EP 29 Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and Getting Your Period Back | with Nicola Rinaldi

EMBody Radio

Emily Duncan

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week's episode of EMBody Radio hits near and dear to my heart. As someone who struggled with amenorrhea, was misdiagnosed with PCOS, and was tired of being dismissed by OBGYN after OBGYN because I was "lean and athletic, so not having a period is normal," period talk is SO important to me. As women, it's our job to be our own advocate and stick up for ourselves and our reproductive health.

Today I'm joined by author Nicola Rinaldi behind the book No Period, Now What?, a book that absolutely changed my life when it came to learning about my body, my periods, why they weren't happening, and why they matter so much. On today's episode, we talk about:

-What is hypothalamic amenorrhea? (HA)

-Why are periods important?

-What causes HA?

-Birth control and it's implications for losing your period.

-Energy availability and what that means for your period. (Be sure to check out Nicola's blog post on the topic as well!)

-Differentiating between PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and HA.

-How to recover from HA.

-How to psychologically deal with gaining weight/taking time off from training to recover.

-... so much more!

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Find Nico here:

http://www.noperiodnowwhat.com/

**PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GET THIS BOOK!**

No Period, Now What? Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/noperiodnowwhat/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noperiodnowwhat/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/noperiodnowwhat

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IG: https://www.instagram.com/em_dunc/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/em_dunc

https://www.emilyduncanfitness.com

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0:03.3	Kinesiology major, fitness social media influencer,
0:06.1	coach, and bikini competitor.
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0:12.2	health, fitness, and physique sports,
0:14.0	while also helping you grow stronger as an individual from the inside out.
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0:22.0	Let's dive in so you can start embodying your strength. and some of the top professionals in the fitness and health industry.
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0:27.8	What is up you guys?
0:29.8	Welcome back to Embody Radio.
0:31.1	My name is Emily Duncan and I am your host as always. If you're new to the podcast, welcome. I am so
0:36.4	excited to have you here and if you are a longtime listener of M-body radio, thank you so much for coming
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0:45.3	of the podcast I'm so excited to be bringing you this week's episode it hits
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0:53.8	continue on in regular Embody Radio fashion and read our iTunes review of
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