About The Fifth Vital Sign:
The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility welcomes you into an unparalleled understanding of the incredible connection between your menstrual cycle and your overall health. With over 1000 research citations, The Fifth Vital Sign presents an evidence-based approach to understanding and tracking your menstrual cycle for birth control, conception, and overall health. Discover why regular ovulation is essential for optimal health, regardless of whether you ever plan to have children. The Fifth Vital Sign offers practical strategies to preserve (and improve) your fertility, improve your menstrual cycle health, and optimize your chances of conception.
Professional Bio:
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack talks about vaginas a lot! She’s a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children, by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. She hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health. With well over a million downloads, Fertility Friday is the #1 source for information about fertility awareness, and menstrual cycle health, connecting women around the world with their cycles and their fertility — something our education systems have consistently failed to do. When she’s not researching, writing, and interviewing health professionals, you’ll find her spending time with her husband and her two sons.
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Short Bio:
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children by recognizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Drawing heavily from the current scientific literature, Lisa presents an evidence-based approach to fertility awareness and menstrual cycle optimization. She hosts the Fertility Friday Podcast, a weekly radio show devoted to helping women connect to their fifth vital sign by uncovering the connection between menstrual cycle health, fertility, and overall health.
Lisa has been featured on the following podcasts:
That Badass Podcast- What Does a Healthy Menstrual Cycle Look Like with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, April 8, 2019
Startup Pregnant- Optimize Your Fertility + Heal Your Body, April 8, 2019
Birth Kweens- Postpartum Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, April 4, 2019
Dr. Lo Radio Show- Cycle Tracking + Preparing Your Body for Pregnancy with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, March 22, 2019
Better Every Day Podcast- Sarah & Dr Brooke #119 The Fifth Vital Sign with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, March 20, 2019
Womb Centered Healing Podcast- Lisa Hendrickson-Jack’s Interview on her recently published book, “The Fifth Vital Sign”, March 17, 2019
Fertile Minds Radio- Master Your Cycle & Optimize Your Fertility, March 17, 2019
Nourishing Women Podcast- Fertility Awareness Method, the Menstrual Cycle & Hormones with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, March 15, 2019
Fourth Trimester Podcast- How To Tell When You’re Ovulating With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, March 10, 2019
The Fearless Women’s Podcast- How Your Period is a Window to Your Health with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, March 3, 2019
Yoga | Birth | Babies- The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycle and Optimize Your Fertility, Feb 27, 2019
The Wholesome Fertility Podcast- Lisa from Fertility Friday Discusses Her Book “The Fifth Vital Sign”, Feb 26, 2019
The FertilityHour Podcast- Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa of Fertility Friday, Feb 15, 2019
The Birthful Podcast – Postpartum Fertility: What you need to know, with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, Feb 5, 2019
Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics Podcast – Fertility Awareness, Conception & Contraception, January 31, 2019
The Period Party Podcast – The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, January 28, 2019
UpliftFit Nutrition- Fertility & Getting Your Period Back After Birth Control with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, January 27, 2019
The Magamama Podcast – Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on The Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign & Holistic Reproductive Health, January 25, 2019
The Heavy Flow Podcast – Using Fertility Awareness to Claim the Power of the Menstrual Cycle, January 24, 2019
Shameless Sex Podcast - Birth Control and Your Libido With Fertility Friday - January 22, 2019
Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast - How to Improve Egg and Sperm Health - January 21, 2019
Love & Guts Podcast - Why We Should Rethink Our Use Of Hormonal Birth Control - January 20, 2019
The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility brings together over 1000 meticulously researched scientific references to help you understand your menstrual cycle. It aims to better connect women with their menstrual cycles and to break the myth that ovulation is only important when you're ready to have a baby.
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.
Whether children are a part of your future plans or not, your health matters. Start learning more now, and take control of your fertility and your health.