This book was extremely interesting, detailed, and informative. A Naturopath who shares her research and client's stories on going by a 7-day protocol determined by the day you were born. Sure, some may call this woo-woo, but there is a lot of science behind this, and makes a lot of sense when you think of the other things on this planet and in this universe with their cycles. I for one and willing to give it a go and although I have not tried the protocol yet, I am eager to get started. I read the book and made a lot of notes but I do wish there was maybe a cheat sheet to just check each day quickly. I also wonder about the times of birth, if for instance you are born late in the afternoon, does your Day 7 start at that time or when you wake up? Anyway, even if you don't believe in this 7 day cycle we have, the tips and techniques and protocol would still work for anyone. But in reading this, it truly does make sense, and I can't wait to get started. Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to read and review.

This was a mix of scientific evidence and some real woo-woo stuff. I appreciated that the author recommended minimizing inflammatory substances rather than completely excluding them from your life, but some of the recommendations required a level of privilege that I certainly don't have (I don't think my doctor is suddenly going to come in on a Saturday just because it's best for me!). An interesting read.

I enjoyed this book even if I am still a little skeptical. Dr. Audrey argues that our bodies follow a rhythm of building, healing, detoxing, etc. on a 7 day cycle the way so much of the rest of our bodies work on cycles (the 24 hour cycle, the 28 day cycle, etc.). She says that the day of the week that we're born is our first traumatic physical day (no longer tied to your mother for breathing, nutrients, etc. complete change in atmosphere, etc.) and our bodies began the healing and rebuilding process the next day, so your personal 7 day cycle starts the day after the day you were born. I was born on a Sunday, so Monday is the start of my building and regrowth cycle, with Tuesday through Friday being my physically strongest and Saturday and Sunday being the days that my body starts with its most intense breaking down, purging, etc. and has the highest inflammation levels. So I should rest and drink more water on Saturday and Sunday and avoid intense exercise or medical procedures since my body is already struggling with its own internal cleansing storm on those days. Shrug.

It all sounds a little crazy even to me, but it was such a good read and I love the fact that she tested this on hundreds of her own patients and filled it with interesting scientific studies. When she came up with the theory after noticing that one of her patients who had cancer had very different levels of inflammation on certain days of the week but that other patients had their own different levels on totally different days, she asked quite a few of her patients to allow her to draw blood on all different days and see if it rang true, and also started to prescribe different regimens on different parts of their cycles. For instance, you take vitamins and supplements on your days 1-5 and take different things to support your liver and kidneys on your days 6-7. You do more vigorous exercise on your days 1-5, and concentrate on simple things like walking or yoga or your days 6-7. I also really enjoyed all the personal stories she fills the book with about patients who implemented her plan.

Interestingly, my husband and I were both born on a Sunday and our five kids were born on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I'm sort of keeping an eye on all of us to see how this 7 day cycle really looks and whether any of us are more likely to get sick on certain days or have more aches and pains. I have noticed some things that seem to bear it out, but I'm considering it merely an interesting coincidence at this point. My 18 y/o son came to me last Thursday complaining that his entire body hurt from doing too much exercise and I noted that he was my Thursday baby, for instance. But I just noted it with a smile, the way I'd note if my horoscope was especially accurate one day even though I don't believe in horoscopes. It's still fun to read them!

Audrey goes into chapters of how to eat, exercise, supplement, live, etc. on each of your 7 days of your cycle, with commonsense advice about nutrition. Some people will find her nutritional advice overly hard since she does advise against common Standard American Diet foods like processed carbs, red meat, sugar and dairy. But she also says to just "minimize" and "prioritize" foods, not to restrict anything. She advises the 80/20 principle, where you choose healthy foods 80% of the time. And she tells you if you're going to have cake, go ahead and have it on day 4 or 5.

Do I plan to change my life based on this and do I take it as gospel? No, but it was a fun and interesting read with basic advice that will do most people well even if it isn't true. We should have days when we take things slower, we should eat these ways, and the small number of supplements recommended are healthy ones and good advice. It's also well written and fairly easy to implement.

I'll let you know if my life changes in 7 days. ;)

I read a digital ARC of this book via Net Galley.

This book isn't for me. I thought it was going to be something different, more along the lines of exercise and meditation, but it was more of a naturopath book. I feel that people that enjoy naturopathy might enjoy reading this book, but as someone who doesn't, it was not for me.

The title was intriguing for sure. A lot of us are always looking for the next best way to "change our lives", especially as it relates to health. I read the first few chapters in the book and found it to be interesting but then things just started to drag out. I was looking for the practical tips earlier in the book and found myself being uninterested after a while so I, unfortunately did not even finish it.

