The Female Factor: Making women’s health count – and what it means for you

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In the introduction to the books, she writes “I realised that our current model of male-centric medicine meant that women were understudied, underdiagnosed and undertreated. A bit disappointed. I wanted an in-depth insight into female health. What I got was a glazed over version, and although I agree she cannot give medical advice, to end every paragraph with ‘this may not apply to all women, or seek medical intervention before trying’ isn’t helpful.

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If it wasn't for the pre-marketing, I would have given it 5 stars! My expectations were not met from the marketing of the book, however it is a wonderful easy read with an overview of women's health. It also points out a lot of missing research in the area of women's health.The male body has always been the default body in clinical medicine, making the assumption that women are just smaller versions of men. This could not be more wrong.

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Our hormones don’t just dictate our reproductive health but influence everything from our sleep, our bones, to our heart health.” Whilst the parts of the book that were educational were very well written, easy to understand and I definitely took information on board, I was hoping for deeper knowledge and understand and it seemed a little surface level. This bold, comprehensive guide to understanding women's health shakes up the narrative for women of all ages. The Female Factor provides methods to protect and maximise your health in positive, affirming steps.In The Female Factor, she looks at all aspects of women’s health, saying that she wants to expand the definition of ‘female health’ from conditions that affect only our reproductive organs to the study of all aspects of health and disease, with the recognition that presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention may be different between the sexes. Goods that by reason of their nature, cannot be returned - (Items such as underwear, where the 'hygiene patch' has been removed, or cosmetics where the seal has been broken). Like all doctors working the NHS, she was pitched headlong into caring for seriously ill Covid patients, at a time when very little was known about this new disease. While her first two books focused on healthy eating, exercise and recipes, The Female Factor sees her delving deeper into women’s health. This reads like a collection of small posts. Only ~46% of the book is actual content on health, the rest is recipes, references, etc.

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Are certain vitamin and mineral requirements particularly important at certain points of women's lives? She says that the information around this is only beginning to emerge but is very important for women’s healthcare. Applicability of cancellation rights: Legal rights of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations available for UK or EU consumers do not apply to certain products and services. I liked that the book is very well documented. Nothing is written without quoting the source or study that proves it. Tipical to Hazel Wallace, she takes a "no bullshit" approach in this regard. There’s lots of sound practical advice about nutrition and healthy eating for different life stages as well, of course, as her popular recipes.

Thank you Hazel for gathering so many stats and facts/figures which I appreciate are difficult to find for women.