Healing Hormones

Dr. Mike Belkowski is my guest today. He’s a physical therapist by trade and is passionate about providing his patients with the most effective treatment techniques – most notably, he’s a big proponent of red light therapy, launching BioLight in 2019.

We get into the teeny tiny detail in this one – down to the cellular level! Dr. Belkowski teaches us that our mitochondria react differently to different hues of light and that they’re in every single cell, producing 95% of the energy in our bodies. 

Knowing that, it’s easy to see why dysfunctional mitochondria are the root of many diseases. They’re the engine of all our amazing bodily functions – our heath!

All BioLight purchases include Dr. Belkowski’s eBook with red light therapy research, background on BioLight, and – most importantly – protocols on how to use red light at home, including how long and how often to use it and where on your body, depending on what you’re trying to treat.

We Chat About:

• How Mike discovered red light therapy
• The details of red light therapy and how it works
• Why blue light can actually be good for you (just not from technology)
• The difference between red light therapy and infrared sauna lights
• How to use red light at home and what a therapy session looks like
• Where to get started if you’re new to red light therapy

Resources:

• BioLight
• Linkedin: BioLight
• Instagram: @bioight.shop
• Podcast: The Red Light Report

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Brooke Schattner was on the pill since she was 16 – nearly a decade – and today she’s sharing her journey to leaving the pill behind and transitioning her way to FAM.

Like so many women, Brooke got on the pill because it was just “the thing to do” in your teens. There wasn’t a real reason behind it at first, and she never had a deep discussion with her parents or doctors on what the pill meant, and if it was the right choice for her body. After years of symptoms and side effects, she’s decided that it’s not for her.

I hope Brooke’s story resonates with you no matter where you are on your own hormone journey.

We Chat About:

• The doctor’s solution to side effects was always to just “try a different pill”
• Why we aren’t taught how the pill works, even if it is the right decision
• Getting on or off the pill is not just about contraception, but is also a health decision
• Shame and worry around getting off the pill for alternative methods

Resources:

• If you’re looking to get off of the pill or need help deciding what birth control method works for you, check out my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear

Connect With Me:

• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Dr. Sherri McKnight of Queen of the Thrones joins me to find the truth about castor oil, a hotly debated method for relieving inflammation and pain that goes back hundreds (even thousands!) of years. We talk about its many benefits, bust a few myths, and walk you through proper therapeutic use while highlighting the amazing easy-to-use oil packs by Queen of the Thrones.

Of course – we make sure to bring it all back to fertility and hormone health, as castor oil packs can help you have less painful periods while supporting ovulation and the successful fertilization of eggs. Don’t miss this super informative episode where we uncover the (somehow) still hidden secrets of castor oil!

We Chat About:

• Judgment vs. science in holistic health
• Hormonal benefits of castor oil
• Discovery and early research of the castor bean
• What makes Queen of the Thrones special?
• Ways to use it and how often
• Medical benefits 
• Busting myths – is it messy?
• Unexpected uses: hello eyebrows!

Resources:

• Castor Oil on PubMed
• Shop: Queen of the Thrones
• Instagram: @queenofthethrones
• Facebook: Queen of the Thrones
• TikTok: @queenofthethrones
• YouTube: Queen of the Thrones

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Today I am chatting with my friend, and queen birth control expert, Kelsie Anderson of @bunsinbalance! Kelsie is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who works with women to help them navigate hormone imbalances through diet and lifestyle changes.

She is particularly dedicated to educating women on how to effectively support their bodies while on birth control, when transitioning off, and/or post-birth control. Which is exactly what we are talking about in today’s episode.We also have a BIG announcement for you at the end of this episode… HINT … we are bundling our courses together for a mega discount.

Kelsie’s Birth Control Bounce Back course, and LUNA (my fertility awareness course), are the perfect pair to guide you through your journey of transitioning off birth control and preventing pregnancy naturally.

You will learn more and have a solid birth control game plan after listening to this episode!

We Chat About:

• What we wish doctors would tell their patients about birth control
• What post-birth control symptoms can look like
• Recommendations for transitioning off the pill smoothly
• How to get started with balancing your hormones
• The Birth Control Bounce Back and LUNA Bundle

Resources:

Get on the waitlist to get access the the BCBB + LUNA Bundle!

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Corinne Angelica is the sister I never had. You may find yourself listening to this and wondering “Why is Nina talking to herself?” But I haven’t lost it! Today, I’m talking with Corinne, a Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist who helps women regulate their period, manage PCOS, transition off birth control, and boost fertility by targeting the root cause of their imbalances and treating it naturally with nutrition and lifestyle shifts. We align so much in our missions and messages, and yet Corinne brings her own unique spin to the world of hormone balance. If you love this show, you are going to love this interview!

