Feedback on Susan’s book, Take Back Your Body:

I received your book in Friday's mail, and I spent any free time over the weekend and Monday studying it.  I absolutely love it, and appreciate the common sense approach you offer.  I started the smoothies yesterday and love them!  Thank you so much for helping me and my family save money and feel better!

Sheila Goode, Des Moines, IA

Dear Susan, I started having frequent hotflashes about 3 mos ago (2-3/hour, 24 hours/day) and was miserable. Losing sleep and exhausted. Cutting caffeine and spicy foods and black cohosh did nothing. I saw your clip on UTube and tried the nettle leaf tea. By the next day I had 5 hotflashes. By the day after that, I had none and have not had one hot flash since. I drink only one cup per day! Thank you SO MUCH for giving my life back! I have ordered your book and look forward to reading it. God bless you for sharing your knowledge with others.

-Gloria Moran, Norman, OK

Prepare to be blasted, educated with ‘a-ha-moments’ in Take Back Your Body.  Mead is highly qualitified to resuce us with this aid to regain control of our own health care…Mead’s writing style is conversational.   You will swear you are talking with her over a cup of tea, herbal, of course.  The index will lead you to the information in your area of concern—however, do read the majority of the book for the purse englightenment she will give you.  Take back your body from pharmaceutical companies, overworked physicians, the food industry, the media and from health insurance companies.  Read it, gift it, refer to it often and we will all be the better for it!

- Nancy Hansford, as seen in her 1/11/09 review in the Fort Collins Coloradoan

"Take Back Your Body is loaded with accurate, actionable information that will help anyone grab the reins of their own healthcare for the better!!"

- Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

Your book "Take Back Your Body" is AWESOME!!!
Loving it!
Bravo!
It is so usable. Refreshing!
So you! Authentic!!!
Women everywhere, and of all ages, will benefit from it!

- Marsha Sage

Every part of your book spoke to me.  Thanks for being so authentic and honest while providing simple and inexpensive ways for us to heal.  You are truly an amazing woman.  I'm glad our paths have crossed.

- Lauri Pointer

Feedback on Susan’s Public Speaking:

When we originally booked Susan Mead to be a speaker for our conference attended by high school girls, I knew she was a good speaker, but was amazed at how well she could relate to any age group. Even though our conference was presented to 16- and 17-year-olds, the principals and teachers present raved about her just as much as the girls.  One thing that truly impressed our participants was her ability to shift her own planned topics to include items which the girls expressed an interest in; very accommodating.

Susan’s energy and enthusiasm for creating a simpler path to health was just the spark many of us need to make better choices.  I overhead many of the participants say things like “inspiring and empowering”, “very fun in addition to incredibly knowledgeable”, “straight up information”, “Susan was so real”, “fun and funny while educational”, “helpful information on touchy subjects”, “a terrific program that can really influence a lot of people”, “open to everything”, “candid and unembarrassed about all questions”

Marsha Kaplan, Chair, Young Women’s Journey Conference

“We threw Susan Mead into a fire of hardened, middle-aged guys with a variety of agendas.  I was amazed at the turnaround she was able to create for our group of top-level EPA executives.  Susan not only conveyed great information that’s highly usable, but lighted the fire in us to make it happen.”

Cheryl F. Adelman, Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C.

Susan Mead was a co-presenter on several occasions when The Women’s Clinic offered a Menopause workshop in our community.  In addition to providing the latest research on HRT choices, we wanted our patients to have knowledge of accurate and helpful alternatives to support their hormonal changes.
Susan not only provided solid information regarding herbal medicine choices, but also helped our attendees learn how to make healthier choices with food and exercise.  Her presentations are well-researched, packed with helpful tips and entertaining.

One of the things that made Susan’s suggestions unique was her ability to help women integrate simple methods that require very little additional time—so important for busy Americans.  Our attendees left with specific actions they could implement quickly and inexpensively.

Although Susan is passionate regarding offering alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs and surgery, I experience her as respectful to physicians and easy to work with when we have mutual patients.  She embraces the concept of truly integrated medicine for the best interest of our patients.  When we consider a future workshop on women’s health issues, I hope to include Susan as a co-facilitator.

Sue Kozak, M.D.
The Women’s Clinic
Fort Collins, CO

Testimonials

"Thank you so much for your thorough and patient assessment of my health needs.  The herbs I have been taking for over a year have made a very positive difference for me.

I find that if I skip more than a few days my menstrual cycle issues return.  I spoke with my doctor about herbs and she said that she highly recommended them, but that one should not expect results in less than 3 months.

I saw results much sooner than that.  With herbs, a few vitamin supplements, exercise and sensible diet most of the time) my middle age wisdom has room to surface. I really appreciate your help and would highly recommend your service. Even if people don't end up taking herbs, your analysis and recommendations are very helpful."

"Desperate. That's the only word that describes my state of mind when I first became Susan Mead's patient in early 1998. Inexplicably, I had dropped more than 30 pounds and was shedding hair as well. I had also developed severe fibromyalgia.

Susan took an holistic and human approach to my care. She comprehensively assessed not only my obvious health issues but my stress levels and diet, as well. With her support and guidance, I learned that I had serious food allergies that were contributing to my weight loss and hair loss. Nearly three years later, I have regained my weight and my hair - albeit it grayer! I feel blessed to have found such an insightful and skilled health-care practitioner."

"I went to Susan with several different health issues, mainly sinus and menopausal related. She took a thorough medical history and made me my first 'brew'. I found within a month that I had improvement, and after discussing areas that still needed work, Susan adjusted my herbs further. Now we confer on a regular basis and the herbs, adjusted as my needs change, have made a remarkable difference in my quality of life. I highly recommend Susan's gentle expertise as well as her extensive herbal knowledge."

"I came to Susan Mead about two years ago. I had trouble with menopause, fibromyalgia, and poor liver functions left me feeling very low. Susan has helped me with herbs, nutrition suggestions, and recommendations for helpful readings.
I am feeling much better, my liver function studies are normal, menopause is causing very little trouble, and my fibromyalgia seems better with reduced symptoms and no side effects. I have sent both of my young adult children, ages 20 and 23, to Susan and highly recommend her to anyone who wants to feel better, in more control of their life and health to seek Susan's advice an care. It is the best present you could give yourself."

"Every spring I have a throat that decides to go hoarse and a cough that comes along with it.  No one could seem to get to the bottom of it!  Then came Susan, WOW she gave me some magic potion herbs and I was back to normal.  I have also used her services for energy building and muscle soreness after a car wreck.  I highly recommend her.  She delivers success naturally!"

Tami Spaulding, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA