Category: Stress

Having a Consistent Routine with Food is a Great Way to Tell Your Body it is Safe

September 12, 2023

Recently I did a podcast episode on How To Eat To Support Your Hormones. One of the big topics I cover in this episode is how to create safety through nutrition. Our hormones thrive when our bodies feel safe and a great way to support safety is having a consistent routine with food. This doesn’t […]

Becoming More Resilient To Stress

July 24, 2023

A big focus in the hormone balance world is stress. ⁣This is for good reason since stress has a significant impact on our hormones because of how it changes how the body functions. ⁣ ⁣ The idea of stress has been around for a long time. Hans Selye presented his theories and research on stress […]

How Do Minerals Affect Your Mood?

July 17, 2023

Wondering if minerals can help your mental health and mood? Minerals play an important role in keeping the systems of our body healthy and functioning at their best. This includes the nervous system and the endocrine system, both of which play a big role in how we think, feel and our mental well-being. The negative […]

Supporting The Body During A Stressful Time

June 28, 2023

While there are millions of posts telling you to eat certain foods to boost your immune system, I’m going to recommend focusing on reducing stress. Why? When our minds and bodies are stressed, this down regulates our immune system. This means that reducing stress can actually support your immune system health and function in the […]

3 Steps to Start Your Digital Minimalism Journey

June 1, 2023

It’s pretty crazy when you start to evaluate how often you use your phone and how often picking up your phone for one thing automatically leads to opening up a social media app. The trip down the rabbit hole begins. What if we started paying more attention to how we use our phones, how we […]

Learning to Embrace Rest

May 30, 2023

I’m going to be honest.. I’m not great at embracing rest. I’ve gotten A LOT better, but I have had to literally change my entire life and mindset around in order to do this. I grew up with two really hardworking parents. I was taught that you had to work incredibly hard to live a […]

Increasing Your Awareness To Reduce Your Stress

April 25, 2023

If you’re trying to heal hormonal imbalances, you have to address your stress. It’s very tempting to want to take a new supplement or start a new diet and think it will solve everything. ⁣ Unfortunately, this isn’t how our hormones work. ⁣Stress directly impacts hormone production. ⁣ When our bodies experience a stressor (all […]

How to Eat More Nutrient Dense Foods

February 1, 2021

If you’ve been getting my Feminine Periodical, reading my blogs, or following me on social media for a while now, then you know that I am a bit obsessed with minerals. I do hair mineral testing with all of my clients, and you can always find me cuddled up with a research article on minerals […]

Slowing Down To Speed Up

October 16, 2020

Are you always doing? Do you find yourself moving from one thing to the next with little white space just to sit and be? Are you eating while doing other things? Are you always worrying that you are not doing enough? Continually checking things off your to-do list and still not feeling satisfied? Does the […]

Why Does My Thyroid Look Normal But I Have Clear Hypothyroid Symptoms?

October 15, 2020

Do you google your symptoms and get the answer of hypothyroidism? You then ask your doctor to test your thyroid, and everything comes back “normal.” Frustrating right? How is it possible to have such evident thyroid dysfunction, but have it appear normal on lab work? The answer is that your body is compensating. Our bodies […]