Author: Amanda

Supporting Your Nutrient Status Postpartum

When I think about how we can support our micronutrient status postpartum, it goes much deeper than just prioritizing certain foods and supplements. While those definitely help, we also have to take a look at our stress (which will inevitably be higher, but I think there are different ways to look at this), current lifestyle, […]
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Hormone friendly snacks

What is the key to a hormone friendly snack? 👉🏼 Reducing stress on the body. We can reduce stress on the body by providing it with what it needs to thrive: protein, fats, and carbs (AKA energy)!⁣ When the body doesn’t have enough energy ⁣(particularly carbohydrates), a stress response occurs and we break down our […]
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Understanding & Supporting Optimal Copper Levels

Copper is a nuanced mineral much like iron. Both are extremely important for our overall health, but we need to be using them properly in order to keep a proper balance in our bodies. Both minerals rely heavily on a protein called Ceruloplasmin (Cp). Ceruloplasmin is what transports copper around the body. This is what […]
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The importance of glucose in the body

What contributes to excess estrogen? Glucose is the body’s preferred fuel source. We will take fat or protein and turn it into glucose even if we aren’t getting enough glucose from our diet. This is called gluconeogenesis and occurs when our blood sugar drops too low, and the body needs glucose. We store glucose in […]
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Top 10 Most Common Mineral Imbalances

Many of the most common health complaints I hear from women are related to their mineral status. Both mineral deficiencies and excesses can lead to unwanted symptoms. If I had to choose the top ten most common mineral imbalances that I see that impact women’s health the most they would be the following: Calcium Calcium […]
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How mainstream diet advice reduces your resiliency

The key to healthy hormones long-term is to build a resilient body, which can handle stress. Stress isn’t all bad and can even often be beneficial for us. The issue most people have is that their body’s do not have the resources to respond to stress appropriately after years of being depleted. Stress depletes nutrients, […]
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Top 5 mineral supportive & healing foods

What’s the best way to support our minerals? Including nutrient-dense foods every day. When we make these foods staples we provide our bodies with a consistent source and can heal imbalances and prevent them in the future. My Top 5 Mineral Supportive Foods:1. Beef liver/organ meats: Beef liver is rich in copper and other minerals […]
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Recovering From Miscarriage

Recovering from miscarriage requires a mental and physical approach. It’s easy to want to focus on the physical aspect of recovering like balancing hormones, lab testing, etc. and while all of that is important we can get into a pattern of constantly fixing. I did a podcast episode on how to recover from miscarriage with […]
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Utilizing baby massage

If you have a baby or child you are probably somewhat familiar with baby massage. It’s something we tend to do naturally when our little ones are struggling to calm them, get rid of gas, or even help them when they are constipated. I know I got familiar with baby massage real fast once I […]
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The Gallbladder & Your Hormones

If you’ve never had gallstones or worried about getting your gallbladder removed, you may not understand just how important it is. Not only do we need our gallbladder to properly digest and absorb fats in our diet, but we also need it to get rid of estrogen and toxins. We get rid of those in […]
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