Beating Endo : How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis

From two of the worlds leading experts in endometriosis comes an essential, first-of-its kind book that unwraps the mystery of the disease and gives women the tools they need to reclaim their lives from it.Approximately one out of every 10 women has endometriosis, an inflammatory disease that causes chronic pain, limits lifes activities, and may lead to infertility. Despite the diseases prevalence, the average woman may suffer for a decade or more before receiving an accurate diagnosis. Once she does, shes often given little more than a prescription for pain killers and a referral for the wrong kind of surgery.Beating Endoarms women with what has long been missingeven within the medical communitynamely, cutting-edge knowledge of how the disease works and what the endo sufferer can do to take charge of her fight against it.Leading gynecologist and endometriosis specialist Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch and world-renowned pelvic pain specialist and physical therapistDr. Amy Stein have long partnered with each other and with other healthcare practitioners to address the diseases host of co-existing conditionswhich can include pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, gastrointestinal ailments, painful bladder syndrome, central nervous system sensitizationthrough a whole-mind/whole-body approach. Now,Beating Endoformalizes the multimodal program they developed, offering readers an anti-inflammatory lifestyle protocolthat incorporates physical therapy,nutrition, mindfulness, and environment to systematically addresses each of the diseases co-conditions on an ongoing basis up to and following excision surgery. This is theprogramthat has achieved successful outcomes for their patients; it is theprogramthat works to restore health, vitality, and quality of life to women with endo.No more misdiagnosis roulette and no more limits on womens lives:Beating Endoputs the toolsof renewed health in the hands of those whose health is at risk.