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SARA GOTTFRIED, M.D.,
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Hormone Cure.
After graduating from the physician-scientist training program at Harvard Medical School and MIT, Dr. Gottfried completed her residency at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a board-certified gynecologist who teaches natural hormone balancing in her novel online programs so that women can lose weight, detoxify, and feel great. Dr. Gottfried lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and two daughters.

www.SaraGottfriedMD.com
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New York Times
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The Blood Sugar Solution

“If you’re tired of storing the fat you should be burning—or simply tired of stumbling through your day—then you
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—Dr. Pedram Shojai, OMD, founder of Well.org, author of
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“If you want to understand your body, you’ve got to start with hormones…. Once again, Dr. Sara knocks it out of the park with this clear, user-friendly guide.”

—Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS, board-certified nutritionist and bestselling author of
The Great Cholesterol Myth

“Science, savvy, smarts, and sexiness—it all comes together in Dr. Sara herself … breaking new ground in understanding how to harness our hormones, nutrition, mind, and body for optimal health.”

—Mary Shomon,
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Thyroid Diet Revolution

“Dr. Sara Gottfried understands the extremely complex interplay between hormones, food, and environment like no one else I know.”

—Jon Gabriel, bestselling author of
The Gabriel Method
and
Visualization for Weight Loss

“Dr. Sara Gottfried teaches you … that you can be guided by the innate intelligence of your female body to sustainable, peaceful balance with food and your weight.”

—Jena la Flamme, author of
Pleasurable Weight Loss: The Secrets to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Loving Your Life Today

“Sara’s new book is simple and powerful. If you have hormones, you should definitely read this book.”

—Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, RHN,
New York Times
bestselling author of
The All-Day Energy Diet

“Sara’s book is just what we as women need most—a woman’s perspective on what it really means to feel overwhelmed, overweight, tired, and hopeless—and a woman doctor as your guide on how to reset not just your body, but your entire relationship with food and yourself.”

—Aviva Romm, M.D., author of
Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health

“Dr. Sara Gottfried lays out all the reasons you feel like crap (hormones!) and how to get a handle on them [with] easy, doable advice that will save you time, energy, and money.”

—Leanne Ely,
New York Times
bestselling author of the Saving Dinner series

“Weight loss is not a random miracle…. Dr. Sara Gottfried’s
The Hormone Reset Diet
walks you through your body’s unique processes with a personalized plan for mastering your metabolism for optimal weight loss.”

—Mark MacDonald,
New York Times
bestselling author of
Body Confidence

“Dr. Sara Gottfried’s new book,
The Hormone Reset Diet,
is not another diet book: it is an afternoon with a friend…. Not only does she show you that rejuvenation is possible, she gives you the insights and the recipes that will make it happen for you.”

—Dr. Alan Christianson, author of
The Adrenal Reset Diet

“I may be a man, but that doesn’t mean I can’t recognize the genius behind
The Hormone Cure
! Every woman should have this book … and maybe every man, too.”

—Abel James, author of
The Wild Diet

“With delicious recipes and cutting-edge science,
The Hormone Reset Diet
is poised to help millions of women find the health and happiness they’ve been looking for.”

—Tom Malterre, MS, CN, author of
The Elimination Diet
and
The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook

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