The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle…at Any Age by Rebecca Booth, MD, is a book which helps explain why women feel better, look better, and respond better to life around a certain time each month.

Dr. Booth calls these days, which are the days a woman is most fertile, The Venus Week, and gives examples of things to look for during The Venus week, as well as things that might supress the benefits of The Venus Week.

In addition to this, Dr. Booth discusses “The Beauty of Venus” and explains why hormonal changes cause women to have hair that is shinier, skin that is clear and glowing, and to have more confidence in themselves during a few days each month.

She also teaches us how to maximize that effect, and to work with our skin to minimize negative effects - for example during the Minerva phase, which is the term that Dr. Booth uses to refer to the week following ovulation dullness may occur due to a drop in elasticity in the skin - therefore during Minerva women should exfoliate their faces daily. During other weeks the face should only be exfoliated once a week.

The Venus Week was an interesting read, and although she didn’t mention beauty as much as I expected from a book that offered “The Venus Week Plan - A complete diet, lifestyle and beauty program that maximizes your Venus and improves your health,” the plan was useful, and I think I would see some improvements if I’ve followed it.

If you’ve read the Venus Week, or if you have any other thoughts about this matter, I’d love to hear what you think about it.