Category: Nutrition

How Mainstream Diet Advice Reduces 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 depletes. Stress depletes nutrients, […]
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Nourishing Your Body During Postpartum, Pt. 2

*Written by team nutritionist Emily Blasik If you missed part 1 of this series you can find that here, you’ll want to save this post for later—as it’s jam-packed with info on boosting breastmilk production, incorporating therapeutic movement, and utilizing extra support during the postpartum period. It also includes a list of our favorite resources […]
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Nourishing Your Body During Postpartum, Pt. 1

*Written by team nutritionist Emily Blasik The way that we approach the postpartum period here in the US does women a huge disservice, in my opinion. It’s all about how fast we can “bounce back” and shed the baby weight, rejoin our communities, and prioritize the caring of others. Very rarely are we told by […]
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Replenishing Your Minerals with Nutrient Dense Food

Today we’re diving into the nutrient-dense foods that will help you to replenish the minerals that stress depletes. Whether you’ve had the chance to test your minerals or not, the mineral-rich foods and beverages we’re going to cover in this newsletter are beneficial for everyone, regardless of mineral status. When we are stressed, we use […]
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Getting Back to the Basics for Healthy Hormones

I’ve written quite a bit about stress this past week on Instagram and whenever I dig into this topic, I get lots of questions around what people can do, supplements they can take, etc. to help combat stress. Here’s the deal, stress is often viewed as a thing, but it’s really a response within the […]
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Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Fruit

A while back, two large podcasts had guests saying awful things about fruit. Things like fruit causes cancer and fatty liver disease; fruit is worse than a candy bar. This is INSANE. Please do not be afraid of fruit. I go into many of the benefits of fruit below, but first, I want to break […]
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Enjoying the Process of Healing Hormones

When I first started trying to balance my hormones after coming off the pill, I looked for immediate results. I lost my period for over six months; my acne significantly worsened, I had no energy and felt like a shell of myself. I was continually trying a new way of eating, a new supplement, getting […]
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The Real Deal On Saturated Fats

Are saturated fats really the villan they are made out to be when it comes to our health? You might be surprised to hear this, but no, they are not. Saturated fats in fact are actually very stable. Think about it–they are solid at room temperatuer and very important for cell structure, hormone production, brain […]
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How To Know If You’re Eating Enough

One of the most foundational ways to support your hormones is to eat enough food. I often get asked how someone can know if they are eating enough. There are a number of signs our bodies give us when we aren’t eating enough:-Low/inconsistent energy-Poor appetite/hunger/cravings-Anxiety-Constipation-Feeling cold frequently-Difficulty falling and staying asleep-Hair loss-Irregular cycles/missing period-Irritability/mood changes-Unable […]
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