A review by rcraig
Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working for You by Maisie Hill
2.0
Firstly, to address the friends who I recommended this book to who are wondering why I have recommended a 2/5 star book to them…
Like many others who have left a review I thought the first part of the book was great, particularly the section on anatomy. I also liked the reminder to slow down, when needed and where possible, during certain stages of my cycle.
However…
Now this is probably my fault as I began the book without examining the credentials of the author, I assumed she had sufficient medical expertise (she does refer herself as an “expert”). Frequent references to woman who have gone to see her for support with their cycles as well as using terms such as “first-line treatment” gave me the impression that she was/had been a GP or consultant, not an aromatherapist/acupuncturist/doula.
There are a lot of reviews already which rightfully ward off taking medical advice from someone not qualified to give it so I thought I’d end this review with a quote from the comedian Tim Minchin:
“Do you know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine.”
p.s. To my pals, I’ll now only give recs when I’ve finished books. Lesson learned!
Like many others who have left a review I thought the first part of the book was great, particularly the section on anatomy. I also liked the reminder to slow down, when needed and where possible, during certain stages of my cycle.
However…
Now this is probably my fault as I began the book without examining the credentials of the author, I assumed she had sufficient medical expertise (she does refer herself as an “expert”). Frequent references to woman who have gone to see her for support with their cycles as well as using terms such as “first-line treatment” gave me the impression that she was/had been a GP or consultant, not an aromatherapist/acupuncturist/doula.
There are a lot of reviews already which rightfully ward off taking medical advice from someone not qualified to give it so I thought I’d end this review with a quote from the comedian Tim Minchin:
“Do you know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine.”
p.s. To my pals, I’ll now only give recs when I’ve finished books. Lesson learned!