We Chat About:

• Corinne’s story of finding her passion in nutrition
• Understanding what hormonal birth control does to your body
• Key steps for transitioning off of birth control
• Making small changes gradually
• Advocating for yourself at the OBGYN

Resources:

• corinneangelicanutrition.com
• Instagram: @corinneangelica
• Podcast: MIND Your Hormones

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

PCOS is such a common diagnosis for women these days and can impact our lives in a number of ways. Still, getting a diagnosis can be stressful, leading women to wonder what they can do to support their bodies and their hormones. Dr. Danielle Desroche is a licensed naturopathic doctor specializing in PCOS, fertility, and thyroid health. Her goal is to discover and address the root cause of symptoms while also restoring the body so it can function optimally. We talk about the different kinds of PCOS women can have and which lifestyle changes we can make to support our health in these scenarios.

We Chat About:

• Why Danielle focuses on PCOS
• The difference between a naturopathic doctor and conventional MD
• Why PCOS is so prevalent today
• Common symptoms of PCOS
• The correlation between estrogen and testosterone
• Lifestyle tips for different types of PCOS
• Advice for women trying to conceive

Resources:

• drdanielledesroche.com
• Instagram: @drdanielle.nd
• TikTok: @drdanielle.nd

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

One of the problems with synthetic hormones is how easily they can knock our body off course and tip our hormonal balance in the wrong direction. But what if you could take something natural that supports your body’s ability to create hormones with a low risk of unwanted side effects or complications? That’s what we talk about today with Rachelle Robinett, the founder of Supernatural, a shop and educational platform for herbal medicine. 

Herbs can be used to holistically support the body, whether for hormone balance, PMS, heavy periods, sleep, digestion, and more. We get into how we can start to harvest the power of plant medicine and where you can learn more about this exciting field.

We Chat About:

• How Supernatural got started
• What herbs can help support hormone balance
• The foundations to have in place 
• Herbs to support sleep
• How to source them
• Knowing which herbs to take

Resources:

• ursupernatural.com - 15% OFF Discount Code: HEALINGHORMONES
• Instagram: @ursupernatural
• How to Source Herbs
• Herbal Bitters Recipe
• Supernatural Newsletter
• Sign-Up for a Pharmakon course 

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

Kat Kirk-Holmes is a student in my LUNA course. She is a flight attendant and doula in the Columbus area and, after five years, she’s had her IUD taken out. Before that, it was the pill for about ten years. She is now managing to prevent pregnancy through the fertility awareness method (FAM).

She shares her story of getting off birth control, the emotional and physical journey between starting it fifteen years ago to today, what made her decide to switch to natural methods, and her experience as a doula. 

You’re going to get so much out of her story no matter where you are in your hormone journey. Don’t miss it!

We Chat About:

• Kat’s experience starting birth control
• Making the decision to quit hormonal birth control
• Why Kat decided to join the FAM program
• Becoming a doula and how it connected Kat to her own body

Resources:

• babybirddoula.com
• Instagram: @baby.bird.doula
• Read: In The Flo

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

I have been getting so many questions about Phexxi, the first and only hormone-free prescription birth control gel that you can control. I’ve done my own independent research on it, but wanted to have a conversation with someone from the company to tell us more about it. So, in this episode, we head right to the top and hear from Saundra Pelletier, CEO of Evofem Biosciences, the makers of Phexxi. She’s passionate about her product and what they’ve created, and you’ll see why. She answers all of our questions, from what Phexxi is for, how it works, and more.

Important Safety Information: If you have had a history of UTIs that keep coming back or other urinary tract problems, you should not use Phexxi. Please see additional safety and PI at www.phexxi.com.

We Chat About:

• Becoming the CEO of Evofem Biosciences
• Making a female-first birth control
• Understanding the downsides of hormonal birth control
• How Phexxi works
• Who Phexxi is and isn’t for

Resources:

• phexxi.com
• evofem.com
• Instagram: @phexxi

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Sync Your Life & Menstrual Cycle
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is produced and published by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training

When we don’t have access to products and information regarding our basic biological needs, it holds us back in a number of ways in life.

Dr. Tricia Callender has 15 years of experience promoting equity, policy, and behavior change, including in her current position as Head of Diversity at Thinx Inc. She’s also built, directed, and executed the Addressing Inequalities Network Alliance (AINA), the largest and most successful online consultation in the United Nations history, featuring six-thousand member participants in over one-hundred countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, former Soviet Union, and the United States.

We talk about period equity: what that is, why it’s important, why menstruators of all kinds deserve access to period resources and products, and why this issue extends far beyond just periods.

We Chat About:

• Dr. Tricia’s background in equity
• What period equity means and why it’s so important
• The current state of period education
• What we can do to improve education and access
• What the “pink tax” is and why it is inequitable
• Moving through the world as a menstruator
• How you can help support period equity

Resources:

• shethinx.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/triciacallenderphd

Connect With Me:

• Join my FREE FAM Training: Prevent Pregnancy Naturally + Ditch the Pill Without Fear
• Free Fertility Call
• Instagram: @nourishedwithnina

Healing Hormones is a production of Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

FAM Training

Learn how to prevent pregnancy naturally and ditch birth control without fear. This training is for women who have been thinking about getting off birth control and have questions about fertility awareness method (FAM).

Join my FREE FAM Training