As a follow up from my article about the causes of estrogen dominance (find it here) this article addresses some of the best foods to help the body in processing
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The inspiration for writing this post has come from my post-grad nutrition and metabolism subject last semester at university, even though I complained quite a lot about the general structure
ContinueHow Healthy Is Tofu? We all know that going plant-based is healthy, but how healthy is one of the most popular vegan proteins: tofu. When unpacking the health benefits of
ContinueAs I started to research the hormone space a few years ago, it became clear to me that many hormone experts, who I love and have learned a lot from,
ContinueAfter ovulation, the ovary begins to secrete progesterone. The luteal phase is a progesterone-dominant phase. During this phase, appetite increases quite noticeably. Studies have shown it is completely normal for
ContinueThe event of ovulation itself takes only 12- 24 hours. This is the time when pregnancy occurs if an egg is fertilised. The ovulatory phase is only a short phase
ContinueTo recap, the follicular phase is the first part of the menstrual cycle starting on day one which is the first day of the period and leading up to ovulation.
ContinueAlthough I’ve known my health issues were hormonal right from the beginning, I never gave “eating for my cycle” much thought until recently. I always thought the idea was not
ContinueAs I dive deeper into the hormone space, I want to write more and more articles around hormone health and balancing, but it is hard to do so when there
ContinueThis is a follow-up post on my period pain blog post that goes into a lot more detail about some of the root causes of period pain. You can find
ContinueAs you can likely tell by many of the recipes on my blog, I love my soy foods and tofu! But I wasn’t always like this. At the beginning of
Continuebut when it comes to raising low estrogen for women in reproductive years (not postmenopausal women) they can only help once the root cause of low estrogen is addressed. In most cases the root cause involves; not eating enough, exercising too much and excessive stress. Addressing these issues is what brings about real change, and only after these problems are rectified is it ok to lean on these foods for extra support.
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