3 out of 4 stars
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Lusciously Nurtured by Dawne Gowrie Zetterstrom is raw and emotional, but also creative and helpful. It is the kind of book that you will read multiple times, make notes, fold the ears of the pages and highlight the parts that have meaning to you. The author has graciously bared it all for the benefit of others who suffer with the debilitating illness that is Fibromyalgia.
The book starts off with a brief history of the author’s road to diagnosis and initial symptoms and treatments. While reading this I felt a kinship with the author. It was as if she was taking excerpts out of my own personal health diary. Much of what she wrote resonated with me. She writes from personal experience and genuinely put a lot of effort and research into this book
Not only is the book an interactive workbook, there are various links throughout the book to things like blogs from doctors, meditation techniques and recipes.
The images throughout the book highlight the calmness that should be achieved to help the healing process. I also found the poetry to be fitting and beautifully matched within each section. The four seasons and months of the year used to break up the different chapters were inspirational. It creates a beautiful flow of reading.
My favorite quote in the book is that of Winston Churchill: “If you are going through Hell, keep going.”
Although there is reference of a sexual nature, it is within the context of medical relevance and not graphic at all. There is also minimal use of profanity.
In my opinion, this book is suitable for adults and will be an enormously useful tool for anyone suffering with Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It could also be helpful to spouses or family members of patients with these afflictions, to better understand their illness. I don’t think this book is suitable for children, as it contains medical lingo, mature content and is specifically directed toward adults with a specific illness.
I love how much information was packed within these pages. Zetterstrom covers things like creating balance in your life, sleep patterns, exercise, stretching correctly, what foods to watch out for, depression, anxiety, meditation and alternative natural medicine. There is a solid focus on maintaining positivity, not just for self, but also directing it towards others.
Unfortunately there are many formatting, punctuation and grammar errors. The book will definitely need to undergo another round of editing. That being said, I was not distracted by these errors at all and felt fully immersed throughout the entire book. Due to the errors I cannot in good conscience score this book full marks, but I will happily award it a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I would not rate it any less than this, because I found this book to be immensely helpful and will be using it is a future guide for my own personal health.
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Lusciously Nurtured
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