Author: Amanda

How Our Gut Health Impacts Mental Health

In 2023 I went through the Functional Mental Health Practitioner course with Brendan Vermeire  so I could deepen my knowledge of how to support those with mental health concerns that often accompany hormone health concerns. We got deep into specific labs both conventional and functional, but a lot of what it came back to was the […]
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Fitness and your hormones

There are so many different strength training programs out there that it can be hard to discern which is best for your overall health. Here’s what @adinarubin recommends looking for when considering which program to join:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​💪 Generally 2-3 days a week (or what your body tolerates).​​​​​​​​💪 Full body workouts each time (so that even if you only […]
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My Number One Way To Reduce Stress

To put it simply, my number one way to reduce stress is to stop rushing. I truly believe that if you can stop rushing, you can start healing. When we are constantly rushing from one thing to the next, rushing through meals, and always thinking about what’s coming next, we are never present. This puts […]
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A holistic approach to cavities

Cavities are extremely common and something that most people will experience in their lifetime. They are often considered normal, but what could a cavity be telling us about our health? In this podcast episode from the Are You Menstrual? Podcast episode with Dr. Kelly Blodgett from @blodgettdentalcare , he answers if it’s possible to reverse cavities and […]
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How To Optimize Vitamin D Status

Vitamin D is one of those topics I get questions about regularly. It’s a tricky nutrient that acts more like a hormone and is recommended to anyone and everyone, so it can make it hard to understand why many practitioners caution against high doses of vitamin D. When you understand what impacts your vitamin D […]
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Functions of iodine

Iodine is a mineral that is specifically part of the halogen family, which includes chlorine, fluorine, and bromine. Halogens form a salt when they react with metals. Iodine is by far the most supportive halogen and is found in every cell of the body. Every gland concentrates iodine and uses it to create hormones. Iodine […]
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Selenium: Beyond Thyroid Health

Selenium is crucial for thyroid health, but it also plays a large role in other areas of our health. A big part of its importance in the body is the fact that it is a powerful antioxidant. Selenium protects the body from stress and inflammation because of its antioxidant properties. This is part of why […]
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Zinc & Fertility

Zinc is an important mineral for many reasons. I think zinc is likely most well-known for immune system function. When I did a question box in my Instagram stories, a lot of the questions were about taking zinc when you’re sick or to prevent illness. While zinc is absolutely important for our immune system health […]
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Iodine deficiency

Iodine deficiency is a lot more common than you might think. 60% of women of reproductive age are deficient in iodine and iodine levels in the US alone have dropped by over 50% in the past 40 years, according to an NHANES study. Iodine deficiency has increased so much because of a lack of iodine […]
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Optimizing Potassium For Healthy Hormones

Potassium is one of those minerals that most people can start supporting without doing any testing and start seeing benefits because of all of the different areas of our health it impacts. Let’s talk about exactly how potassium impacts our hormones, what depletes it, and how you can start supporting potassium levels today. How Potassium […]
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