The Essential Oils Hormone Solution: Reclaim Your Energy and Focus and Lose Weight Naturally

by Mariza Snyder

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Have your hormones been hijacked? Reset your hormonal health in 14 days with essential oils. “An effective, easy-to-follow plan to balance hormones and become more energized.”–Amy Myers, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Autoimmune Solution Do you feel energy-depleted and irritable, unable to sleep, stay focused, or lose weight? You may have attributed these symptoms to the natural hormonal fluctuations that occur with age. But behind the scenes, there are a host of pesky culprits wreaking havoc on your hormonal chronic stress, air pollution, chemical-laden foods and cleaning supplies, and the synthetic estrogens in personal care products. Women of all ages are left vulnerable to the consequences, suffering from unnecessary hormonal imbalance and frustrating symptoms that are often dismissed by their doctors. Dr. Mariza Snyder is here to help put you back in control of your health. In The Essential Oils Hormone Solution, you will learn how to heal hormonal chaos and revitalize the body from the inside out with the support of high-quality essential oils. You’ll learn how essential oils work on a cellular level to mitigate the toxic loads we carry, and how to use essential oils to reduce cravings, get deep, restful sleep, ease stress, improve mood, banish the worst symptoms of PMS, regain focus and concentration, boost libido, and increase energy. Featuring a 14-day plan to jumpstart your hormonal health, with over 100 essential oil blends, daily self-care rituals, and delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes, you’ll discover how to reset your body and pave the way for improved hormonal health, without taking hormones.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Reference, Self Help, Medical, Womens

392 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 12, 2019

About the author

Dr. Mariza Snyder is a passionate and dedicated wellness doctor and speaker committed to inspiring people to live a healthy and abundant life. She graduated Cum Laude from Life Chiropractic College West in 2008.
For the past eight years Dr. Mariza Snyder has served Northern California by providing her wellness expertise. She is currently a Green Smoothie Girl Coach and author of three best selling nutrition books: Amazon best seller: The DASH Diet Cookbook which was featured on Dr. Oz, The Low Gycemic Index Slow Cooker and The Antioxidant Counter. She is currently working on her forth book while creating a grass roots campaign to educate on healthy lifestyle changes to communities across the nation. She works with hundreds of Green Smoothie Girl Apprentices to spread the word on plant-based nutrition and medicine. Connect with Dr. Mariza about joining her Green Smoothie Girl movement.

Reviews

[Kristen Jett · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this is a good read - but I'm being nitpicky. I may clean this up later, but here's a quick ramble.

- Lots of recipes for rollerballs, diffusers, and inhalers
- Focuses dependent where in your life your hormonally are
- Case studies from various people so you can see what they implemented
- Details on why oils work in the way she's recommending
- Chemical breakdown of oils
- There's links to studies to explain where she got all her information from.

Issues I had with it:
- If you're eating healthily or have done an elimination diet previously, a good chunk of the book will be just fluff for you.
- The 14 Day Rescue Plan is essentially an elimination diet that tells you you can add in oils and self care pieces, but gives NO guidelines on that. Um, that's entirely what I bought the book for? Her elimination diet is okay, but if you're really going to do this, just go grab JJ Virgin's The Virgin Diet, as that's a much more thorough way of doing it. I'd rather JJ's book have been recommended (especially as they clearly know each other!), and more focus have been spent on oils.
- She contradicts herself about food pretty frequently. Example: You're not supposed to have fruit juice, but that's part of "all" she puts in her smoothie. (Please don't - add low sugar fruit like berries so you get some fiber.)
- Some of the rollerballs call for an insane number of drops - 30 in a 10ml rollerball? That's a 10% dilution rate, which is the maximum that Robert Tisserand recommends for specific issues, and that dilution rate isn't usually recommend for long term. I don't have an issue with the recommendation - but I'd love if this was mentioned and discussed why. If you're going to be talking to beginners to oils, safety education would be great.
- In general, the same few oils are mentioned time and time again, but she breaks down how to use them for different symptoms/part of your body. This annoyed me and I wished I could have read about everything she recommends using that oil for all in one place. I don't want to have go through my notes to read fifteen different sections about peppermint to remember what specifically I was looking for.

