Meals She Eats: A Pcos Diet and Lifestyle Guide for Thriving with Your Diagnosis
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- Author：Tom Sullivan
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Summary
You've been diagnosed with or suspect PCOS。 To your credit， you've done some research， and you want to do the hard work to regulate your cycle and assuage your symptoms naturally--you're not satisfied with the band-aid approach standard of care。
Can you relate to bloating， acne， cramps， and irregular periods？ And beyond these typical PMS symptoms， do you also experience intense mood swings， irritability， self doubt， heavy flow， and crippling fatigue？ These were the standards in Rachael's life that she was told were just a part of being a woman。 Like her， you know these aren't normal。
Meals She Eats is the healing you deserve。 This book offers everything you need to know to naturally manage your diagnosis。 For each of the four phases of your menstrual cycle:
- Learn what's going on in your body and why，
- Empower yourself with very specific diet and lifestyle interventions，
- Support your health and metabolism with the research-proven supplements，
- Monitor your symptoms for targeted healing，
- Laugh with Tom and Rachael， who are in your very shoes， and
- Enjoy recipes loaded with the seasonal， healing foods that your body craves。
Here are some things Rachael was told by doctors: your irregular cycle is probably caused by working out too much; lots of women are stuck in bed during their periods; taking the pill is the only way to regulate your cycle and symptoms; your symptoms aren't PCOS。 Well， the research has evolved， and our understanding of this disease is now more vast than ever。 Get on the Meals She Eats train， and take control of your diagnosis！
Can you relate to bloating， acne， cramps， and irregular periods？ And beyond these typical PMS symptoms， do you also experience intense mood swings， irritability， self doubt， heavy flow， and crippling fatigue？ These were the standards in Rachael's life that she was told were just a part of being a woman。 Like her， you know these aren't normal。
Meals She Eats is the healing you deserve。 This book offers everything you need to know to naturally manage your diagnosis。 For each of the four phases of your menstrual cycle:
- Learn what's going on in your body and why，
- Empower yourself with very specific diet and lifestyle interventions，
- Support your health and metabolism with the research-proven supplements，
- Monitor your symptoms for targeted healing，
- Laugh with Tom and Rachael， who are in your very shoes， and
- Enjoy recipes loaded with the seasonal， healing foods that your body craves。
Here are some things Rachael was told by doctors: your irregular cycle is probably caused by working out too much; lots of women are stuck in bed during their periods; taking the pill is the only way to regulate your cycle and symptoms; your symptoms aren't PCOS。 Well， the research has evolved， and our understanding of this disease is now more vast than ever。 Get on the Meals She Eats train， and take control of your diagnosis！
Reviews
Jessica
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I loved getting this ARC， I’ve actually followed their whole journey on TikTok and getting to glimpse into these recipes in real time。 Watching them start a family。 It is a different kind of magic。 I can’t wait to see the magic these recipes work on others like Rachael！ Hopefully they have a Tom too
Kelly Brown
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Thank you so much for the copy of this cookbook！ I also have PCOS and fertility issues so I followed Tom and Rachael forever ago to get inspiration for my own meals。 This cookbook is a great tool to have， not only for recipes， but for information I can share with people about how important this type of diet can be for endocrine levels。 Side note: I loooooved the blurb in the beginning about them finding out Rachael was expecting the day they got their book deal。 So so sweet。
Cynthia Smith
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Meals She Eats -Empowering Advice， Relatable Stories， and Over 25 Recipes to Take Control of Your PCOS by Tom Sullivan; Rachael Sullivan takes the reader through the symptoms and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome （PCOS） in a very approachable， easy to read and understand format that seems more like speaking to a friend than reading a book。 The recipes are easy to follow with ingredients available in most grocery stores。 （I reviewed an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own。） While Meals She Eats -Empowering Advice， Relatable Stories， and Over 25 Recipes to Take Control of Your PCOS by Tom Sullivan; Rachael Sullivan takes the reader through the symptoms and diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome （PCOS） in a very approachable， easy to read and understand format that seems more like speaking to a friend than reading a book。 The recipes are easy to follow with ingredients available in most grocery stores。 （I reviewed an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own。） While grouped by cycle phase， these are healthy recipes that anyone would enjoy。 。。。more
