Healthy Hormones For Women Podcast

Are you worried about your wrinkles and grey hair, and feeling like you’re 10 years older than you actually are because your skin isn’t what it used to be? Then you are going to love this episode! We will dive into aging and the 10 ways to slow aging naturally.Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for complete show notes of every podcast episodeTopics Discussed in this Episode:10 simple strategies that can really help to slow down the aging processThe things that affect aging and how they show up on our skinAdvanced glycation end product (AGE) and what causes itHow you can reduce stressKey Takeaways:We can’t avoid aging. What we can do is age gracefully and slow down the aging process.It’s important that we address aging internally as well as externally.Chronic dehydration is a common culprit of aging skin.Sleepless nights increase your cortisol levels tenfold.Taking a tablespoon of fish oil a day can decrease your chance of getting a heart attack by almost 50%.Action Steps: 10 Ways to Slow Aging Naturall

I am really excited to dive into another Q&A episode today! I hope to offer up some strategies and support to help you guys move forward from whatever it is that’s concerning you with regards to your hormones and your health. Let’s dive in!Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode.Topics Discussed in this Episode:Nutrition steps you can implement to better take care of your hormonesCreating more structure in your day to day with morning and night routinesPreventing breast cancer from becoming your destinyThings that contribute to breast cancer riskMy favorite way to make bone brothKey Takeaways:Insulin is such a master hormone in your body that when it’s imbalanced or when you have insulin resistance, it starts to impact all your other sex hormones. Having high amounts of insulin can actually force your ovaries to overproduce testosterone.Hormonal birth control increases the risk of breast cancer.Women who drink two glasses of wine a night increase thei

What is hormone replacement therapy and how can it significantly impact our quality of life? What measures can we take to promote longevity? If you’ve got the same question or similar questions to that one, then this episode is perfect for you! Dr. Stephanie Gray shares her knowledge and expertise to help us figure out some of the root causes of our health problems and the ways in which we can fix them.Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for complete show notes of every podcast episodeTopics Discussed in this Episode:The house blueprint analogy to taking care of your body’s healthThe difference between synthetic hormones and bioidentical hormonesThe link between hormones and autoimmunityWhere bioidentical hormones have the greatest impactWho should not use bioidentical hormonesWhat monitoring your hormones look likeThe important areas we need to focus on in order to support our hormones naturallyThe different types of testing options and when to get themKey Takeaways:Just because someone has had a hyste

Visit https://holisticwellness.ca/podcast for complete show notes of every podcast episodeAre you curious about what anti-inflammatory living is like? Find out and get into the anti-inflammatory diet and nutrition with Julie Daniluk as she shares her discovery and understanding of the healing powers of food through her own healing recovery. Enjoy!Topics Discussed in this Episode:Food intolerance testing versus food eliminationFavorite sweeteners and sweeteners to avoidHow inflammation affects hormonal healthFavorite nutrients for hormonal healthSome of the biggest nutrition misconceptionsWhat to cook for someone who you’re trying to convert to a healthy lifestyleHealthy on-the-go snacks and the anti-inflammatory dietKey Takeaways:Don’t be surprised if the very foods that you crave constantly are your biggest allergy foods because of the overexposure.When we eat something that we’re addicted to and we’re allergic to, we end up with a massive surge of adrenalin because adrenalin is our natural way of compensati

What drives your attitude towards food? Do you sometimes resort to stress eating or emotional eating? How can we become intuitive eaters? Nutritionist and emotional eating coach Rachel Molenda shares her knowledge about all these and more.Topics Discussed in this Episode:Why we need to understand the emotions that are driving our behaviors towards food before we tackle nutritionWhy intuitive eating is the most sustainable eating styleThe steps towards intuitive eating that Rachel implemented for herselfWhere to begin to address emotional eatingHow Rachel brings the nutritional aspect to emotional eating in her practiceWhy chasing a number on a scale is detrimentalEnjoying food while travelingSteps that you can take towards practicing body neutrality and intuitive eatingKey Takeaways:People have a deeply-rooted emotional connection to food, and until we unlock what’s actually driving our behaviors towards food, treatment plan aren’t going to matter.The problem with nutrition sometimes is we’re either doing it

