I get asked all the time what women should be doing daily to support their hormones. So I thought it was time to put together an episode that outlines the top five things I do everyday to support my hormone & overall health (plus a couple of bonuses!). 

Beyond the basics of eating nutritious food, staying hydrated, movement, sleep, and stress reduction, our hormones need other specific support. I spill the beans, which includes:

-What I do to up my protein intake each day

-The best way to combat stress

-The thing that I keep to a minimum

-Specific nutrients I use based on hormone labs

-What's had the biggest impact on my sleep

Plus two bonus things that take hormone health to the next level!

If you want to sign up for the next free webinar coming up on Dec. 1st at 12pm, you can do so here: Why Making Yourself #1 Is The Only Way Your Hormones Are Gonna Chill The F Out.

Planning a long trip or moving abroad for a job or for fun (aka #lifegoals)? Figuring out the healthcare situation in a new place can be both daunting and frustrating. 

That's where Expat Health Code comes in. 

Especially if you have been working with or using Functional or Naturopathic medicine, it can be hard to find these options outside of the US or Europe. That's why today's guest, Vashti Kanahele, MS, CHHC created Expat Health Code. 

Bringing together a Naturopathic Doctor alongside functional health coaches, Vashti has developed a comprehensive experience for the expat community to access the healthcare they may be missing. 

After living in 6 countries outside of the US, from Iraq to Nigeria, Vashti understands the ups and downs and pitfalls of trying to figure out healthcare in different countries. She shares her experiences (some of which will surprise you!) and explains how to navigate a new place to build yourself the best healthcare team. 

You'll also learn where she got the best healthcare, and where it was the toughest. 

This is a fascinating episode for those Americans living outside the US, or anyone who moves to a country different from their place of origin. Or if you are like me, and plan to eventually move abroad, this episode will give you the health foundations you need for the eventual move. Find out more at the Expat Health Code website or on their IG. 

Vashti Kanahele is a Functional Medicine Coach and founder of Green Papaya Health.Vashti has a background in healthcare and international development. She is a certified holistic health coach through the Integrative Women’s Health Institute. Vashti has pursued further education in Hormone Health, Environmental Health, completed the Fix Your Period Apprenticeship, as well as advanced studies in Functional Medicine. Before becoming a Health Coach, she worked for the United States Agency for International Development, focusing on maternal/fetal health. Vashti worked in conjunction with the United Nations on several projects in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She holds a BA and MSHS.

Her own journey with complex chronic illness, miscarriages, and feeling passed over by the medical system led Vashti to change careers and become a health coach. She believes that crap food, toxins, and stress are a big reason why we struggle and is on a mission to help as many people as possible get better and stay better. In her private practice, Vashti works with women with complex chronic illnesses including mold illness, Lyme, and autoimmune conditions. Vashti doesn’t subscribe to a one-and-done method, but rather that each individual that she’s see’s is unique, and therefore, their coaching experience is based on their biodindivuality. She is constantly researching new methods to meet clients where they’re at to help them regain vitality.

Vashti has been an expat for 12 years, and while it has its challenges, she can’t imagine living life any other way. She has lived in Baghdad, Beirut, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Lagos, and Willemstad. Vashti is passionate about bringing a blend of functional and naturopathic care toexpats and their families and building a supportive community. In her practice, Vashti provides 1:1 consultations and coaching packages.

Find out more at her website.

Have you heard of the Carnivore Diet?  

If you haven't, this dietary approach is all about eating just animal foods. Yep, no vegetables whatsoever.   

And while that may sound like a prescription for heart disease based on conventional thinking, many people embarking on the Carnivore Diet are  finding the opposite.   

They are enjoying better health than they have in their lifetime.   

On today's episode of Hormonally Speaking, I talk with Ede Fox, aka @blackcarnivore, who lost 80 pounds on first a keto - then transitioned  to Carnivore - diet.   She also reversed multiple autoimmune diseases once going full  Carnivore.   

Ede breaks down for us:  

-The different "levels" of Carnivore 

-Oxalates in vegetables and how they can be damaging to our health 

-The importance of community and support when going on a Carnivore journey 

-How this diet can be particularly beneficial for the Black community  

-How going Carnivore can positively impact your hormones  

This is a fascinating conversation, and I recommend going into it with  an open mind if this is the first you've heard of Carnivore. You are  guaranteed to learn a ton!  

Ede Fox is a health coach and founder of the Black Carnivore community.  Fox lost 80lbs, regained her health on a carnivore diet then turned to  help others find the same success.  She runs a carnivore coaching  program, a growing facebook community, hosts a Podcast and a weekly  livestream on Youtube.  If you are interested in a strong supportive  community of carnivores you’ll want to follow her on YouTube and  Instagram to stay on top of all she’s doing.  

