Most people think hormone health is just about what you eat. But how you eat matters just as much.

When meals are rushed or eaten under stress, digestion stalls, leading to:

• Nutrient deficiencies that disrupt estrogen and progesterone

• Bloating, fatigue, or skin breakouts

• Bloo...

Hormones don’t just live in your ovaries or adrenals—they move through your entire body, including your gut.

If your digestion is sluggish or your gut microbiome is out of balance, those hormones can get reabsorbed and cause:

• Bloating, cramps, or skin issues. 

•  General inflammation

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Are You Being Heard By Your OBGYN?

Have you ever felt like your conversations with your doctor are a little one-sided? Once you spill your heart about your symptoms, your doctor usually takes over and tells you what they think and what to do next. I know a lot of women who accept whatever their doc...

There are a lot of health issues that get the back burner, and women’s health – specifically menstrual health, is one of those.

The feminine care industry is a $2 billion dollar a year industry, and the 85% of women consumers are mostly in the dark when it comes to what is actually lurking in these...

Seed Cycling, Part 3: The Right Way to Do Seed Cycling + Recipes

In our final part of this three-part series, we’re wrapping up our talk about seed cycling. In case you missed the first two articles, you can check them out here and here. 

Seed cycling is a naturopathic approach to balancing your h...

Welcome back! In case you missed Part One, I covered the basics on seed cycling, a naturopathic practice that can help to regulate women’s hormones by consuming four types of seeds (flax, pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower) at different phases of the menstrual cycle.

While there haven’t been any offici...

There’s a reason why the practice of seed cycling is trending: its powerful effects and ease on hormonal imbalance and its ease of use makes it invaluable to women who are struggling with hormones. 

Though it might sound like new knowledge (and for most people, it is), the concept is actually quite...

Think back to a time you went to your OB/GYN: maybe you kept getting severe cramps during your period, or maybe you’ve been extremely tired or moody. Whatever the reason, chances are they gave you a prescription and wished you the best. That prescription might have lessened your sluggishness or made...

Have you noticed that your mood seems to mimic the atmosphere outside? When it’s bright and sunny out, you tend to have a smile on your face (and in your soul). When it’s gray and gloomy outside, you might feel less energized. 

That’s because the light outside affects your hormones. Our bodies are ...

Stress and hormones are two problems that get blamed for a laundry list of health issues, usually as a way to “blow off” symptoms. They have far more in common than that, though.

If stress and hormones were actors, the result would be as dramatic as any daytime soap opera. Stress aggravates your ho...