Cozy Book Spot
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I didn’t know anything about the Sullivan’s before but I requested this book because I wanted to know more about their experience with PCOS and check out the recipes。 The book is easy to follow and pretty clear。 It talks about PCOS， menstrual cycle and the couple’s experience。 The recipes are speared by menstrual cycle phases （Menstrual， Follicular， Ovulation and Luteal phase） and they seem easy to make and the photos are pretty nice。 This book has more info about PCOS than recipes。 Each phase h I didn’t know anything about the Sullivan’s before but I requested this book because I wanted to know more about their experience with PCOS and check out the recipes。 The book is easy to follow and pretty clear。 It talks about PCOS， menstrual cycle and the couple’s experience。 The recipes are speared by menstrual cycle phases （Menstrual， Follicular， Ovulation and Luteal phase） and they seem easy to make and the photos are pretty nice。 This book has more info about PCOS than recipes。 Each phase has 6-7 recipes。 I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review 。。。more
Grace Fransisca
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I’m so excited to be able to review this book， thanks for NetGalley！ I’ve been following the Sullivans on IG。 As someone who also suffers fro PCOS this book is amazing。 I absolutely love how they breakdown what PCOS is， what eating certain foods mean to your body， etc。 But beyond all the history and science-y stuff with PCOS， which they do a wonderful job in explaining - their recipes are *chef’s kiss*。 I ABSOLUTELY love their crab cakes recipe！ There are a few more recipes that I’m wanting to t I’m so excited to be able to review this book， thanks for NetGalley！ I’ve been following the Sullivans on IG。 As someone who also suffers fro PCOS this book is amazing。 I absolutely love how they breakdown what PCOS is， what eating certain foods mean to your body， etc。 But beyond all the history and science-y stuff with PCOS， which they do a wonderful job in explaining - their recipes are *chef’s kiss*。 I ABSOLUTELY love their crab cakes recipe！ There are a few more recipes that I’m wanting to try！！！ 。。。more
literaryjustine
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I have been following Tom and Rachael on TikTok for awhile now， and when I found out they were coming out with a cookbook I was super excited！ After reading it， you can totally tell the time and dedication put into it， This is full of tasty recipes for any to enjoy， but mostly for those with PCOS。 I followed the recipe to make blackened shrimp tacos， and it was easy to re-create and turned out delicious！ Thank you NetGalley and DK for this arc in exchange for my honest review！
Kris
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This book is so much more than a simple cookbook。 Tom and Rachel you both have created a fantastic guide for couples especially ones with PCOS。 The book goes over information about PCOS， the various stages and how the hormones fluctuate through her cycles。 What I really loved was the breakdown of various cycle stages and the guide for foods to eat for what your body needs。 Beautiful pictures and charts to make the information easy to follow and guide you through the process。 The recipes are easy This book is so much more than a simple cookbook。 Tom and Rachel you both have created a fantastic guide for couples especially ones with PCOS。 The book goes over information about PCOS， the various stages and how the hormones fluctuate through her cycles。 What I really loved was the breakdown of various cycle stages and the guide for foods to eat for what your body needs。 Beautiful pictures and charts to make the information easy to follow and guide you through the process。 The recipes are easy and simple to follow。 At the end there is a 28 day meal plan suggested guide to try。 I love that this is laid out easy to follow。 Many thanks to DK and NetGalley for the digital review copy of this novel。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I was vaguely familiar with the Sullivan's and was pleasantly surprised to see this book。 The book covers the history of the couple the polycystic ovarian syndrome （PCOS） diagnosis， and their fertility journey。 The book includes a lot of information about PCOS and what a healthy menstrual cycle looks like。 There's a brief acknowledgement that food isn't a substitute for medication when needed， but the focus of this I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I was vaguely familiar with the Sullivan's and was pleasantly surprised to see this book。 