Instagram: @blackcarnivore 

Facebook: Ede Fox 

Podcast: Black Carnivore Podcast 

YouTube: Black Carnivore 

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What's the one thing that so many women are overlooking when trying to fix their hormones?  

Environmental toxins.   

Sadly, we have a plethora of chemicals in our environment, beauty  products, and food that negatively impact both our hormones and overall  health in a deep and profound way.   

And because many of these chemicals have been deemed "safe," we miss the  compound effect they are having inside of our bodies.   

In the kick-off episode for our third season of Hormonally Speaking, I  speak with environmental toxins expert and self-professed nerd Lara Adler, who breaks down a ton of scientific info for us, including:  

-How the industry studies chemical toxicity, and how this isn't the best  approach to determining the actual effects on our health 

-Specifically how these chemicals impact our hormone receptors, as well  as how they mimic our own hormones 

-Where to look for the biggest offenders, and how to start clearing  these chemicals out of your environment   

This is a power-packed episode of information that will surprise you,  and just might be the key to your hormonal dysregulation.   

Lara Adler is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and self-educated  Environmental Toxins Expert. She's been a featured speaker on over a  dozen Summits, dozens of podcasts, and appeared in a 9-Part Documentary  Film Series viewed by millions around the world. She is a member of the  Naturopathic Association of Environmental Medicine and the American  Holistic Health Association.  She's attended lectures and symposiums presented by highly respected  institutions like the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Mount Sinai  Children’s Environmental Health Center and by many of the top names in  Epigenetics, Hormone Disruption, and Environmental Health, on topics  ranging from prenatal chemical exposures to environmental chemicals  impact on the developing brain.  She reads books on plastics, flame retardants, and water fluoridation  for fun, and feels honored to share what I know with others, so they can  make smarter, healthier choices. Find out more at her website.

Learn all about what we're covering in this year's Hormone Summit, plus more.

Haven't signed up for the Summit yet? Head over here IMMEDIATELY if not sooner to grab your spot!

Do you change your skincare routine throughout the month? Probably not (I know I don't!). 

But why not? It turns out our skin cycles too, based on our hormones (of course). 

On today's episode, I'm talking with skin care specialist Rachel Kraus, founder of Dirty Peach Skin, about how our skin changes throughout our menstrual cycle. We dive into what types of products, ingredients, and practices are best depending on if you find yourself in your follicular, ovulatory, luteal, or menstrual phase. 

We also talk about toxins found in much of skincare out there, and what you should be looking out for. Skin is our biggest organ, so it matters what we put on it!

If you have trouble with breakouts around your period, dry skin, sensitive skin (I had to get in a question about rosacea!), this is the revolutionary episode for you.

Rachel Kraus is the owner and founder of Dirty Peach Skin. An  innovative skin care company that uses the power of clean products and  cycle syncing to kick hormonal acne to the curb! We formulate products  to be safe for women's hormones and fertility. And we believe in  changing the beauty industry by making skincare more about women's  health and less about beauty.

Rachel has been formulating  products for close to a decade and recently found herself in the women's  health industry after having multiple issues with hormonal acne and  period problems! All of which was solved by her own products and cycle syncing! Find her at her website or on Instagram. 

Been feeling hungover lately after only a glass of wine?  

Notice that your energy is off the entire day after enjoying a cocktail?  

Does sleep escape you when you include a beer with dinner?  

These are all signs that alcohol may be working far more against you these days rather than helping to calm you down. 

And it  may be one of the biggest reasons your hormones are out of whack.  

In this week's episode, I chat with Tēfa Hallock, who decided to quit  drinking two years ago when she noticed how much it was impacting her  energy and ability to focus on her daughter's needs.   

Though not a big drinker before, Tēfa learned how much alcohol was  influencing not only her energy, but also her emotional world. We dive  into what this experience has taught her, the benefits physically as  well as spiritually, and how she deals with social experiences now (yes,  she still goes out!).   

We also talk about the ways that her menstrual cycle changed after  giving up alcohol, which is particularly important for women in their  40s as their hormonal landscape is shifting and the liver needs extra  support. One study recorded increased levels of estrogen, testosterone,  and luteinizing hormone (LH) after just one alcoholic drink.   

Raw and authentic, this interview provides a window into recognizing  when alcohol is impacting more than you think.   

Tēfa Hallock's unique resume blends 25 years of environmental activism  with decades of business leadership, project management, and sustainable  local government work. Her interdisciplinary expertise is a valuable  asset to elected officials, CEO's, and executive directors who must  remedy complex environmental, operational, or financial issues.   

