Hormone Healing RD

In this episode, we are doing our magnesium deep dive and digging into the different roles magnesium plays in the body, how it impacts our thyroid, blood sugar, hormones, and vitamin D status. I will also be doing a rapid fire Q&A at the end where I will answer questions submitted on Instagram. I will be breaking down how magnesium levels impact heavy metal retention as well as all of the different types of magnesium and their uses for my patreon members. You can join to get access to all bonus podcasts and resources at patreon.com/hormonehealingrd.

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes. 

Links/Resources:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd 
• Mineral Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/63fcdeb0284142001410c683 
• Mineral Training: https://bit.ly/38BteSF 
• Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd  
• Free Healthy Period Starter Guide: https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/9c6b8cf34c   
• Master Your Minerals course: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/master-your-minerals-course 
• Boron deep dive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/nothing-boring-about-boron/id1568547321?i=1000581367892 
• Calcium deep dive episode:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calcium-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000603899369 
• Research:
  • Blood sugar: 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15319146/ 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7478262/#:~:text=High%20magnesium%20intake%20has%20been,have%20not%20been%20well%20established.
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8575413/ 
  • Nutrients magnesium:
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6298677/#:~:text=One%20proposed%20mechanism%20is%20that 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31384293/ 
  • Nutrients for mitochondria: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30201141/ 
  • Magnesium & ATP: 
    • https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.0712401105
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27434863/ 
  • Heart Health:
    • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020205

In this episode, we are doing a mineral deep dive on calcium, a mineral that is mostly known for its impact on bone health, but has a huge impact on our thyroid, ability to balance our blood sugar, and how our nervous system functions as well. As always with these mineral deep dives, I will cover what calcium does in the body and what happens when we have high or low levels. I will also be covering lab testing for calcium via blood and hair mineral testing along with providing sample days of how to get enough calcium from food for my patreon members. You can join to get access to all bonus podcasts and resources at patreon.com/hormonehealingrd. 

Quick reminder, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please talk with your healthcare provider before making any nutrition or lifestyle changes. 

Links/Resources:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd 
• Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd  
• Thyroid Training: https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/bc89ec6723  
• Iodine Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iodine-the-miracle-mineral/id1568547321?i=1000560008653  
• Master Your Minerals course: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/master-your-minerals-course 
• Boron deep dive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/nothing-boring-about-boron/id1568547321?i=1000581367892 
• Copper deep dive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/copper-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000586081883 
• Calcium regulation: https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/calcium 
• Vitamin D causing calcification (both high and low): 
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986531/#:~:text=While%20a%20large%20number%20of,term%20supplementation%20providing%20protective%20effects.  
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17218831/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24586387/ 
• Pregnancy and lactation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595236/ 
• Bone health:
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19828898/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19968914/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17944055/ 
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19488681/ 
• Iron absorption:

Welcome to season 4 of the podcast! This season we are focusing on minerals. How to test them, what the different minerals do in our bodies, how they impact our hormones and overall health as well as other systems of the body. 

We also have some exciting podcast updates. You heard me mention a podcast Patreon in the introduction. You may be thinking, what patreon? The AYM podcast patreon is new! I started it in February as a way to bring the podcast community together and provide more resources to support listeners on their healing journeys. You will still get your weekly episode of the podcast, but it will be a bit shorter (hopefully) and easier to digest. 

Each week, patrons get a bonus episode of the podcast along with downloadable resources. For example, in this episode I’m focusing on how to test minerals and what different types of tests tell you.  The bonus episode is a results review of a hair test and blood work to help bring all the principles of the episode together. The downloadable resource is a PDF of the main principles of mineral testing and lab testing resources. 

When the podcast isn’t in season, I am creating content based off monthly surveys to ensure I’m giving members the resources they need. This tier is $10. I also have an exclusive tier that is $20 a month and allows you to submit a voicemail question that I answer during a pre-recorded Q&A. Visit patreon.com/hormonehealingrd to learn more and become a patron!

Links/Resources:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hormonehealingrd 
• Mineral Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/63fcdeb0284142001410c683  
• Mineral Training: https://bit.ly/38BteSF 
• Feminine Periodical (monthly newsletter): https://hormonehealingrd.ck.page/d0317056cd  
• Iodine Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iodine-the-miracle-mineral/id1568547321?i=1000560008653 
• Metabolic Type Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-metabolic-type-on-an-htma/id1568547321?i=1000527836892 
• Macro Minerals Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minerals-101/id1568547321?i=1000527073902 
• Research Articles: 
  • The issue with blood labs:
    • Serum magnesium example: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20170394/ 
  • Iodine Urine Testing: https://www.optimox.com/content/Iodine%20Research%20Resources/IOD17.pdf 
  • Optimal levels of iodine: http://www.medicinacomplementar.com.br/biblioteca/pdfs/Nutrientes/nu-0191.pdf 
  • All iodine research articles from Hakala Labs: https://www.hakalalabs.com/Research_ep_41.html 
  • HTMA Accuracy & Comparison to Blood:
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm

In this episode, I am doing a deep dive on cholesterol and the many different things it does in the body as well as how it impacts our hormones. I’ll also be covering how certain minerals can impact cholesterol and go through some things to consider when looking at your cholesterol lab test results. 

