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The Magnificent Mineral: Exploring the Importance of Magnesium for Hormone Health
Magnesium is a vital mineral that plays a crucial role in numerous bodily functions. From supporting energy production, to helping you cope with stress, to helping you to get quality sleep, and promoting hormone health, magnesium is truly magnificent. In this blog post, we will delve into the significance of magnesium, its impact on hormone balance, how we can evaluate magnesium levels using HTMA testing, and practical ways to incorporate more magnesium into your diet. Unfortunately, a significant portion of women are deficient in magnesium and don’t even know it. This can be a contributing factor to hormone imbalances, low energy, mood swings, blood sugar imbalance, difficulty managing stress, and…
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When to Seek Professional Help for Hormonal Imbalances: Tune in to Your Body, Babe!
We know that being a woman comes with its fair share of hormonal roller coasters. From mood swings to irregular periods, we’ve experienced it all. But how do you know when it’s time to wave the white flag and seek professional help for your hormonal imbalances? Let’s dive in and discover the signs that your body is sending, so you can take control of your health and rock that hormone harmony like a boss! We all have days when we feel a little off, but if your hormonal symptoms are interfering with your daily activities on the regular, it’s time to pay attention. When you find yourself struggling to concentrate…
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How Hormone Imbalance & Anxiety are Related in Moms
Hormone imbalance can cause a wide range of symptoms including mood swings, fatigue, weight gain, and more. One of the most common symptoms of hormone imbalance is anxiety, which can be particularly challenging for moms who are already dealing with the stress and demands of motherhood. Let’s explore the link between hormone imbalance and anxiety in moms, and then I’ll provide you some strategies to help with both. Understanding Hormone Imbalance Hormones play a crucial role in the body, regulating everything from metabolism to mood. When hormones are out of balance, it can cause a variety of annoying, unwanted symptoms, including anxiety. Hormonal imbalances can be caused by a variety…
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Symptoms are Messages
Often times when you’re suffering through a combination of symptoms, it can feel like your body is betraying you at every opportunity. But I have a challenge for you today: Stop thinking of those symptoms as your body betraying you, and instead think of them as your body’s way of communicating with you. Those symptoms are little messages from your body that it needs more or less of something. Think of what things could be causing your symptom(s)—sometimes there’s several possibilities. Tired? Maybe you need more rest, mineral support, better quality sleep. PMS? Maybe you need to reduce your toxin exposure, increase your fiber, Mood swings? Do you need to…
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What can you learn from blood work? A client case study
Last week I shared a post about examining blood work through a functional medicine lens & shared some of the things you can learn about your health that way. You can check it out here. To help you get a better picture of this, I want to share with you a client case study example! This client’s top 3 complaints are fatigue, weight loss, & anxiety. What I identified by reviewing her labs:-insufficient protein intake-stressed adrenals-dehydration-low potassium-deficiency in B vitamins-calcium deficiency-magnesium deficiency-intestinal malabsorption-low stomach acid production-inflammation-copper deficiency-iron deficiency anemia-heavy metal stress Once I’ve reviewed the numbers data, it’s important to review the client as a whole. In this case I…
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Reviewing Blood Work with a Functional Medicine Lens
When I work with clients, I typically recommend that they get some functional lab testing done; I always recommend HTMA testing and sometimes DUTCH testing. I feel that these tests give us the necessary data to make a truly customized plan for them to reach their goal of being hormonally balanced. But, what I’ve heard from several members of my community is that the cost of functional lab testing prevents them from working with me inside my program. I’ve also heard a strong desire to be able to utilize insurance to cover part of the costs. This is where the use of blood labs can be so beneficial. A client…
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So, tell me more about HTMA testing
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis is a simple & easy test you can collect from yourself at home & mail off the lab right from your mailbox! To do the test you clip a small sample of your hair and send the root (scalp end) to the lab. They send me the results & I’m able to examine each of the individual minerals and several heavy metals. There’s 37 data points in total! How is this helpful? Our body deposits minerals into our soft tissues (our hair is a soft tissue) in very specific patterns based on what’s going on within the body. From these patterns we gain insight into your thyroid…
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Working with a Hormone Coach
Have you been wondering what it looks like to work with a hormone coach to fix your hormone imbalances? I can’t speak for all the hormone coaches out there, but I can certainly pull back the curtain on what it looks like to work with me! Each of my clients go through a three-step process: On-Going SupportMy clients & I work together for a minimum of 12-weeks, this time together includes weekly check-ins via email where I can provide support, answer questions, & hold them accountable on a certain habit or goal they are focused on for that week. Example: I recently had a client that really needed to focus…
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One thing I Wish I had Known Before Stopping Birth Control
This could alternatively be titled “One thing I Wish I Knew Before Starting Birth Control” but I try to give myself grace. I was only 17 years old when I started birth control & it was my provider’s responsibility to ensure I was making an informed choice……..something I feel like modern medicine is STILL failing women at. But we’ll save that conversation for a different day. What I wish I had known: birth control depletes minerals & vitamins. Including: folate, B vitamins, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E & more! Why would this be helpful to know prior to going off birth control? Having depleted vitamin & minerals is…
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Post Partum Recovery-6 months
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. At the time I’m sitting down to write this may baby is 7 months old toady! The fact that I’m writing this post a month late should give you some insight into how busy I’ve been LOL Physical Back in June I decided I was ready to start getting back into a routine of increasing my movement. Working from home drastically decreased the amount of steps I was getting each day (like less than 2,000 consistently) and I could majorly feel…
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