Hormone Health

Many years ago when I was working part time as a dental hygienist, I noticed a huge difference in my bowel regularity compared to my husband. I simply could not

Estrogen dominance is the presence of too much estrogen in relation to progesterone. The term is controversial because outside of puberty and peri-menopause (when the body is trying to calibrate

Getting the doctor to agree to test hormones can sometimes be challenging. Personally, I have only ever managed to convince one doctor to test my hormones. This was many years

The field of gut health is relatively new in science and recently microbiome research has exploded, however, there is still much that is unknown. My aim for this article is

One of the biggest reservations people face when deciding to use fertility awareness as a method of birth control is effectiveness. Thanks to the misinformation around fertility awareness and the

Is FAM the same as period tracking? Sympto-thermal FAM methods are NOT the same as period tracking. Period tracking is the modern version of what was previously called the rhythm

What is Fertility Awareness Method? Fertility awareness methods or Fertility Awareness Based Methods (FABMs) is a form of natural family planning that involves monitoring signs of fertility to identify fertile

It is hard to find a woman that does not enjoy chocolate. Some women fear their chocolate cravings each month due to the added sugars but dark chocolate (at least

Flaxseeds or linseeds (they are pretty much the same thing) are one of the most well-known foods for promoting hormone balance, especially estrogen balance. Flaxseeds contain an impressive array of

Coffee and caffeine have both positive and negative health effects. Outside of the known effects of increased energy and mental clarity coffee can be a rich source of antioxidants and

The main difference between women of reproductive age and men is that women are cyclical beings. While it can be tempting to want to force the female body to perform

I first discovered green banana flour many years ago when I visited a banana farm in North Queensland. The banana farmers there had made a fortune by turning their wasted