Are you having hormonal issues that you’re looking to overcome? How can you start eliminating the symptoms that you’re having? My Summer Hormone Detox Program may just be what you need! Find out what it’s all about and get the support that you’re looking for!Topics Discussed in this Episode:What my Summer Hormone Detox Program is all aboutWho my Summer Hormone Detox Program is forAll the goodies that you can get from my Summer Hormone Detox ProgramWhat you can expect from the Hormone and Support MasterclassKey Takeaways:The Summer Hormone Detox Program is a program that uses nutrition as a foundation. You get a 7-day detox meal plan that works specifically to detox out excess estrogen, support liver detoxification and support your thyroid.Your hormones need fat to function and they also balance and stabilize your blood sugar, so you really do need to include those healthy fats in your diet.Following the meal plan for 7 days doesn’t mean that you’re going to eliminate all your symptoms in 7 days. It’s about cr

What does preconception planning look like, and when is the best time to start? Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition Meghan Telpner shares her own experience with preconception planning, miscarriage and pregnancy, and post-pregnancy. Hopefully, you, too, will be empowered to become your own best health expert and be inspired to find your own unique path to optimal health.Topics Discussed in this Episode:The UnDiet revolutionHow Meghan’s own diet transitioned from diet to undietMeghan’s experience with miscarriageWhat preconception planning looks likeThe essentials you need to have during pregnancyHow to manage your diet post-pregnancyDiet for babiesKey Takeaways:The best time to start to start preconception planning is right now.There are people who have healthy vegan pregnancies, but if your body is not getting the fats that you need and your body is asking for more protein and fat, it can be really challenging. It’s important not to deny what your bod

Do you find yourself waking up with anxiety or being unable to sleep at night? Or do you have trouble losing weight no matter how hard you try? Dr. Carrie Jones talks about some of the problems caused by hormonal imbalances and how the DUTCH Test can help us find solutions to these issues. Hopefully, this will help you gain some insights into the different puzzles that make up our health, our hormones, and our vitality.Topics Discussed in this Episode:What is the DUTCH Test?What happens when your hormones go down a bad pathway and what can you do about it?How long after implementing some strategies to address your hormones can you do a re-test?Does blood testing serve a purpose?When is the right time in your cycle should you get testing done?What is cycle mapping and what can you get from it?Why is it important that your liver metabolizes your hormones?What is the difference between cortisol and cortisone?What does it mean when you have very low levels of free cortisol and high levels of metabolized cortisol

I have another Q&A episode in store for you today! I love doing these episodes because I love answering your questions, so keep them coming and enjoy the podcast!Topics Discussed in this Episode:What is the AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) diet?What is a coffee enema and how is it the same as or different from a colonic?Should you work out if you have adrenal fatigue?What do you use on your hair when you notice that it’s thinning?Key Takeaways:The AIP diet focuses on eliminating gut irritants from your diet. It’s similar to the Paleo diet but restricts a lot more. It works on healing the gut by eliminating certain foods that cause inflammation, which gives rise to gut issues, which in turn causes autoimmune diseases.If you are having autoimmune issues and adrenal fatigue, it’s time for you to slow down and shift to lower-intensity exercises and focus more on the healing aspect.If you have a low-functioning thyroid, you have high-functioning adrenals. So if you’ve got thyroid issues, that means you’ve also got ad