The book covers the history of the couple the polycystic ovarian syndrome （PCOS） diagnosis， and their fertility journey。 The book includes a lot of information about PCOS and what a healthy menstrual cycle looks like。 There's a brief acknowledgement that food isn't a substitute for medication when needed， but the focus of this book is food。 The book talks about the different stages of the menstrual cycle with recommendations of what to eat during each cycle。 There's a lot of recipes in this book with some nice pictures。 There's some modifications to recipes to account for a reduction in sugar and other foods， but there's also a lot of meat and shellfish so the recipes in this book aren't for everyone。 It's a nice book with some helpful information and some nice recipes。 。。。more
Rachel Hernandez
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This a book was so sweet！ Seeing this couple all over tik tok and seeing their success is so beautiful。 This book is packed with a ton of information on PCOS。 The recipes are easy to follow and are super yummy。 10/10。 Thank you for all your hard work！！ Thank you to the publisher and net galley for allowing me to read this early for my honest review。
Poppy Marlowe
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Thank you Netgalley for the ARC to read and review。PCOS is no laughing matter but these two make it manageable on a nutritional level。。。and not many men would do a deep dive into research for their wives and write a book as a result。 （Anything in that area of a woman's body is generally avoided by men IMHO and experience especially if we are talking about a disease that can give a woman a beard！）Great ideas and recipes here can easily help alleviate your syndrome and the foods will appeal to eve Thank you Netgalley for the ARC to read and review。PCOS is no laughing matter but these two make it manageable on a nutritional level。。。and not many men would do a deep dive into research for their wives and write a book as a result。 （Anything in that area of a woman's body is generally avoided by men IMHO and experience especially if we are talking about a disease that can give a woman a beard！）Great ideas and recipes here can easily help alleviate your syndrome and the foods will appeal to everyone in the family so you don't have to cook more than one meal for dinner as they are healthy and tasty。。。。now I must check out their Instagram for sure！ 。。。more
Taylor McGinnis
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If you’ve seen this couple’s story， then you already know how amazingly sweet this husband was in supporting his wife while she was trying to support her body post-PCOS diagnosis。 If not， don’t worry because they tell you about their story in the beginning of this book。 Either way， you should definitely head over to instagram and follow them at meals she eats。 I absolutely LOVE how the recipes， exercise suggestions， and self-care tips were laid out by cycle phase。 Literally my only complaint was If you’ve seen this couple’s story， then you already know how amazingly sweet this husband was in supporting his wife while she was trying to support her body post-PCOS diagnosis。 If not， don’t worry because they tell you about their story in the beginning of this book。 Either way， you should definitely head over to instagram and follow them at meals she eats。 I absolutely LOVE how the recipes， exercise suggestions， and self-care tips were laid out by cycle phase。 Literally my only complaint was that there weren’t “enough” recipes！ And I use that lightly because there were quite a few for each cycle phase。 The information in this book was phenomenal。 As a fertility/labor doula， childbirth educator， and apprentice midwife， I love finding good resources for my clients when it involves them sorting their bodies in the healthiest way possible。 This is one I will definitely be recommending to my clients。 Thank you to NetGalley and DK for allowing me the pleasure to read and review this book！ 。。。more
Joana B。
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I have been following @MealsSheEats on Instagram for forever。 I was diagnosed with PCOS （Polycystic ovarian syndrome） when I was 21 and was basically sent on my merry way by the doctor without any guidance as to what I was supposed to do afterward。 Only at the beginning of 2022 （at the age of 28） did I finally figure out what it was that I needed to be doing and eating to help balance my hormones and to help reverse the awful symptoms that come with this diagnosis。The Meals She Eats Instagram pa I have been following @MealsSheEats on Instagram for forever。 I was diagnosed with PCOS （Polycystic ovarian syndrome） when I was 21 and was basically sent on my merry way by the doctor without any guidance as to what I was supposed to do afterward。 