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Discover how you can use nutrition to balance your hormones naturally so you can have pain free regular periods!
by Leah Brueggemann, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner
How to Prepare for Postpartum
Are you preparing for postpartum? These are my tips to support your body and hormones and find pain relief on your postpartum journey.
How to Get Off Birth Control without Side Effects
Learn the exact strategies to get off birth control without side effects. Support your body before and after getting off birth control to replenish nutrients.
When to Run Labs for Hormone Testing
I get many questions about hormone testing, like WHEN and WHY to run labs, WHERE to get labs done, and WHAT kind of labs. Find out if hormone testing is for you.
What to do About Period Mood Swings
If you have PMDD or just find yourself feeling moody and cranky before your period, these are natural steps you can take to stabilize your moods.
Non-Toxic Black Friday Gift Ideas (That You'll Actually Want to Give... and Receive)
Finding Relief for Endometriosis Symptoms
Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that affects 1 in 10 women and causes severe symptoms and pain. This is how to address endometriosis symptoms holistically and find relief for endometriosis pain through diet and lifestyle changes.
Men’s Role in Fertility
Fertility is important for both men and women. Find out what both partners can do to prepare for conception. These tips for men explain what men should avoid to increase their fertility and supplements to support the male reproductive system.
3 Most Common Types of Hormonal Headaches
There are 3 common types of hormonal headaches. This is what causes these headaches and some things you can do to prevent them, starting with headache journaling to figure out what specifically is causing your symptoms.
How to Balance Your Blood Sugar (for non-diabetics)
Blood sugar balance is SO important, even if you’re NOT diabetic! Having imbalanced blood sugar is one of the reasons that things like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type two diabetes are on the rise. You also can’t have balanced hormones without balanced blood sugar! These are some of the common signs of imbalanced blood sugar and what to do to stop your blood sugar levels from spiking too high and dropping too low.
How to Know if You Have Low Progesterone
Learn how to know if you have low progesterone. Get the complete list of signs and symptoms affecting your mood, anxiety, depression, PMS, sleep, and more.
3 Ways to Stick to Your Health Goals During the Holidays
You know how the holiday season always kind of feels like you’re in limbo and all our normal routines go out the window? It’s hard to know what to focus on and what to let go of so that you can enjoy spending time with family and friends. You don’t have to miss out on the holiday season because you’re following a rigid plan. There are three ways you can make progress on your health goals, while still enjoying the holidays!
How to Start Seed Cycling for Painless Periods
Learn how to do seed cycling to naturally balance hormones, get rid of hormonal acne & have painless periods. Start today with the complete seed cycling guide!
The Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle
Your period isn't your whole cycle! Learn the 4 phases of your menstrual cycle, why tracking matters, and which phase is most important (hint: it's not your period).
Things I'm Loving Lately: Black Friday Edition
With the holidays starting, it’s the perfect time to check out some new products to support your health journey! So in this post, I’m sharing some of my favorite things to help you stay healthy and balance your hormones.
Detoxing Estrogen Naturally
As a society, we are extremely estrogen dominant because of the toxins in our environment, from our food to the everyday products we use. And the majority of hormone issues that many women struggle with are due to estrogen dominance! This includes things like PMS symptoms, cramps, mood swings, heavy periods, and more. I’ll show you how to detox your estrogen by supporting your hormones naturally.
How to Use Your Menstrual Cycle for Weight Loss
If you're trying to lose weight, you absolutely NEED to track your menstrual cycle. I’ll show you why this is so important and how you can use your cycle to your advantage to release extra weight.