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The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility

By: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Narrated by: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
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Menstruation isn't just about having babies.

Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure. And it provides you with essential information about your health.The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility brings together over 1,000 meticulously researched scientific references in a textbook-quality guide to understanding your menstrual cycle.

In this book you’ll learn:

  • What a normal cycle looks like;
  • The best way to chart your cycle and increase your fertility awareness;
  • How best to manage critical aspects of your health, including better sleep, exercise, and a healthier diet;
  • Natural methods for managing period pain and PMS;
  • How to successfully avoid pregnancy without the pill; and
  • How to plan ahead if you do want to get pregnant.

The Fifth Vital Sign aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles, to break the myth that ovulation is only important when you're ready to have a baby.

Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign to better understand your health and fertility. Whether children are a part of your future plans or not, your health matters. Start learning more now, and take control of your health.

About the author

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner. She teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and overall health monitoring. In her work, Lisa draws heavily from the current scientific literature and presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Fertility Friday Publishing Inc. (P)2019 Fertility Friday Publishing Inc.
Physical Illness & Disease Pregnancy Health Infertility Sexual Health Nutrition Medicine Mental Health
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I have been raving about this book to everyone who will listen. Eye opening, shocking and backed by science. A must read for anyone who has a uterus and DEFINITELY if you use hormonal contraception

Tell all your friends!

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Insightful, informative and invaluable information. I only wish I discovered this knowledge/book earlier in my life! Thankyou ❤️

Loved it!

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I had so many ‘ah ha!’ Moments while reading. There were also moments that made me angry - but not at the book, at the fact that I (as a 30 year old woman) didn’t already know.
I have learned so much and will be listening to it again when I need a refresher on the fertility side of things.

Every woman needs to read this!

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Great book..highly recommend for every woman! I learnt so much I didn't know and wish all women could be educated on this from school age.

A must read!

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I will be buying a copy of this book. It is so full of important information. I've been a big fan of the Fertility Friday podcast for a while - so glad there's now a book too! And having Lisa read it was extra awesome.

Must read!

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We should be taught this stuff in school!! Every woman needs to read this book and see the wisdom.

Every woman needs to listen

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Every women must read this.
I wanted learn more about my body and cycle and I learned so much more than this. Such an incredible book and I am so amazed by having such lack of knowledge about my body. Really wish this book was in my life 10 years ago! thank you, thank you this was exactly what I was seeking 🙏

Exactly what I was looking for!

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lovwd it easy listen and so informative. this knowledge should be part of high school cariculums

every woman should know this

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It makes me angry but glad there is a conversation happening about menstruating I didn’t know I could have.

Eye opening

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I honestly learned so much and have recommended this to tonnes of my girl friends !

Every woman needs to hear this !!

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