Easy Ways to Support The Mind-Gut Connection This Christmas Season
You may have heard of the mind-gut connection, otherwise known as the gut-brain connection, but what is this really referring to and is it really founded on science? In this article, we’ll discuss what the mind-gut connection is, how it impacts a variety of areas of your health and how you can support this crucial connection in easy, attainable ways this Christmas season and beyond…
Warming Winter Foods for Fertility
With the snow and cooler weather finally settling in, let’s chat about ways you can use seasonal foods and spices to support fertility. Just as your body starts to crave more warming foods during the cold winter months, your reproductive system and fertility benefit from them also…
A Safer Weight Loss Alternative to GLP-1 Drugs?
In recent years, GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic have gained popularity for weight management and controlling blood sugar. However, while effective, these drugs can come with significant side effects. In our previous blog post, we discussed the risks of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic…
Are GLP-1 Drugs like Ozempic The Golden Ticket to Weight Loss?
The use of trendy weight loss drugs has been no secret over the past few decades and you’ve likely heard of the latest trend that’s taken the media by storm: GLP-1 antagonists (aka GLP-1’s), with one of the most popular drugs being Semaglutide, or perhaps better known as Ozempic…
How To Use Nutrition To Boost Immunity This Fall
As the leaves begin to change and the weather gets cooler, our immune systems may need a little extra support to ward off seasonal illnesses and stay resilient through the colder months. Thankfully, there are plenty of immune-supportive foods at your fingertips to keep you feeling your best. Here’s how you can use food to boost your immunity naturally...
6 Benefits of Collagen for Women in Their 30’s and 40’s
Collagen is a well-known beauty supplement, but there is so much more to collagen than meets the eye. As a woman focused on optimizing fertility, maintaining youthful skin, and supporting hormonal balance, collagen peptides can be a fantastic addition to your wellness routine. In this blog, we’ll talk about the top 6 benefits of collagen peptides and how to choose the best type of collagen for optimal results...
6 Reasons to Avoid Refined Sugar When Trying to Conceive
We get that your fertility journey can feel overwhelming. One area we highly recommend prioritizing is your diet, particularly reducing your refined sugar intake (for men and women.) Refined sugar is seemingly everywhere in modern diets, but it can have adverse effects on your body, especially when you're trying to conceive...
Could Your Fatigue, Hair Loss, Bloating & Weight Gain Point Thyroid Imbalance?
The amount of women that come to see us in our clinic with fatigue, hair loss, bloating, and weight gain is extremely high. While these issues can arise from a variety of causes, they are always interconnected and can be indicative of underlying thyroid problems. The thyroid, a small gland located in the neck, plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism, energy…
5 Non-Toxic Swaps for Healthier Hormones
Summer is a great time to find healthy, non-toxic swaps for some of your essential household and personal products. I know it can feel overwhelming when you start reading about how everything is toxic (we’re with you on that one!), but when you take it one step at a time and focus on a single category, it makes it a lot easier, less overwhelming and totally doable to clean up your home and personal products…
Your Healthy Summer Guide For Lower Cortisol Levels
If you’re like me, you wait for summer all year long! The warmth, sunshine and fresh air are so rejuvenating, but with summer being so short, it can also be a season where we pack our schedules full, which can cause cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone, to rise. For women, maintaining a healthy…
Hidden Dangers of Toxins On Women’s Hormones
In our modern world, we are surrounded by a myriad of toxins that can have significant impacts on our health. While everyone is susceptible to these environmental hazards, women, in particular, face unique challenges. Toxins in the environment, household products, and even…
The Secret to Clear, Healthy Skin: Detoxifying from Within
Did you know that clear, healthy skin is a reflection of your internal health? Poor skin health is a big sign of internal toxicity. It makes sense when you think about what a healthy, vibrant person looks like—their skin usually looks clear, bright, and, well, healthy!
Top 6 Holistic Solutions for PCOS
If you have PCOS, it can feel nearly impossible to lose weight, regulate your periods and have thriving fertility. But there are many ways you can support the body’s natural, innate ability to regulate and heal. Underlying factors like insulin resistance…
How Insulin Resistance Drives PCOS & Infertility
If you have PCOS, you likely already know its strong connection to infertility, but did you know that insulin resistance is one of the main underlying causes of both of these conditions? Insulin affects…
The #1 Cause Of PCOS
PCOS is a complex metabolic condition primarily involving the endocrine system. It is the most common endocrine problem for women of reproductive age and has been shown to affect up to 10-20%, or over 5 million women in the US. Unfortunately…
How Cortisol Impacts Your Hormones As A Woman
Cortisol is known as the body’s main stress hormone, but it does a lot more than make us feel stressed or anxious. It has a wide-spread impact on the variety of hormones and systems throughout the body. This article will give you a high-level look at how elevated cortisol levels can impact various hormones and hormonal conditions, such as insulin, PCOS, fertility, thyroid health and PMS…
5 Steps to Detox for Less Bloating, More Energy & Clearer Skin This Spring
In today's fast-paced world, our bodies can easily become overwhelmed with toxins from our environment, processed foods and everyday exposures. These toxins can wreak havoc on our digestive system, tank our energy, create issues with our hormones…
Keys To Calm In Your Luteal Phase
Last time, in part 3 of our 4-part series, we discussed how to optimize the Ovulatory Phase of the menstrual cycle. Today we’ll be breaking down how you can encourage a healthy and balanced luteal phase to feel your best in the week or so leading up to your period…
Optimizing Your Ovulatory Phase
In our last blog, we talked all about optimizing the follicular phase, where the ovaries have been preparing an egg for ovulation. Following the follicular phase, we have the ovulatory phase, which typically occurs around days 13-15…
Your Guide to Thriving in Your Follicular Phase
In this 4-part series, we’re sharing all about how you can optimize your nutrition, focus your exercise and adjust your lifestyle to thrive throughout the 28-day menstrual cycle. In our last article, we talked about the Menstrual Phase (days 1-7) and shared how you can begin to adapt these areas to promote easier periods. Today, we’re talking about the the Follicular Phase, which the menstrual phase is technically a part of…