This podcast episode is for informational purposes only. While I will be discussing lab tests and possible interpretations for results, you can’t interpret a lab completely without having a whole person to compare it to. If you have concerns about your cholesterol, please share them with your doctor or medical provider. 

Links/Resources:

• Free thyroid training: https://bit.ly/3uDbDBi 
• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h 
• Gallbladder episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gallbladder-health-your-hormones-with-olivia-haas/id1568547321?i=1000582123453 
• Iodine episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iodine-the-miracle-mineral/id1568547321?i=1000560008653 
• Top 5 Nutrition Myths: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-5-nutrition-myths/id1568547321?i=1000526229343 
• Macro Minerals episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minerals-101/id1568547321?i=1000527073902 
• Copper and Iron episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-connection-between-copper-iron/id1568547321?i=1000528570432 
• The Salt Fix by Dr. James DiNicolantonio
• References: 
  • Steroid hormones: https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-7-47 
  • Cell membranes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6383291/#:~:text=Cholesterol%20is%20the%20major%20sterol,the%20lipid%20bilayer%20on%20average. 
  • Myelin: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn1426#:~:text=Myelin%20cannot%20be%20synthesized%20without,limiting%20factor%20for%20myelin%20growth. 
  • Bile acids: 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712638/ 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712638/#:~:text=Bile%20acids%20are%20synthesized%20from%20cholesterol%20in%20the%20liver

In this episode, we are focusing on postpartum exercise with Dr. Lindsey Mathews Cantu. Lindsey is committed to supporting women in the various seasons of their lives. She started BIRTHFIT in 2013 with a deep belief that movement can be the bridge to cultivate our own intuition and a trust in our bodies. Lindsey is a Nervous System Based Chiropractor, Mercier Therapist, Birth Doula, NLP Practitioner, and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Through all the hats she wears in this world, she created BIRTHFIT as she saw a huge gap for sustainable, nervous system based movement and training for women in all chapters and cycles of their lives, specifically cycling, preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women. 

Beyond BIRTHFIT, Lindsey works in her chiropractic wellness practice, Willow Haus, that she co founded with Dr. Bria and Matt Mutch. Majority, if not all, of her clientele that she sees in office are women and pediatrics. In her spare time, Lindsey enjoys connecting with her husband Lance, working in her garden, and taking long, slow walks. 

Lindsey’s core values are LOVE, FREEDOM,  and CONNECTION. 

Links/Resources:

• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h 
• Check out the Birthfit website: https://birthfit.com/ 
• Visit Lindsey’s practice: https://willowhaustx.com/
• Listen to Lindsey’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-birthfit-podcast/id1086509138 
• Follow Birthfit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birthfit/ 
• Follow Willow Haus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willow_haus/ 
• Follow Lindsey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsey_m_cantu/ 
• Birthfit youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BIRTHFIT 
• Hemorrhoids blog: https://birthfit.com/blog/hemorrhoid-relief 

In this episode, I am breaking down how the copper IUD works and how it impacts different aspects of our health. When I posted a question box for this episode in my stories a couple weeks back I got a lot of questions about how the copper IUD can impact the thyroid, hormones, if it can cause copper toxicity, and more so I’ll be covering all of that too! 

As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only. Please make sure you talk with your medical provider about what’s best for you. 

Resources:

• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h 
• Copper Deep Dive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/copper-deep-dive/id1568547321?i=1000586081883 
• Minerals 101 episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minerals-101/id1568547321?i=1000527073902 
• Free Thyroid Training: https://bit.ly/3uDbDBi 
• Fertility Awareness Method podcast episode with FAM instructor, Nina Boyce: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fertility-awareness-method-with-nina-boyce/id1568547321?i=1000536700075 
• Castor oil packs blog: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/blog/castor-oil 
• Instagram post on how to know if you’re eating enough: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQdhd2gODJ/ 
• Learn how to use the Fertility Awareness Method: https://bit.ly/3AKQuq2 
• Copper IUD History:
  • https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/copper-intrauterine-device-iud 
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12266319/ 
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010782476800054 
• Copper Spermicide:
  • https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/copper-nanoparticles-an-effective-spermicide/ 
• Copper IUD & Hormones/Fertility:
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18338309/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17241835/ 
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19685012/ 
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/13625187.2015.1010639 
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028216419503 
• Copper IUD & Minerals:

I have another deep dive episode for you! In this episode, we are focusing on copper. I have a podcast episode that I did in season one that’s all about the connection between copper and iron, but copper deserves its own episode. I will also do a separate deep dive on iron in season 4 of the podcast next year where I will be doing all deep dives for one season. Just a reminder before we jump into today’s episode. This podcast is for informational purposes only. I will be mentioning some lab values, foods, and supplements surrounding copper, but it’s important you talk about any changes you’re considering with your medical provider. 

