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Naturally Nourished

Episode 399: Birth Control Options and Informed Consent

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Are you on hormonal birth control and looking for alternative options? Have a teen who you want to talk to about birth control? Want to naturally balance your hormones without birth control? Tune in to hear us unpack the complicated history of birth control, potential side effects and risks, as well as natural ways to support your body’s rhythm.    From hormonal birth control pills to injections to rings and IUDs, all birth control comes with risks and side effects. In this episode, we weigh out the cost-benefit and discuss how we’ll be addressing this topic with our own daughters when the time comes. Plus we talk about common hormonal symptoms from acne to mood swings to period pain and how to address them naturally.   Also in this episode:  Episode 106 Regulating Your Cycle Episode 107: Regulating Your Cycle and Natural Birth Control Episode 48: PCOS Part 1 Episode 49: PCOS Part 2 Episode 145: Endometriosis and Infertility Episode 121: Keto and Women’s Hormones Episode 232: Period Drama and Birth Control Updates Episode 395: Women’s Hormones Test Don’t Guess Natural Solutions for Painful Periods  History of Birth Control Phases of the Menstrual Cycle Eating For Your CycleHow to Hack Your Menstrual Cycle Episode 335 Eating For Your Cycle Episode 149 Getting Your Cycle Back Birth Control OptionsWomen’s Flora Probiotic Hormonal Support  AcneBeat the Bloat Cleanse Microbiome Reboot Women’s Flora Period PainBroccoDetox EPA DHA Extra Super Turmeric Dutch Plus Labrix Neurohormone Mood ConcernsStress Manager Bundle Adaptogen Boost Relax and Regulate Perimenopause and MenopauseDutch Plus Episode 374: How to Naturally Increase Progesterone  Bio-C Plus B Complex Women’s Health Bundle Dysbiosis Episode 285 UTIs, Yeast infections and Vaginal Dysbiosis Women’s Flora   Sponsors for this episode:  This episode is sponsored by Air Doctor.  The indoor air that we breathe can be up to 100 times MORE polluted than outdoor air, according to the EPA. Indoor air pollutants can cause respiratory symptoms like sneezing, congestion, scratchy throat, and even more serious health problems like lung and heart disease. Introducing AirDoctor, the air purifier that filters out 99.99% of dangerous contaminants so your lungs don’t have to. This includes allergens, pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores and even bacteria and viruses.AirDoctor comes with a 30-day money back guarantee so if you don’t love it, just send it back for a refund, minus shipping!Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code ALIMILLERRD and you’ll receive UP TO $300 off air purifiers! Exclusive to podcast customers, you will also receive a free 3 year warranty on any unit, which is an additional $84 value!

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast that delivers cutting-edge food is medicine solutions for optimal health.

0:12.7

Ali Miller is a nutrition expert sought up by the media in America's top medical institutes for her revolutionary functional medicine interventions.

0:22.6

From disease treatment to prevention, every episode will empower you with ways to put yourself

0:28.3

back in control of your health. Please know, the topic is discussed are for educational purposes

0:35.1

only. Now welcome, Integrative Dietitians, Ali Miller, and her co-host, Becky

0:41.1

You. Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast. You are joining us for episode 399,

0:48.6

birth control options and informed consent. We were originally going to name this episode talking to your teen about birth control

0:57.5

just because we were having a conversation about moms of dreading that day when the

1:02.6

conversation comes, but also feeling like, hey, we've got some better options for our daughters

1:07.2

than we had maybe for ourselves.

1:09.7

Sure.

1:10.2

But we feel that this content really extends beyond teenage years into 20s, 30s, 40s,

1:17.0

and beyond even seeing women in their 50s being prescribed birth control to regulate their hormones,

1:23.4

which is totally inappropriate for that age group.

1:27.0

Yes.

1:32.3

So in today's episode, we're going to unpack the history of birth control more thoroughly. We will walk through what is available today and discuss, as always, the mechanisms of action,

1:40.4

which includes the impact of this form of birth control on your body, on your hormones,

1:46.7

on your microbiome, your mood, and so much more.

1:50.4

So we always believe very strongly in the first do no harm approach in the world of

1:56.5

healthcare.

1:57.5

And I think birth control unfortunately has quite an interesting history to be anything

2:02.4

but that. Um, you know, this tool that was really sold to women as a step towards liberation and

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