Tēfa's ability to cultivate successful endeavors while staying true to  core values makes her a welcomed member of many teams, especially those  looking to make a real difference in the world. Find out more at her website, or drop her a message at her IG.

Fertility is a tough subject for many women these days, but it doesn’t have to  be. In today’s interview, Dr. Cleopatra shares with us how you can not  only easily get pregnant in your 20s, 30s, and 40s, but you can also  have the superbaby of your dreams!

If  you’ve struggled to get pregnant, take heart – Dr. Cleopatra will make  you a believer because she’s helped so many women around the world to  get there. Focused on what she calls the “primemester” – the 3 months  before you fall pregnant – it’s all about using epigenetics and  cutting-edge research to help you naturally conceive.

Dr. Cleopatra is The Fertility Strategist and Executive Director of  The Fertility & Pregnancy Institute. She is a scientist and  university professor who pioneered the field of fertility biohacking and  creating superbabies. To date, Dr. Cleopatra has scientifically studied  tens of thousands of women and families and has helped women in 19  countries on 6 continents have their superbabies. She has received  nearly $3 million in grant funding from multiple arms of the National  Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National  Institute on Standards Technology, and private foundations, including  the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Dr. Cleopatra has been cited  in over 1,000 scientific studies in the past 5 years alone, and is a  selected member of the Fulbright Specialists Roster. Dr. Cleopatra is  the author of the forthcoming book detailing her revolutionary at-home  conceiving system, the Primemester Protocol. Dr. Cleopatra  teaches women to use the primemester—the magical and powerful window of  opportunity before pregnancy when we literally have the power to change  the quality and expression of the genes that we pass down to our babies  and grandbabies—to create their superbabies.

Using the  science-driven, big-hearted Primemester Protocol developed and refined  by Dr. Cleopatra over the past 24 years, in combination with the  cutting-edge process of Fertility Epigenetic Tailoring, The Fertility  & Pregnancy Institute supports women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to  reverse reproductive aging; get pregnant quickly and easily; reduce  miscarriage risk; and finally have the superbaby they have been dreaming  of for as long as they can remember.

Dr. Cleopatra and her  husband, Jaïr, have three superbabies who were conceived on the first  try using the Primemester Protocol and born in March (all three of  them!) right before Dr. Cleopatra’s 35th, 37th, and 40th birthdays.

In this interview from the 2020 Hormone Summit, I sit down with Dr. Beth Westie to chat about her revolutionary approach to balancing your hormones - eating for your cycle. 

We basically have four different bodies throughout our cycle, and Dr. Beth explains the ins and outs of this, and which foods support those different bodies. She blends together cutting-edge research along with Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine for a whole-system approach. 

This is a super-fun and inspiring interview, so I invite you to dig in and start applying some of her recommendations right away!

Dr. Beth is the author of the Best Selling book, The Female Fat Solution, the creator of the 12 Week Female Fat Solution Challenge, the Eat for Your Cycle Method, and the host of The Female Health Solution Podcast.  She has made it her mission to change the way women view their health. Traveling the country to educate and empower women to take their health  into their own hands, she uses nutrition to help women work with the natural cycle of their bodies to achieve lasting weight loss results. Learn more at her website. 

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How much are your beliefs and mindset running the game in your body?   

When we are dealing with hormonal issues and struggle with endometriosis  or other inflammatory illnesses, a lot of us are busy looking for that  magic supplement or dietary change. When in reality, we need to be  looking for what Endometriosis Expert Melissa Turner calls an  "environment of healing."   

So many women deal with perfectionism - either naturally inclined to be  that way, or because society pressures us to - and from this, stems an  epidemic of hormone issues. Problem is, we often turn to the  perfectionism when we are trying to deal with our hormonal imbalances.    

In today's episode, Melissa and I talk about approaching health from a  different viewpoint. This includes:

- Cutting through beliefs like our body is a problem that needs to be  fixed 

- Learning how to look at supporting your healing 

- How to go about making the best choices for your own body's needs, and  recognizing your inherent ability to heal    

- Tools to help calm your nervous system, which is key to connecting to your body's needs

This episode is a must listen for every woman who deals with hormone concerns, as well as those facing endometrosis, fibroids, adenoymosis, and more.

Melissa Turner has become one of the leading experts on endometriosis and how to manage it holistically. This experience came out of her own journey in struggling for over 15 years with stage 4 endometriosis and finally living a normal, pain & symptom-free life. Her mission is to empower more women to manage endometriosis holistically so they can stop suffering and reach beyond endo! Find her at her website.