The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fate and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms by Mary Claire Haver, MD
320 Pages
Publisher: Rodale Inc, Rodale Books
Release Date: January 10, 2023
Nonfiction, Food, Diet, Hormones, Women, Nutrition
The book is divided into the following parts and chapters.
Part I: The Promise
Chapter 1: Your Changing Body, Your Changing Needs
Chapter 2: Getting a Handle on Your Hormones
Chapter 3: Prepare to Change Your Life
Part II: The Actions
Chapter 4: Action 1 – Intermittent Fasting
Chapter 5: Action 2 – Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
Chapter 6: Action 3 – Fuel Refocus
Part III: The Plan
Chapter 7: The Galveston Diet Nutritional Foundation
Chapter 8: Putting It All Together – The Meal Plans and Shopping Lists
Chapter 9: The Galveston Diet Recipes
Chapter 10: The Galveston Diet for Life
This book is designed for women who are perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal. I fall into the latter category and am eager to find another alternative to healthy eating. The author provides a short quiz to determine if your symptoms are hormone related. As with any diet plan, the author recommends taking your starting measurements, however, this is more than just weighing yourself on the scale.
I am glad she discusses intermittent fasting since this is new terminology for some people. I believe the most important section for me was the anti-inflammatory chapter. Many foods cause reaction but not necessarily allergic. The effects of these foods still cause havoc in bodily functions. I was not surprised to read the average American adult ingests up to 19-1/2 teaspoons of sugar a day. Most people would disagree but when you start reading labels, you will find the author is correct. Sugar is hidden under different names, so you have to be knowledgeable reading labels. I took the inflammation test and found I have moderate inflammation.
The last three chapters include shopping lists, meal plans and recipes. If you are 40+ and looking for a more healthy eating style, this may be the book for you.
