If you’ve spent years feeling exhausted, bloated, moody, or dismissed by doctors who keep telling you your labs are “normal,” this episode is for you. You’re not broken, your body is begging you to listen. Healing your hormones doesn’t start with perfection or another extreme detox. It starts with one simple thing: taking action before you feel ready.

In this episode I’m sharing:

• Why waiting for the “perfect time” keeps you stuck in the same cycle of frustration and burnout
• How to start healing your hormones without having it all figured out (and why messy action beats waiting every time)
• The truth about the “boring basics” that actually fix your hormones, like sleep, nourishment, minerals, and nervous system safety
• Why your body can’t heal if you keep jumping from cleanse to cleanse or diet to diet
• The power of consistency and joy in your healing process and how to stop treating it like punishment
• The orchestra analogy: how every part of your body works together and why restoring harmony starts with safety and nourishment
• How to use your symptoms as communication, not condemnation, and finally trust your body again
• My favorite first step for most women: balancing blood sugar with 30 grams of protein at breakfast

Healing doesn’t begin when everything’s perfect. It begins the moment you decide to start. This episode will help you stop waiting, stop doubting, and start taking the small, powerful steps that lead to real hormone balance and lasting change.

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I’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.

Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results through manageable and realistic lifestyle changes, allowing you to live a healthy and balanced life without a life-long pharmaceutical prescription.

Let’s connect:

📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/balancinghormonesnaturally/

🙋🏻‍♀️ Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_brueg/

🌐 Website: https://www.leahbrueggemann.com/

📧 Email: [email protected]

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The recommendations presented in this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice from a qualified doctor. Before making any changes to your diet and lifestyle, please consult with your healthcare provider.