Whether you’re new to essential oils or have been using them for quite some time, this episode is packed with valuable information that you wouldn’t want to miss! Dr. Mariza Snyder shares the best way to use essential oils for hormone balance, how we can use essential oils to manage stress, and so much more!Topics Discussed in this Episode:The best way to use essential oils for hormone balanceHow we can use essential oils to lower our stress and cortisol levels and support adrenal functionThe must-have essential oils when we are travelingHow to differentiate a high-quality essential oil from a low-quality oneThe areas at home that we can use essential oils to reduce the toxic loadKey Takeaways:One of the first steps to really get radical self-healing is self-awareness, where we are able to really become aware of how we are feeling, whether it’s feeling drained, exhausted, energized, or overly stressed, and how we begin to implement changes.Essential oils are able to bridge the gap between wanting healthy beha

What happens when you have high estrogen levels, and what can you do about it? If you want to learn more about estrogen dominance, this podcast is chock-full with the information that will help you avoid it or heal it, and inspire you to make that change to hormonal health!Topics Discussed in this Episode:What is estrogen dominance?What are the symptoms of estrogen dominance?What are some causes of estrogen dominance?What can we do to heal estrogen dominance?Key Takeaways:Estrogen dominance for women is the condition of having far too much estrogen in relation to other hormones, in particular, progesterone in the body.With the overexposure that we have to plastics, chemicals, environmental toxins, food toxins, and stress, there is a good chance that many people are dealing with estrogen dominance.One of the main reasons why there has been a noticeable rise in estrogen dominance among women is because the use of the birth control pill has become so popular.The more fat cells you have, the more estrogen you wil

I get a lot of questions that come in via email or on Instagram or through my website, and I figured I might as well put these into a podcast. So get ready to learn a ton of information as we dive into our very first Q&A episode!Topics Discussed in this Episode:How to combat PMS cravings for sugarStarting a detox program and doing a parasite cleanseWhere I shop for clothesThe collagen brands I use and how I use themGetting off the pill and having issues with fertilityKey Takeaways:It’s common to have PMS cravings around your cycle.A combination of healthy fats, protein and fruits and vegetables in your diet is essential to combating sugar cravings.Getting different types of animal fats in your diet is really important as they are very nutrient-dense and great for supporting hormonal health.Oftentimes, when we are craving for something or we are hungry, it might really mean that we are dehydrated and we are not drinking enough water.Lack of magnesium is typically the reason why we crave a lot of chocolate.

Are you excited to have fun under the sun this summer? Naturopathic doctor and clear skin expert Dr. Jen Newell shares some really great insights and advice about taking care of our skin, what brands to choose and what to look for in a sunblock. It’s a really great conversation to have as we head into the summer months but also to have beautiful, clear, glowing skin all year round.Topics Discussed in this Episode:Why sun care is importantThe difference between UVA and UVB raysWhat the SPF number tells usWhat ingredients to look for and what ingredients to avoidHow to treat sunburnWhat to do with hormonal acneWhat really happens to our skin and our hormones when we apply toxic products on our skinClean beauty care and the clean beauty brands you should check outCaring for your skin from the inside outCustomized cosmetic proceduresKey Takeaways:Applying sunscreen is the best thing that we can do to reduce the signs of aging. About 90% of the signs of aging that we actually see on our skin is due to sun exposure

Have you ever experienced burnout in your life or thought that there was something missing in it? What about the thought that there’s something more for you to do, more for you to become and more for you to achieve? Is it even possible to reach your goals and live a life of purpose without losing yourself on the path to success? This is such an important conversation to have and one that my good friend and leadership consultant, Oliver Manalese, shares his expertise. Let’s dive in!Topics Discussed in this Episode:What is aligned reinvention and how important it is for women to doWhat to do when you feel stuckThe steps that we can take to move into what’s possible for our futureManaging self-expectationsHow you can succeed without losing yourselfThat thing you do that limits your possibilityHow our survival mechanism worksHow you can step into your essenceKey Takeaways:Strategies have their own limitations because they’re just a tool. The deep inner work you need to do is to really develop yourself to become t