All in all: Worth the buy, but I'd pair with Virgin Diet, and maybe Sara Gottfried's The Hormone Cure. I have yet to do the 14 days but will update once I will. (Also if I decide to do her style which allows more things, or just to redo The Virgin Diet, but add in the red meat rule.)

[Jami Balmet · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent look at naturally balancing women’s hormone! This book goes far beyond essential oils and looks at stress, sleep, toxic load and more when considering women’s hormones. I need to revamp the way I use essential oils for hormone support - so many great recipes and does in this book!! Well worth the read!!

Note: she does get a little new-agy with meditation and a couple of things like that. I just ignored those parts ;)

[Kallie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every woman should read this. So much useful information and recipes.

[Jessica Sellers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of good information. Tag favorites as you go.

[Emmie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been excited to read this book as I'm really enjoying using essential oils and learning more about them. Dr. Mariza Snyder does an excellent job of talking through different hormonal issues women face and how we can use essential oils as well as diet and supplements to help manage hormone problems that may arise. I appreciate that Dr. Mariza is clear there is not a one size fits all and offers several things to try as well as things to talk to your health care provider about.

The first section of the book talks about using essential oils to balance your hormones instead of using hormones. This was very educational and eye opening on many fronts, as well as encouraging. Dr. Mariza shares how to appropriately use oils in a safe way as well as the top oils to use for balancing hormones. This is a great introduction to oils if you have not used them much.

Part two goes into using essential oils to to address hormonal symptoms. This section was excellent as it covered a variety of struggle areas for many women today and gave an overview of those symptoms and natural ways to manage them. The symptoms covered are stress, energy and fatigue, sleep issues, weight issues, female hormones including fertility, perimenopause and menopause, libido, emotions, cognitive issues, digestive issues and toxicity. Each section goes into the problems that are often dealt with and then oils and supplements and other care items that can help with each issue. Each section has a good overview and recommendations to get you started.

The last section Dr. Mariza takes you through her 14-Day Rescue Plan to help you reset your hormones. This includes a meal plan and oils to help you detox and reset your system. Since I'm currently pregnant I have not done this, but I am intrigued by it and may try the meal plan after my postpartum period.

For the information she gives this is an excellent book and resource. However, there are some things in this book that were too much for me. Her over indulgent focus on self care was very frustrating. I know she is coming at this from a secular western worldview, but telling women to look in the mirror every night and tell themselves "I love you" is unwise on so many levels. As a Christian this is just poor advice. I was also annoyed with being told I deserve to indulge in these things. Again, she's not a Christian so as a Christian reading this just ignore the self-focus and find Biblical avenues to care for your soul where Dr. Mariza tells you to focus on yourself.

I also did not appreciate the feeling of demonization of gluten and dairy. Again a secular view of food and the belief that God created foods to hurt us. She does say you can introduce these things back, but her attitude is you're better without them. I thrive on dairy!

Overall I'd give this book 3.5 stars. Great info to help with natural solutions to health problems, but a way too focused on self.

[Sophie Pallotta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Contains some good information, but as I kept educating myself on using essential oils in general with other reads, I found that there are several recipes that seem less than safe. For example, to mix essential oils in water for topical application or bath (oil and water don't mix), a solubiliser should be used, but it is not done here. This would cause the oils to be too concentrated, and potentially dangerous, depending on the oil. Also, in baths, the EO floats on the water and can come into contact with very sensitive areas (genitals and other mucous membranes), which is a no-no... Same with the "infusion" or "detox water" recipes... oil and water don't mix. taking them as indicated is equivalent to ingesting them neat, which can be quite dangerous. Finally, the author promotes a 25% dilution, but the Tisserand Institute (authors of "Essential Oil Safety") specifies that a maximum of 5% (for adults) is more than sufficient. Don't take the contents for cash... Read with a grain of salt and confirm with research.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I brought this book, to learn more on essential oils and how they can help balance hormones. The book is so much more. With lifestyle changes to help relax and benefit you and take control, and exercise and rituals, as well as a 14 day eating plan, Dr Mariza has thought of everything to help balance everything.

I have enjoyed the book and I'm often referencing back to tips and techniques for whatever situation I am in or help I need.

This book has been very helpful. Thank you Dr Mariza.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff, but not everybody likes green smoothies. This is the one thing that bothered me enough to not give 5 stars...her meal plan literally had no solid food breakfasts. Nope. Bad move.

