The Lunar Body

No new episode this week (and possibly next week too). I'm honoring my energy as I deal with unexpected family needs.

However, you can still join me for our final Hormone Harmony workshop:

Finding Relief From PMS & Period Pain | Save your seat here.

There is a lot of misinformation out there about menstruation and especially period pain. This workshop will serve as your guide to feeling better in your next cycle and beyond. You'll learn:

• The different types of cycle-related pain and potential reasons that it's happening for you.
• Factors that can make your PMS symptoms worse.
• Short-term and long-term PMS and pain solutions, including foods, herbs, exercises, and more.
• Nutrition recommendations for relief from painful period cramps, including supplements to discuss with your doctor.
• Lifestyle practices for more immediate pain relief.

SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOP HERE. If you can't attend live or are signing up after March 31, you will receive a recording of the class.

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This episode is brought to you by my Hormone Harmony series happening Wednesdays in March. Upcoming classes: Fertility for Everyone & Finding Relief From PMS and Period Pain. Save your seat here.

This one's a doozy today, friends. Content warning: I'm going on a rant about weight loss and post-pandemic body talk that I've been seeing lately. I share the Facebook thread from someone in the media who got me thinking about this issue, and we also talk about dropping out of diet culture, as well as what's wrong with the modern body-positivity movement.

I am also sharing resources about supporting the AAPI community in the face of the vicious hate crimes against Asian women that occurred recently in Atlanta.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Diet failure statistics (CW: weight numbers and fatphobic language)
• Stop AAPI Hate
• GoFundMe AAPI Community Fund
• Organizations to support + mental health resources for the AAPI community - via @kimsaira
• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Body positivity articles in Wear Your Voice
• Hunter Shackelford
• Jessamyn Stanley
• Hunger by Roxane Gay

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This episode is brought to you by my Hormone Harmony series happening Wednesdays in March. Upcoming classes: Sleeping Your Way to Less Stress, Fertility for Everyone, Finding Relief From PMS and Period Pain. Save your seat here.

Spring is just around the corner. In today's episode, we talk about how to welcome in the season through celebratory rituals and getting strategic in the kitchen. We talk about:

• Listener question: What do you do if you have low libido?
• The energy of the spring season
• Creating an altar for Ostara or the spring equinox
• Eating seasonally for spring
• How to eat for spring AND for your cycle

Mentioned in this episode:

• Beyond the Pill by Dr. Jolene Brighten
• How to Boost Low Sex Drive After Stopping The Birth Control Pill
• Self-Care for Cycles — Wheel of the Year Self-Care episode
• Misfit Market: 25% off your first order with code COOKWME-JC1IIS
• FREE GUIDE: Syncing With the Moon for a Better Flow

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Eight episodes in, I figured it was about time I properly introduce myself! With the help of my dear friend and Self-Care for Cycles co-host Janine Mulone, I share:

• The difference between culinary and functional nutrition
• How Good Witch Kitchen was started
• My own journey with health and wellness
• What I was doing before I became an entrepreneur
• How Good Witch Kitchen and my approach have evolved over time
• What it looks like to work with me
• Business rituals and how my birth chart impacts the way I work
• The membership program I developed to integrate nutrition and spirituality for better health

The Lunar Body is brought to you by the Hormone Harmony Workshop Series! Four classes to help you align with your cycle holistically and intuitively:

• Intuition Nutrition
• Sleeping Your Way to Less Stress
• Fertility for Everyone
• Finding Relief From PMS & Period Pain

Get all the details at goodwitchkitchen.net/harmony 

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Mentioned in this episode:

• SYNC membership + waitlist: syncmembership.com
• Self-Care for Cycles podcast
• The Cauldron
• The Academy of Culinary Nutrition certification program
• My experience with the Culinary Nutrition Expert program
• Journal prompts to explore your relationship with food

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Aligning with your cycle is about more than just tracking in your calendar. Since there are so many ways that your cycle influences and can be influenced by different areas of your life, it has to be holistic. Today's episode focuses on ideas for self-care and ritual that might feel good throughout both the menstrual and lunar cycles. But first, a rant on goop press's latest publication, Intuitive Fasting.

The Lunar Body is brought to you by the Hormone Harmony Workshop Series! Four classes to help you align with your cycle holistically and intuitively:

• Intuition Nutrition
• Sleeping Your Way to Less Stress
• Fertility for Everyone
• Finding Relief From PMS & Period Pain

Get all the details at goodwitchkitchen.net/harmony 

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Source: Fasting for too long can mess with blood sugar (CW: o*esity)
• Thoughts on religious fasting — @emilyfonnesbeck_rd
• The Moon Book by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener
• Self-love potion recipe
• Source: Medicinal benefits of rose
• Source: Rose tea for primary dysmenorrhea
• Organic India Tulsi Sweet Rose Tea (sign up for Thrive Market with this link and get 25% off your first order) 
• Blog: Cleansing without sage
• The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
• Hauswitch's banishment spell for self-reflection
• The Hormone Harmony Workshop Series

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Hair loss is a common side effect that people experience both when taking hormonal birth control or when transitioning off of it. It can feel panic-inducing, especially when you don't know what to do about it. This episode provides some breadcrumbs for you to pick and explore on your own journey.

