Healing Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) with Meg Doll | Ep 84

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode I sit down with Meg Doll, a friend of mine and a registered holistic nutritionist. Listen in as we discuss what is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)?, How do you know if you have HA?, Causes of HA, steps to recover, exercise considerations, and much more. In this episode: -What is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)? -How do you know if you have HA? -Causes of HA -Why it’s a problem if you’re not getting your period -The link between restriction and menstruation -The exact steps to recover from HA -Under-fueling vs eating in abundance: a necessary mindset shift -How many Calories you MUST eat to get your period back -Exercise considerations for HA -Why your lack of appetite might be a massive problem -Why gaining weight wasn’t a big deal for Meg -The mental outlook that changes it all Catch up with Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammegdoll/ Meg’s Podcast The Unbreakable You Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-unbreakable-you-podcast/id1364716950 Episode 50: Eating disorders & The power of sharing your story https://www.erinholthealth.com/funktional-nutrition-podcast/2019/2/28/episode-50-eating-disorders-amp-the-power-of-sharing-your-story-interview-with-meg-doll Find Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Functional Nutrition Podcast.
0:07.1	I'm your host, Erin Holt, and I'm a board-certified, integrative, and functional nutritionist.
0:12.7	I live on the sea coast of New Hampshire and work with clients in my virtual practice all over the world through private consultations and online nutrition and functional
0:22.4	medicine programs.
0:24.1	Functional medicine nutrition is all about diving deep with people to get to the root cause
0:29.1	of their health issues.
0:30.7	And that's exactly what I tackle in this podcast, all things health, food, and nutrition,
0:36.8	unpacking current research and almost a decade of clinical
0:40.3	experience. I love to bring experts and thought leaders to the table so we can all learn
0:45.4	together. Please keep in mind this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never
0:51.9	be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.
0:55.8	Thanks for joining me.
0:57.3	Now let's dive in.
1:01.5	Okay, guys, welcome back to the show.
1:03.7	I have a special guest because she's a friend of mine, which is why it's special.
1:08.7	And I haven't had a guest on the show in a while.
1:11.2	So I'm really excited to reintroduce you to Meg Dahl. She's been on the show before episode
1:17.4	50. We talked about her challenges with eating disorders and how we both experienced eating disorders,
1:24.1	starting at a really young age and kind of how we worked ourselves through that
1:29.3	and talked about the power of sharing your story. So we won't dive into Meg's background a ton today
1:37.8	because we already did it on that show. So be sure to go back and listen if you want to hear more about
1:41.6	Meg and her story and her experience with
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