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Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis
by Amy Stein, Iris Kerin Orbuch
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There is some good information here, however the entire book only has 31 references and the tone of the authors is, at multiple points, extremely patronizing. They claim to be revolutionizing the field of endo treatment, however that revolution is only occurring on an individual level. The suggestions range from eating a controversial anti-inflammatory diet, a low acid diet, avoiding all plastic, doing only the right kind of exercise, and eventually expensive excision surgery by a specialist. At the end of the book a few paragraphs are dedicated to discussing systematic issues, however not enough space. If these women were revolutionizing anything other than their wallets they would focus much more on educating their professional peers and less time insisting that every woman should just eat all organic and give up vacations in order to afford treatment. I recognize the issues with insurance and believe specialists deserve to be compensated fairly -- as a testament to this I am paying for an excision with a surgeon this year that will cost several thousand dollars after insurance. However while reading more about Dr. Orbuch online I found out she charges $1200 for a consultation and over $600 for follow up visits. We need to stop pretending this is accessible health care.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:
And now, for my favorite quotes:
This is a perfect example of the kind of absurd argument the authors make without any sort of citation. I read this to my partner (a university professor who researches with biologists) who said "What?? I have seen the cutting edge of microscopy, we can VISUALIZE ATOMS."
I cannot state emphatically enough that I would rather live with endometriosis than DIE IN A FIRE because I was the dumb b*tch who bought a mattress that wasn't flame retardant. WE PUT FLAME RETARDANTS IN THEM FOR A REASON.
But I guess fire is all-natural, so it's nothing to worry about.
There is some good information here, however the entire book only has 31 references and the tone of the authors is, at multiple points, extremely patronizing. They claim to be revolutionizing the field of endo treatment, however that revolution is only occurring on an individual level. The suggestions range from eating a controversial anti-inflammatory diet, a low acid diet, avoiding all plastic, doing only the right kind of exercise, and eventually expensive excision surgery by a specialist. At the end of the book a few paragraphs are dedicated to discussing systematic issues, however not enough space. If these women were revolutionizing anything other than their wallets they would focus much more on educating their professional peers and less time insisting that every woman should just eat all organic and give up vacations in order to afford treatment. I recognize the issues with insurance and believe specialists deserve to be compensated fairly -- as a testament to this I am paying for an excision with a surgeon this year that will cost several thousand dollars after insurance. However while reading more about Dr. Orbuch online I found out she charges $1200 for a consultation and over $600 for follow up visits. We need to stop pretending this is accessible health care.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:
The cost would go well beyond what Elena’s insurance plan would cover; Elena calculated quickly and decided that the new sofa she was eyeing for the apartment could easily be put off.
For example, if you buy yourself a nice gluten-free, dairy-free meal but it is packaged in plastic, you might well be taking in some of those aforementioned endocrine disruptors as well as setting off an inflammatory response in your body. That would sort of cancel out some of the good you counted on with your choice of food.
About the only way to ensure absolute and complete protection from the possibility of dioxin exposure from food is with a strictly vegan diet, but of course, as noted, don’t eat your vegan meal out of plastic containers.
And now, for my favorite quotes:
And there is research suggesting that nanomolecules of these kinds of products, smaller than can be seen even microscopically, can somehow seep into the body and enter the bloodstream.
This is a perfect example of the kind of absurd argument the authors make without any sort of citation. I read this to my partner (a university professor who researches with biologists) who said "What?? I have seen the cutting edge of microscopy, we can VISUALIZE ATOMS."
t can’t hurt to check those mattress tags we’re not supposed to remove “under penalty of law” to see if your mattress might contain flame retardants or PVC or polyurethane foam. You may want to replace it with an organic mattress one day
I cannot state emphatically enough that I would rather live with endometriosis than DIE IN A FIRE because I was the dumb b*tch who bought a mattress that wasn't flame retardant. WE PUT FLAME RETARDANTS IN THEM FOR A REASON.
But I guess fire is all-natural, so it's nothing to worry about.