of life. Here are a few of my ponderings when reading the text: might calcium rich foods and/or coffee block only iron absorption and/or nutritional absorption in general?; Even considering the text flowing tongue-in-cheek at times, I feel as though I'm attempting to solve a crossword puzzle, sometimes necessitating a slang dictionary as well as hashtag encyclopedia at those times; What of the Granulosa Cells in connection with Estrogen aside from the Corpus Luteum?; How much more beneficial will better comprehending differences in types of hormones, even of a same umbrella name as well as of any consideration of a derivation, prove to be?; Telehealth pre-screens and being aware of women's health screening guidelines may prove extremely empowering for seeking a suitable medical professional; Acknowledging research, not expounding for prohibition and/or attempting to condemn anyone that may imbibe, highlighting imbibing alcohol as not beneficial in anyway makes me consider how one may obtain Resveratrol through many non-alcoholic avenues such as red grape juice, peanuts, and/or fresh grapes.

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[Vicki Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

AN EXCELLENT GUIDE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES

I have been family physician for more than 30 years. In fact, in many ways I could be the “dude bro who could have been your mom’s OB/GYN” who Dr. Patel mentions in her introduction to this thoughtful, well-researched and surprisingly comprehensive overview of the physiology, pathophysiology, and lifestyle choices impacting a woman’s health during key periods in her life from her first period until well after her last.

I commend Dr. Patel for the time and intellectual energy she put into developing this guide, or playbook as she calls it. Her plainspoken, matter-of-fact style of writing makes even the most complex female endocrine cycles more easily understandable; and more importantly, in most cases, she provides multiple options to empower women to take better care of themselves, naturally or medicinally. And she gives the background knowledge for women to have more meaningful and productive conversations with their healthcare provider.

From a literary perspective, I found her generational colloquialisms and abundant dad jokes a little distracting at times. However, in Dr.
Patel’s defense, this playbook wasn’t written for readers like me - a male physician old enough to be her grandfather. Accordingly, I think her style of writing will play very well with women who are young enough to read it and incorporate some number of its many practical tips into their daily lives.

David A. Lane, MD, FAAFP

[EKTA PATEL · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME

It’s hard to read a book now a days in fact after the twilight series with Ed Pattinson I didn’t think I would find a book I can’t put down .
But HERE IT IS the book is amazing easy to read for such complex issues.
I can’t put it down.
I respect the writer to have created something so good for us humans without any side effects or demands.
It’s hard to find a functional common sense book .
It has everything I need to understand and nothing I don’t need.
And it’s so funny and easy to read.
Thank you and look forward to others to come.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing read for any women out there trying to better understand hormones and their impacts on our bodies during various stages of life or circumstances. This book had a very holistic approach to treatments which I appreciated. It was very easy to understand, informative, and enjoyable to read.