Resources:

• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h 
• Strands of Health by Rick Malter, Ph.D.
• The Mineral Fix by Dr. James DiNicolantonio
• Metabolic Type Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-metabolic-type-on-an-htma/id1568547321?i=1000527836892 
• Free Thyroid Training: https://bit.ly/3uDbDBi 
• The Connection Between Copper and Iron episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-connection-between-copper-iron/id1568547321?i=1000528570432 
• Adrenal cocktail blog: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/blog/adrenal-cocktail-recipes 
• Scientific Studies:
  • Metallothionein: 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12022471/ 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11803037/ 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14627437/ 
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942874/ 
  • Excess copper/exposure:
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15621934/ 
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2626984/
    • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3181/00379727-92-22512 
    • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-009-8475-x
    • https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-5829-2_3
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10383875/ 
  • Copper water bottles/pots/pans:
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312355/ 
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  • Copper deficiency:
    • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15762288/ 

In this episode, I am talking with Katelyn Fusco of the Happy Homebirth Podcast to answer your questions about homebirth! Katelyn is a homebirth mother, a childbirth educator, and an experienced homebirth attendant. She has seen birth from many angles (literally), and knows the impact this transformative event can have on you, your baby and your entrance into motherhood for the first, second or fifteenth time. This knowledge is what spurred Katelyn to create Happy Homebirth: A brand dedicated to supporting, educating and encouraging homebirth mothers.  Through birth stories and expert interviews on the podcast to intimate education and coaching inside of The Homebirth Collective, Katelyn's goal is to provide mothers with the tools to empower themselves in their birthing experience.

Links/Resources:

• https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/collective 
• https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com 
• https://www.instagram.com/happyhomebirthpodcast 
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/happyhomebirth 
• Homebirth 101 podcast episode 17: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-17-homebirth-101-midwife-carrie-lachapelle-craft/id1446934537?i=1000433844577 
• Happy Homebirth podcast episode on what could go wrong: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-59-but-what-if-something-goes-wrong-how-midwives/id1446934537?i=1000463115609 
• IG: Husbands 5 things to consider with childhood education 
• Katelyn’s birth story episode with her husband: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-30-katelyns-peaceful-undisturbed-birth/id1446934537?i=1000442516893 
• Mana safety information: https://mana.org/blog/new-studies-confirm-safety-of-home-birth-with-midwives-in-the-us 
• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 

Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h

In this episode, we are covering the important but challenging topic of recovering from miscarriage with my colleage Meg Langston. Meg is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Root Cause Protocol Consultant and Restorative Wellness Practitioner. She works with women to help restore their metabolic health in order to have healthy hormones, thyroid and digestive system. She believes the body talks back to symptoms and through body literacy and a food first approach healing and feeling your best self can happen.

The goal is to provide some hope and encouragement for those that have experienced a miscarriage and some ways you can support your body while recovering. 

Links/Resources:

• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h 
• Visit Meg’s website: https://www.meglangston.com/ 
• Follow Meg on IG: https://www.instagram.com/meg_langston/ 
• FAM podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fertility-awareness-method-with-nina-boyce/id1568547321?i=1000536700075 
• Thyroid episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supporting-optimal-thyroid-health-with-kaely-rd/id1568547321?i=1000548078745 
• Metabolism episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metabolism-101-unlearning-dieting-dogma/id1568547321?i=1000524480593 
• Metabolic type episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-metabolic-type-on-an-htma/id1568547321?i=1000527836892 
• Copper & Iron episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-connection-between-copper-iron/id1568547321?i=1000528570432 
• Doctor Katharina Dalton’s book on postpartum depression: https://www.amazon.com/Depression-After-Childbirth-Recognise-Postnatal/dp/0192861859 

Research article on progesterone and pregnancy loss: https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(16)63029-7/fulltext 

In this episode we are talking with Elina Furman. Elina is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with over 15 years in the baby products industry. She is deeply passionate about spreading awareness about the importance of infant/child massage and earned her infant massage certification after talking to many parents who were confused and bewildered about how to perform baby massage.

As a baby massage expert, she has conducted education for such brands as Lovevery, Legendairy Milk, Mama Glow Doula Education, Finn & Emma, Gugu Guru among many others and has been featured in Fast Company, The Mirror UK, Yahoo!, Guardian, The Sun, NY News Press and popular maternity podcasts like Limitless Pregnancy and The Natural Nipple. Her social media platform in just one year’s time has earned over 460K followers on TikTok and 189K on Instagram. 

After I had my daughter, Eliana, I found Elina on Instagram through her helpful infant massage tutorials. Her videos demonstrating how to do massage for gas and congestion are used on a daily basis in our house and I’m so grateful for all of the education she provides. 

Links/Resources:

• Visit Elina’s website: kahlmi.com 
• Link for Kahlmi massager: https://bit.ly/3Ce1GzA 
• Follow Elina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/getkahlmi/ 
• Follow Elina on Tiktok @kahlmi 
• Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk 
• Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h