What you eat can either help or hurt your hormones. Your diet plays a huge role in hormone production and maintaining a proper hormone balance throughout a woman’s life. In this article, we’re talking about the best foods for hormones and the appropriate balance of these foods for happy hormones. We’ll also talk about the…
Feeling tired before your period is common, but is it normal? In this article, we’re diving into premenstrual fatigue and answering your question: Why am I so tired before my period?! Why Am I So Tired Before My Period? Add feeling exhausted to the long list of premenstrual symptoms women experience right before their bleed….
Imagine this: you wake up and feel fully rested. You go about your day without needing a coffee or a nap. Sounds too good to be true? Well, it isn’t! I know it can feel like some far-off fantasy, but the truth is, this can be your reality. Most people with chronic fatigue and low…
As women, we hear over and over again about estrogen. Whether we have symptoms like infertility and low mood or non-existent energy and debilitating PMS, estrogen seems to have its hand in it. But what exactly is estrogen, and how can we support healthy estrogen levels for a healthy life? That’s what we’re learning in…
Blackheads, zits, blemishes, and the occasional chin pimples are just a fact of life. But cystic acne, well, that’s a whole other ball game—a “stress, hormones, 100 inning ball game”. (For those who don’t know, a regular baseball game usually only has nine innings. The point is cystic acne can be a tricky thing to…
For thousands of years, people in the Andes regions of Peru and Bolivia have used maca as food and medicine. The root, scientifically known as Lepidium meyenii and sometimes called Peruvian Ginseng, grows wildly in harsh conditions, making it a food staple for the people of Central Peru. Maca supports the people to adapt, reproduce,…
Congratulations! You’ve had a baby. The hardships of pregnancy are over—now onto the difficulties of postpartum. After welcoming your baby into the world, you may experience postpartum hair loss. This may come as a bummer, especially if you experienced the luscious locks that pregnancy sometimes brings. After birth, losing hair (in sometimes large globs) is…
Headaches, brain fog, mood swings, heavy periods, cramps, weight gain, stress, anxiety, insomnia, acne, hair loss, sensitivity to cold, bloating, fatigue. All parts of being a woman…right? Just because these symptoms among women are common does not mean that they are normal. With the constant stress coming at us from every angle— media, work, home—it…
If your bookshelf—or hormones, skin, brain, or womb—requires a little dust off, these books will get the job done. As women, we are stuck in overdrive, stressing about stress, family, friends, aging, what’s going on “down there,” and everywhere else, for that matter. But when we start learning about ourselves and our bodies, we can…
Yawning at the site of another *important* email; running at the speed of a turtle to buy your second latte of the day; daydreaming about the moment you can go home and slump on the couch; unnatural brain fog when asked a question on a topic you consider yourself an expert. Sound like you yesterday??…
Modern society tells us that productivity equals success. And the more we do, the closer we get to the American dream. Luckily, the pandemic taught us that slowing down can be a good thing and even lead to more success. But with quarantine over and everything getting back to seemingly normal, we’ve slipped back into…
B vitamins play a critical role in helping you stay energized and balanced throughout your day. But they also are vital in cell metabolism, healthy skin and hair, relieving stress, promoting mental clarity and focus, hormone balance, and immunity. Vitamin B deficiencies can result in many problems, including irritability, confusion, brain fog, anemia, fatigue, dry…
