Category: Hormones

Ways To Support Cervical Mucus Production (for Optimal Fertility)

Did you know that healthy cervical mucus is one of the most critical factors for trying to conceive? Without it, getting pregnant becomes a LOT harder. (Sperm need a highway to your follicles!) But it’s not the only thing that matters. In fact, there are many factors that contribute to optimal fertility. Before you think […]
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Understanding The Peri-menopause Transition

Before we get into what exactly is happening to our hormones during the transition to menopause, I want to talk about when this can happen since I think it begins a lot sooner than most women realize. Typically, you will be going through menopause somewhere around the time your mother went through menopause. For example, […]
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My Career Path To Become A Women’s Health Dietitian

I am often asked about how I got to where I am today and it really is such a loaded question. I didn’t specifically seek out becoming a women’s health RD when I first started school. I was originally interested in sports nutrition, but then I decided to come off the pill and that truly […]
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Thyroid, Estrogen, & Fibroids

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign uterine tumor. Approximately 60-65% of women develop fibroids by age 50. That’s a HUGE part of the population. Unfortunately, there is a lack of great information out there on how to naturally support your body when dealing with fibroids and what can be a contributor to their growth. […]
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How to physically support detox

This isn’t an exhaustive list, but these are the ones we utilize most ourselves and with clients. 1️⃣Supporting the lymphatic system is a big one. There are many ways to do this through movement, rebounding (one of my faves), yoga, inversions, walking, etc. My favorite account with information on the lymphatic system and how you […]
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Light & Our Hormones

The way we live and what we eat have a huge impact on our hormones. This is something I’ve talked about for years and is generally accepted (at least within the holistic wellness community). Many of us are familiar with the fact that the sun helps us make vitamin D, but I would say a […]
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How metabolism impacts hormones

If your health journey was a train ride and the stops were your body’s systems, hormones would be the very last stop. Hormones are slow to change, and by the time we experience hormonal chaos, it means that we’ve likely been dealing with other imbalances for quite some time. The good news is, regardless of […]
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Experiencing period problems?

Just because something is common doesn’t mean that it’s normal. Take period problems, for example. Each month, many women suffer through what they think is a normal part of their cycle, like bloating and other digestive issues, headaches, fatigue, and the excruciating pain that comes with their period. Other women experience it as well, so […]
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Thyroid and your hormones

Are you dealing with irregular cycles, amenorrhea, a consistently short luteal phase, or periods that are too heavy/light? 🩸 If you answered yes, it might be worth looking into your thyroid health. Low thyroid function is what I deal with most commonly in the clients I work with, but both hypo- and hyperthyroidism can impact […]
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How minerals impact hormones

There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t get a DM about someone’s DUTCH test or hormone blood work that shows a hormone imbalance and then asking what they should do about it. I cannot answer these DM’s (not safe for you or me), but if I did, my first question would be […]
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