This episode is supported by the Hormone Harmony Workshop Series in March 2021. The four-week series begins on 3/10 and includes:

• March 10 - Intuition Nutrition
• March 17 - Sleeping Your Way to Less Stress
• March 24 - Fertility for Everyone
• March 31 - Finding Relief From PMS & Period Pain

Sign up for a single session, or join us for the full series to be entered to win a mini 4-session coaching package.

In this episode:

• My experience coming off birth control and the resulting hair loss
• What I’ve been doing to remedy this nutrition-wise and otherwise
• Why this can happen after coming off hormonal birth control
• Practices to consider incorporating

My hair growth regimen:

• MegaFood Multi for Women
• Country Life Biotin (1mg) - Note: May cause breakouts!
• Cambridge Naturals Vitamin D3 (2,000 IU)
• Cambridge Naturals B Complex Tincture
• Nettle: Tea or tincture

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Source: Hormonal birth control is associated with nutrient depletion
• Nutrafol
• Cambridge Naturals
• Source: Nettle for hair loss
• Source: Vitamin D and hair loss
• Scalp massager
• Clairol Root Touch-Up Concealing Powder
• Source: Vitamin C stimulates collagen production
• Source: Zinc deficiency and hair loss
• Source: Magnesium and hair loss
• Let’s Get Checked
• Source: Hormonal contraceptives and the microbiome
• Source: The gut-skin connection
• Source: Birth control and blood sugar dysregulation
• Source: Scalp massage increases hair thickness

If you have any questions that you want answered on the podcast, email them to Kristen at [email protected].

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Food anxiety and weight stigma cause more harm to our health than food itself. This episode goes over commonly feared foods and practices in our society—why we fear them, why we should embrace them, and what to do about it in a more relaxed way with self-compassion. This is a good first step towards getting out of the diet cycle that keeps us from experiencing all the pleasures food and life have to offer!

Download the free guide: 6 Ways to Superpower Your Intuition Every Day

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Mentioned in this episode:

• The Seven Countries Study
• Criticism of the SCS (wiki page with lots of citations to deep dive on)
• How the Sugar Industry Shifted the Blame to Fat | NY Times
• Source: The brain is 60% fat
• Source: Low cholesterol linked to cognitive decline
• Source: Cholesterol levels vary with phase of menstrual cycle
• Source: Statins impact CoQ10 production
• Source: Hormonal birth control impacts CoQ10 levels
• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

Additional resources:

• The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz
• Guide to Cooking Oils | Academy of Culinary Nutrition
• Meal Planning for Stress and Anxiety

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Download the free mini-guide: Syncing With the Moon for a Better Flow

In this episode:

When you look at food in a spiritual context, it’s easier to make it part of your daily habit, because you have to eat, right? Might as well add a little magic into the mix!

Mentioned:

• Minimalist Baker for "5-ingredient" or "one-pan" meals
• Effects of stress and injury on meat and by-product quality | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Self-Love Potion recipe
• Color Magic With Sarah Potter | Self-Care for Cycles podcast

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Download the free mini-guide: Syncing With the Moon for a Better Flow

In this episode:

• What we really mean when we talk about "irregular periods"
• What classifies a cycle as irregular
• 5 possible reasons your cycle is irregular: stress, disordered eating, over-exercising, hypothyroidism, and PCOS
• What you can do to start improving your cycle 

Mentioned:

• NEDA considers dieting a form of disordered eating
• NEDA helpline: 1-800-931-2237
• NEDA text & chat helplines: nationaleatingdisorders.org 
• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trible & Elyse Resch
• Femometer digital basal body thermometer (the one I use, it's fine and does its job!)
• Kindara (my preferred tracking app)

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Download the free mini-guide: Syncing With the Moon for a Better Flow

In this episode:

• What is a hormonal imbalance?
• The evolutionary purpose behind hormone imbalance 
• Three common areas where I see issues:
  • stress
  • thyroid
  • reproductive hormones

Mentioned:

• 20 Free & Low-Cost Self-Care Ideas
• "Women are more often dismissed as 'emotional, psychogenic, hysterical, oversensitive' and not properly evaluated." (PDF)
• Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites

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