title: Coming Off the Pill, the Patch, the Shot and other Hormonal Contraceptives: Learning How to Restore Menstrual Cycle Health and Endocrine Balance after Stopping Use of Hormonal Contraceptives
author: PhD, Geraldine Matus HRHPE
description: Geraldine Matus HRHPE, PhD Geraldine is the founder of the Justisse Method (1986), Justisse Healthworks for Women (2003), Justisse HRHP Training Program (2003), and Justisse College (2014), and is a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner Educator. She has worked since 1977 in the field of fertility awareness, birth con- trol education, well-woman care, and reproductive rights advocacy. She completed her training as a lay midwife in 1985, and was deeply involved in the home birth and reproductive freedom movement throughout the 70s and 80s. She completed her doctoral studies in depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2010. She integrates her knowledge of womens reproductive health with her knowledge of depth psychology, combining them to help women become empowered and to honor their bodies as the vessel for their living and being.
zlib_text: Dedication
  To every little girl who’s been told she talks too
  much or asks too many questions.
  And to all the women who went before us so
  that we could see there is a better way.
  
  Contents
  Cover
  Title Page
  Dedication
  Part I: The Problem with the Pill
  1: Real Talk About the Pill
  2: The Lowdown on Your Hormones
  3: Post–Birth Control Syndrome
  4: Take Back Your Period
  Part II: Your Body on the Pill
  5: Birth Control Hormone Detox 101
  6: Gut Check
  7: Energize Your Thyroid and Adrenals
  8: Reverse Metabolic Mayhem
  9: Take Charge of Your Mood Swings, Anxiety, and Depression
  10: Boost Your Libido and Fertility
  Part III: Take Back Your Body
  11: Principles for Getting Started
  12: The 30-Day Brighten Program
  13: Alternative Birth Control Methods
  Recipes
  Smoothies
  Creamy Strawberry Cauliflower Smoothie
  
  Lemon Berry Boost
  Morning Matcha Smoothie
  Piña Colada Cleanser
  Spicy Carrot Cleanser Smoothie
  Upbeet Citrus Smoothie
  Breakfast
  Brussels Sprouts Breakfast Hash
  Shiitake Tarragon Mini Frittatas
  Spinach