Only at the beginning of 2022 （at the age of 28） did I finally figure out what it was that I needed to be doing and eating to help balance my hormones and to help reverse the awful symptoms that come with this diagnosis。The Meals She Eats Instagram page was a great source of meal planning inspiration this past year and I’m so happy to see them come out with a cookbook of their own！ There’s not many cookbooks on the market centered around PCOS—trust me， I’ve searched everywhere！！—so this is such a big win for the CYSTer community。 The couple also includes helpful tips & tricks and insights they have learned about PCOS throughout the years。 This has good information and is a great place to start if you are struggling to figure out what to do！Thank you to the authors and publisher for providing a Netgalley ARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Emalee
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Finally someone did it！ As an individual who has been diagnosed with PCOS， there is now a book that details everything straight forward。 From breaking everything down to seeing doctors， asking questions， labs/testing， hormone education， comparison of a non cystic-menstrual cycle to one that deals with PCOS， talking about hormone therapy （birth control pros and cons）， diet， movement/exercise， IT HAS IT ALL！ As a person who had studied and looked at journals on PCOS to find out scientific knowledg Finally someone did it！ As an individual who has been diagnosed with PCOS， there is now a book that details everything straight forward。 From breaking everything down to seeing doctors， asking questions， labs/testing， hormone education， comparison of a non cystic-menstrual cycle to one that deals with PCOS， talking about hormone therapy （birth control pros and cons）， diet， movement/exercise， IT HAS IT ALL！ As a person who had studied and looked at journals on PCOS to find out scientific knowledge on PCOS （which a lot more work needs to be done）， this couple brought their own journey and brought in the medically trained doctors and scientists， collaborated with them， and compiled all this knowledge together。 So， where are my hang ups？ I would like to see more options on proteins sources versus red meat or vegan options being listed to diversify in the menus。 As a person who deals with diverticular disease in addition， I have to limit red meat and seeing a lot of red meat in the meals can feel a bit defeating but nothing too serious。 Also， I would like them for have quoted more scientific journals on their sources， whether at the end of the book， or during their introduction section so it does not seem to come off as trial and error and “well， this worked for her， maybe you too！”。 You can seriously tell both these individuals worked hard on this book with putting in knowledge in other sections… as a healthcare provider with this syndrome it would be great for that added bonus。 Gluten， soy， dairy free is very much promoted through this book and I would like to see more evidence or open discussion of choosing gluten or dairy lifestyle and how to adjust with PCOS before jumping on the bandwagon to avoid it all together because other hormone balancing cookbooks promote such products。 Could this be a result from still needed research to be done and everyone is still figuring it out？ Absolutely。This book was a great leap in the right direction and is highly recommended to read along with Moon Cycle Cookbook （which takes more TCM approach）。Thank you for DK Publishing for the ARC！ 。。。more
Amy
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Really interesting cookbook and story of the author and his wife's journey to health while living with PCOS。 The pictures were beautiful， and the recipes look good。 This book also details the symptoms of PCOS， and the different phases of a woman's cycle。 They have different recipes for each cycle， based on what the body needs。 I also really liked the 28 day plan of recipes to follow！Thank you Netgalley and DK publishing for the ARC！ Really interesting cookbook and story of the author and his wife's journey to health while living with PCOS。 The pictures were beautiful， and the recipes look good。 This book also details the symptoms of PCOS， and the different phases of a woman's cycle。 They have different recipes for each cycle， based on what the body needs。 I also really liked the 28 day plan of recipes to follow！Thank you Netgalley and DK publishing for the ARC！ 。。。more
Courtney
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This is a really interesting cookbook that focuses on assisting with PCOS。 It has great recipes in it， and it’s amazing that a couple were able to go on this journey led by the husband to find what worked for their family in having a child。 Thanks DK books for this read as an ARC on Netgalley！
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