Endometriosis: A Key to Healing and Fertility Through Nutrition

by Dian Shepperson Mills, Michael Vernon

Offering safe and practical nutritional and healthcare advice – this book is vital for all women wishing to overcome the pain of endometriosis.


Endometriosis is the condition in which the lining of the womb grows on other organs outside of the uterus, frequently causing intolerable pain. In some cases it may lead to problems conceiving or infertility. However, there is relief for this condition as Dian Shepperson Mills illustrates in this book.


Endometriosis is a detailed, insightful look at a disease which affects approximately one in ten women worldwide. Drawing upon years of research, Dian Mills and Michael Vernon show how the right diet can provide the key to optimum health in overcoming endometriosis.


This book contains:


An explanation of how endometriosis affects the body and advice on how to cope with it.


An account of the key role played by nutritious and healthy food.


Information on foods that are harmful and foods with healing qualities.


Delicious recipes and practical menu suggestions.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Science, Cookbooks

416 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars because the advice in this book gave me my life back, not because it's an easy or enjoyable read. The author is clear that this is a complicated disease and there is no cure. The text is very dense with medical, chemistry, and nutritional terminology. However, worth the effort to at least get through what you can and at least try the lifestyle changes that you can reasonably maintain. The wheat-free diet had more effect for me than any medical treatment. 5 years on and I haven't gone back. I also credit this book for taking away the terrible feeling of helplessness and inspiring me to feel more in control of my own care and treatment.

[Starfish · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first, I found Endometriosis: A Key to Healing Through Nutrition really depressing -- I was expecting something along the lines of The Low-GI Diet, which had a simple, easy to follow break down of the way the body digests food, how the Glycemic Index works, and how to make it work for you. Mills and Vernon, however, go into almost overwhelming amounts of detail to make the point that although endometriosis is not well understood and is currently without a cure, that nutrition can have a positive effect on its symptoms -- if you can last out the depressing medical barrage to get to the useful chapters. I keep wobbling between giving this a 3 and a 4 rating, because the recipes, eating plan and that sort of detail should be absolutely invaluable, I can see why the authors have wanted to include all the information about all the treatment options there are out there as well as the nutritional stuff, but given that all I wanted was the nutritional stuff -- I'm going to go with 4 stars, because despite the initially overwhelming impression the book gives, the end chapters are well worth it.

[Rachel Edstrom · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has a lot of really helpful information. However, it is hard to take an author seriously who downplays the success rates of IVF, but cites "healing" through church/prayer as apart of a treatment plan with no data (or success rates) to support it. The author claims that "healing" can occur regardless of the beliefs of the patient. Lots of other information in the book seemed to rely on correlation instead of causation.

This book is good if you are looking for some background information on endometriosis, and contains some good information on diet. But many of the claims seem a little loose, and perhaps out of date since this book was published 20 years ago.

[Lindsey Finton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is far too long and repetitive. I deeply appreciate the concept of good nutrition for alleviating the symptoms of endometriosis, but for all the reviews saying the last few chapters were worth it, surely there is a more concise and clear book available.

[April Iwema kunkle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is FULL of information on endometriosis and it's effects on the body. Which is good, but that also meant for me a lot of repeating of sections I couldn't quite comprehend. For me I found it really depressing just how strict I would have to be with my food intake. I don't live close enough to a large city to have all organic options. I wish there where more supplements I could check into. I do still refer back to the book from time to time.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was packed full of information -- so much so, I had to skim through it the first time to get the overall information. A good book to reference, as well as read in its entirety for deeper understanding. Helpful.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I thought the medical information in here was so helpful to actually understand the underlying issues that are causing the problems. It's a dense book to get through but worth the effort. It does repeat some things, but that helps to make it stick.

I wish they created an updated version, although I'm not sure how much the research has changed that much since it was published.

A lot of common sense changes to make that people (including me) just don't want to actually do, but have to in order to see significant improvement. Overall, really great book on endometriosis. (I'm not 100% I have this because I haven't had the surgery yet to confirm it but the endo surgeon thought I had it.)

[Natalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book por patients with Endo! How ever I consider it way too long..

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing and a complete resource regarding endometriosis. I wish I had found this book four years ago when I was initially diagnosed and it is a must have for anyone afflicted with this issue. It is in depth with its explanations on every level as well as all the options on treatments and where to find more information.

[Liza · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wealth of information. This book really appealed to me in that it is incredibly in-depth--even on the cellular level. It isn't just about nutrition either: it focuses on all aspects of evil endometriosis and what one can do to defeat it (and yes, I will use military metaphors, because endo is evil and should be rooted out and annihilated).

[Jessica Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information, but the nutritional advice suggested would be difficult for most people to stick to. I know I couldn't.

[Karolina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent and very informative. Definitely one of the best books about endometriosis I've read. Highly recommended!

[Shannon Mitrovich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful and interesting. A helpful guide for beginners. I wish I read this book 10 years ago.

[Suganya]

just starting

[Charlotte Burn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for understanding the systems in the body and how they can be affected by nutritional choices and supplements. Healing through food/ diet/ supplements. Very detailed.

[Shawna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Basically, good nutrition leads to good health and less pain and discomfort from endometriosis.

[Meg Hemmings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative but needs editing!

[Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource book.