Get Back in the Game Overcoming the Eight Obstacles to Optimal Female Health and Performance

Product Description Get Back in the Gameis a must-read for any active woman. Whether you're struggling to stay healthy, happy, and fit or simply seeking a better understanding of your unique female physiology, this book is for you. New York Times bestselling author Mark Sisson calls it, “The book active, health-minded women have been waiting for…a perfect blend of scientific insight, ancestral wisdom, and practical advice.”Readers describe it as an “insightful and empowering read that offers guidance and inspires confidence.”Women are different than men, in ways that extend far beyond basic anatomy. It’s widely known that men and women differ in height, weight, body composition, and aerobic capacity, but they differ in terms of their predisposition to both illness and injury, too. Surprisingly, medical and exercise scientists are just beginning to acknowledge and understand the innate, underlying discrepancies that make women biologically, physiologically, and psychologically unique. While interest in women’s specific health and performance research is rapidly gaining momentum, Get Back in the Game provides a timely and relevant bridge across the existing gender gap. Read this book and arm yourself with all the actionable information you’ll need to identify—and eliminate—the unseen obstacles standing between you and your health, performance, and recovery goals. These are just a few of the many things you’ll learn:  Why women need to eat, drink, and move differently than men. How making a few, simple dietary changes can lead to a long-term solution for easy, effortless eating, endless energy, exceptional endurance, and a leaner, stronger body. Why healthy cells form the foundation of a healthy body and determine a woman’s overall capacity for peak physical and mental performance. What anatomical differences influence female digestion, why women are more prone to digestive dysfunction, and how these imbalances can compromise their body composition, mood, immunity, and more. How women can sleep their way to better health, improved athletic performance, and a quicker, more complete recovery from strenuous training, illness, and/or injury. How women can assess the functional health of their thyroid and adrenal glands without the use of laboratory testing. How women can benefit from the use of wearable, health-tracking technology—without becoming overly analyti