Do you want to learn more about food sensitivities and how they are related to your hormones? Perk up your ears as the creator of the Maxim Movement, Dr. Andrea Maxim shares so much goodness on today’s podcast.Topics Discussed in this Episode:The first step towards treating and supporting our hormonesCauses of inflammation in our gutHow we can reintroduce foods that we avoided during the treatment of our gutWhy we should pay attention to skin care and the importance of getting off the dead top layer of skinNutritional protocols for women suffering from things like estrogen dominance, PMS, and PMDDHerbs and homeopathies to treat hormonal imbalanceWhat we can do in our everyday life that’s going to create this healthy foundation for healthy hormonesKey Takeaways:When it comes to hormonal problems, everything stems down to your digestive system.Food sensitivity is the number one thing we have to be ruling out and treating.A food sensitivity is not an allergy. It’s based more on the immune system’s reaction to th

Are you thinking about going on a vacation anytime soon? If so, what are the essential supplements that you travel with? Tune in as I share my own list of essential travel supplements that I can’t go on vacation without.In this episode you will learn:What supplements are good for any type of digestive upsets or traveler’s diarrheaWhy probiotics are essentialWhat supplements are good for better digestionWhat supplements are helpful for setting your circadian rhythm, getting better sleep and overcoming jet lagWhy you should consider bringing collagen powderThe three essential oils you should bring along with you3 Key TakeawaysWhen traveling with probiotics, make sure that what you have is shelf-stable so that it doesn’t necessarily need to be kept in the fridge.Saccharomyces boulardii is not actually a bacteria but a yeast, and it’s really great for IBS or traveler’s diarrhea or even Crohn’s.Traveling can be quite stressful, and it can also affect your sleep, which in turn is also going to affect your stress le

What’s your routine before going to bed? If you don’t have one yet, it’s about time we create one for you! Sleep has been the number one thing on my get-healthy list over the past year, so perk up your ears as I share with you some of my best tips for the best sleep ever.In this episode you will learn:Why do you need some kind of routine before going to sleep?What is melatonin and what does it do?How can you optimize your sleep and get the best sleep ever?3 Key Takeaways:It’s so important that we create a nighttime ritual because our bodies really crave routine.We are very connected to the sun and the moon, which is why our hormones, specifically cortisol and melatonin, mimic the rhythms of light and dark.One of the ways that you can optimize your sleep while you are awake is to expose yourself to sufficient sunlight during the day.Action Steps:Eat your last meal at least three hours before bed.Turn the lights down low and avoid the blue light coming from your computer, TV, or cell phone at least an hour befo

This podcast is all about supporting your health, your hormones, your vitality and your energy! Join me as I talk about detoxification and what we can do to help support our liver in the detoxification process. Let’s dive in!In this episode you will learn:What is detoxification?What is the connection between detox and your hormones?What are some really simple and effective strategies that you can implement to clean up the chemical and toxic clutter in your life?What are some of the risk factors and symptoms of impaired liver function?What causes estrogen dominance?What are xenoestrogens and how are they harmful?What are the phases of liver detoxification and how can we support it?4 Key Takeaways:Detoxification is resting, cleaning and nourishing the body from the inside out.Having good quality water is so essential to our overall hormonal health.Having just two glasses of red wine a night can increase a woman’s breast cancer risk by 250%.This is how we want to support detoxification: We want to set the stage

Wherever you may be in your health journey, this podcast is the perfect starting point for you to dive in and get all your health puzzle pieces in place. Inspired by the many conversations I’ve had with the countless women that I’ve coached over the years, this podcast is the perfect tool that can help you enjoy a better quality of life, less disease, more vitality and better hormonal health!In this episode you will learn:What inspired me to start this podcastHow I got into the health space as an online nutritionist and a women’s health coachWhat you can expect from this podcast3 Key Takeaways:When women start to care for their bodies and fuel their bodies with nutrition, movement, and a whole lot of self-love and kindness, they start to stand more powerfully, make better choices in life and create more possibility for their future.If you feel something is off with your body, don’t ignore it. Don’t just think your symptoms are normal because you’re getting older. It is really time to tune in and it’s never to