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My Favorite Fertility Tracking Devices
Tempdrop What is it? A simple way to track your ovulation – wear the Tempdrop on your upper arm during your sleep and allow it
The Menstrual Life Cycle
Your period will evolve from the time you start menstruating throughout the course of your life. Yep, your period grows and changes with you! 🌱
Vitamin C For Your Cycle
I like to call Vitamin C “The Repair Vitamin” because of its healing qualities. ❤️🩹Vitamin C helps with: ✅ The metabolism of proteins✅ And the
How A Leaky Gut Affects Progesterone
I could probably write an entire book just on the importance of gut health & its connection to hormones and the menstrual cycle. In fact,
Optimize Your Circadian Rhythm To Support Your Menstrual Cycle
Ah, melatonin……the hormone responsible for regulating your circadian rhythm and helping you fall asleep at night.😴Melatonin supplements have become super popular in recent times due
Overlooked Sources of Stress
Rushing Woman’s Syndrome, a term coined by Dr. Libby Weaver, PhD, describes the health consequences women face due to the unrelenting stress and perpetual busyness
Breast MRI Study Reveals Systemic Effects Of IUD
New Study Findings: “Intrauterine contraceptive devices appeared to have systemic effects on the body akin to those associated with hormone replacement therapy.Although women have previously
How The Menstrual Cycle Affects Blood Sugar & Insulin Regulation In The Body
Our sex hormones estrogen and progesterone have quite a profound effect on how our bodies respond to sugar. Here’s what’s happening with your blood sugar
The Critical Importance of Menstrual Cycle and Reproductive Education
Written by my Fall 2020 Apprenticeship Participant, Michaela Robbins. Interested in joining my next Apprenticeship? Sign up for the waitlist here. In fifth grade, all the girls
Pelvic Organ Prolapse After Pregnancy
Written by my Fall 2020 Apprenticeship Participant, Samantha Wittkamper. Interested in joining my next Apprenticeship? Sign up for the waitlist here. I was sitting at
Low Progesterone: Why it happens and what you can do about it
Hormones. Can’t live with them, can’t live (comfortably) without them. Right? If you are like most women who have low levels of progesterone, you probably
Do You Really Need to Have a Period Every Month?
I am committed AF to giving women the truth (and nothing but the truth!) about periods and hormones. So when I started thinking about how
How to Take Your Life Back From PMDD
Maybe you’ve heard of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) before…? Who am I kidding, of course, you have! Something like 75% of the female population is estimated
Common (But Surprising) Causes of Irregular Periods
Do you have no idea when your next period will show up? It’s unpredictable and on its own schedule, either coming every few weeks or
How Ovulation Works And Why It’s So Important
If you’re trying to conceive, you’re no doubt familiar with the process of ovulation and why you really want it to happen on a regular
Postmenstrual Syndrome: When PMS Hits After Your Period
Most of us are intimately familiar with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). In fact, a full 90% of the female population regularly suffers from PMS. The struggle
How to Prevent Ovarian Cysts
Did you know that many women have ovarian cysts that occur each and every month? And that in most cases they are actually just the
How Does the Mirena IUD Work? Is it Right For Me?
I get so many questions about IUDs (hormonal intrauterine devices), which is understandable considering the fact that they seem like the prom queen of birth
What Causes Hair Loss In Women?
Whether your hair is stick straight, wavy or super curly, highlighted or au natural—we all want thick, lustrous locks. But when you see extra strands
Getting My Period Back: Why I’ll Never Take It For Granted Again
Written by my Spring 2019 apprenticeship participant, Shelby Hoefling, this post illustrates one woman’s journey of losing and regaining her period. It All Started with