As an a certified integrative life and wellness coach, I'm naturally draw to books with unique perspectives on and approaches to personal growth, health, and wellness. Dr. Audrey intrigued me with the concept of the circaseptan rhythm, and I appreciated the opening Marcus Aurelius quote about being "part of the whole which is governed by nature." I did feel like Audrey was trying too hard to campaign for the number seven in chapter one - yes to more science on the circaseptan rhythm, no to every. single. place. that seven shows up in spiritual practices, biology, arts and cultural references, and idiomatically. Also, the organization of the early information could have ordered better - tell readers how to calculate their Day One before going into the overview of each day. I was 20% of the way through the book before I got to the instruction for calculating my cycle. Then there's a lot more exposition and what feels like 'introductory' material before we get to what to actually do. Oh hey there chapter five that starts out like a bad noir novel - "Palm Springs is a literally hotbed of secrets." Next up, page after page of medical conditions with prescriptive clinical tests to request from one's doctor before embarking on the protocol. 53% of the way through and still no real guidance or direction on how to personally 'change my life' or structure my life around this circaseptan rhythm.

Finally after a bit of opining on childbirth in chapter seven, we get to what happens and what to do on each day of the cycle. Whether this is by design (hello, 7) or accident is irrelevant at this point, as less than half of the book is actually dedicated to actionable advice on her overarching idea. I also found it problematic that a board certified doctor would ever tell someone that their body will go back 'normal' after a single day of a 'storm.' It sets a completely unreasonable expectation while providing no level set for how the word 'normal' should be interpreted.

Ultimately I found the theories presented here to be fully unaligned with the actual rhythms and energy ebbs and flows of my own body, my personal empirical evidence disproving the applicability of this protocol for me.

Being interested in astrology and the like, this title intrigued me. When I started reading - WOW!

Based on some solid science, A Week to Change Your Life talks about an internal cycle your body goes through to heal and cleanse itself. This cycle operates on a weekly schedule, ending on the day you were born.

Since I was born on Monday, Sundays and Mondays would be the days of the week my body would be at it's 'lowest' as it would be in the process of detoxing itself. Then Tuesday, my energy and mood would improve and then drop back down as it gets to Sunday/Monday.

So much in this book really hit home, in particular with my youngest daughter who suffers from lupus.

One of the smallest things in the book had the largest impact on me. In discussing what to eat is the use of the words 'prioritize' and 'minimize'. Yes, it's just words, but mentally it has had a huge impact on my mindset. Instead of saying 'don't eat' or 'only eat this', it makes me much happier in trying out this system.

I have ordered by own copy of the book so I can make notes as I see how this helps my 64 year old body deal with inflammation and lack of energy.

I found the idea of this book to be interesting, with the day of the week that you were born affecting certain things in your life. There are some things that I found thought-provoking and others that I didn't agree with. It's a good concept, but I find it hard to believe that with nearly 8 billion people on the planet, that there are only one of seven paths. Regardless, I would recommend this if you're someone who is interested in birth traits.

This book takes an empathetic approach and gives bite size approaches and allows you to have kindness and patience with yourself when dealing with life. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. Highly recommend. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The title itself is what intrigued me about this book--a week to change my life? I can do that! However, this book is more about what happens to your body within a week, and the weekly protocol you should follow to optimize your health.

While some of the concepts in this book may be challenging for some to wrap their minds around, as someone who is a cancer survivor I personally have learned to become open-minded. The author backs up the benefits of the protocol discussed in this book with first-hand accounts and experiences from her past patients, on top of the more literal explanations. The discussion of supplements, the suggested regimen for them and how they can impact your body throughout the week is what I found to be the most valuable part of this protocol.

While I do not think I will be arranging appointments, travel plans and meetings based on days of the week as the protocol in this book may suggest, I still appreciated what was discussed within this book. I think the true value in the pages was information and guidance on diet, supplements and how your body functions.

I would recommend this book to others trying to get in control of their body.

Thank you to Simon Element for a digital copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I was intrigued by the premise of this book and thought it would be worth a read. We probably have a weekly rhythm just like we do a daily one, but this takes it too far. The day of the week I was born 30 years ago is not dictating everything in my life. My trauma did not all occur on a particular day bc I was born on that day. My liver and kidneys don't wait until a specific day to start working and detox my body.

If you read this book, take most of it with a grain of salt. Talk to your doctor, and don't implement drastic plans without support.

I was given an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley.

The feeling tired one day of the week, spoke to me. Hence my interest in the book. Learned many things. The book will slow you down to think about your body and it needs. Wishing you a restorative journey every week of the year.