Otherwise, excellent info!

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essential Oils for more than just aromatherapy

I appreciated how this author focused in on a few essential oils to use in a number of different combinations for hormonal support. The superwoman blend is amazing!

[Anka · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found very good information in this book. I finally understood the imbalanced hormones impact on a female body.
I am very intersted in essential oils and healthy diet and this book was exactly what I needed.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource! Filled with tons of easy ideas to become healthy!

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked a lot of things about this book. The layout is easy to follow. I haven't tried the 14 day reset yet though. Some things I didn't love about this book: It is very repetitive. She probably could have just saved all the essential oil blend recipes for one spot instead of listing them over and over again. There's not much new information for me so it was kind of hard to keep reading it and took me a long time to get through. The routines also are not constructed for women with children and are just not practical for my stage of life. I still need to cook for my children who need high carbs for busy, growing bodies. I think it would have been better if there were more tips for people in my circumstances to incorporate routines into our lives. But I did like the reminder to use oils more because I often get too busy and forget how powerful they are in effecting moods, etc.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr Mariza Snyder is a gem! Love her style of writing, and how she weaves her own stories into points she's trying to make about essential oils and hormones. Full disclosure: I am a business owner with doTERRA and have been for 6 years, so I'm an avid oil user and my comfort level with oils is very high. I am a firm believer in the power of CPTG essential oils to support my body's systems and functions, and help me achieve the balance and optimal functioning I'm after, so this book was like a manual for my hormonal, pre-menopausal self. I heard her speak at an event, and knew I would buy this book in a hot second as soon as it was available. Great resource for any oil user, or anyone interested in hormones, really.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot of good information about oils to use for a variety of different topics. I initially got the audiobook version and it’s a complete waste of money because it’s a lot of just recipes that you likely will want to refer back to and that’s impossible on an audiobook. I then got the kindle version and that is going to be more useful because I can mark the pages.

Skip the audio go for the print.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for newbies to oils or healthy living! It had a lot of wonderful information in it. However, if you have been living a very healthy and mindful lifestyle, a lot of it may seem like a bit of a refresher. Tons of good information and essential oil recipes for diffuser blends or roller balls though!

[Debbie Faruga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed a library copy then bought one at Barnes & Noble. So many good roller baller, inhaler, and diffuser blend recipes to use. Also, some food recipes to. Can’t wait to start the 14 day rescue plan and see how I do. I already do some of the rituals and will incorporate more into my daily routines.

[Ve Ronique · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! It’s information packed! Really opened my eyes to reasons for things I’ve experienced not realizing they could be linked to hormones! I’m planning on following many suggestions and essential oil recommended uses given in this book! Would definitely recommend this book to someone who is living similar struggles.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I've used essential oils, I'd never thought of them helping hormones. Not sure the layout of this book worked for me. I read it through and the individual oils followed by recipes was confusing. I wish there were an appendix of the individual oils mentioned and their uses.

[Sammi Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wouldn’t recommend, there were a few helpful things in here like blend ideas, guidelines for which essential oils to use for what, and how to properly use/dilute oils. I think I would much rather prefer something that is more handbook style than written in chapters like this.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad I read this book. There was a lot of useful information, but my main takeaway was that essential oils help manage the symptoms of hormone imbalance. The only way to actually solve the problem is through diet, exercise, and supplementation.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

AMAZING RESOURCE! No company slant, just information and solutions.

[Dawn W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes and ideas.

However I disagree with the author's recommended uses internal or neat dermal application, thus 4 stars.

[LeAnn Chizek · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for those beginning to use oils for anything.

[Pam Hollern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful book with specific natural solutions for different conditions. Lots of great EO blends, roller balls, etc.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Novel ideas, new ways to use EO's that I hadn't thought of before. I folded down a lot of corners and bought a lot of new oils! You can also follow her website for more extras and info.

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

With using essential oils for the past ten years, I unfortunately didn't learn much...a great book for beginners!

[Nola · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was well written. I enjoyed the essential oils suggestions and the recipes to help with my health goals.

[Sarah Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Way more than essential oils. Crash course on how to care for your hormones well and being mindful of our daily habits.

[Lori Staples · Rating 2 out of 5]

An average book, not very awe inspiring. Some of the recipes were pretty good, but overall not a great read.