Hey, this is Amanda, women's health dietitian. And I'm Emily, nutritional therapy practitioner.

And this is the RU menstrual podcast, where we help you navigate the confusing world of women's hormones

and teach you how to have healthy periods. Each week, we will be diving into a different topic on women's

health and sharing our perspective using nutrition, female physiology, and metabolic health.

Our goal is to help you weigh through conflicting health information and empower you on your

healing journey. We hope you enjoy it.

Now that we've covered the basics of hair mineral testing, including the metabolic types,

the main minerals and ratios, and the importance of copper and iron, we thought that the obvious next step would be learning how to replenish your minerals. So this is probably the episode

you've all been waiting for. We're going to dive into the best foods, the best nutrient-dense foods that we eat on a regular

basis and that we recommend to our clients.

So this episode is really for everyone, whether you've had the chance to test your minerals

or not.

These mineral-rich foods and beverages we're going to talk about today are going to be

really helpful for

everyone, regardless of mineral status. So as you remember, we've talked about this previously,

but when we are stressed, we use up more minerals like magnesium, sodium, and potassium directly.

But you may not know that the stress response also indirectly impacts other minerals, like copper,

for example.

And since we use copper to make energy or ATP in the body, this is extremely important to keep our energy up. So as stress goes up, energy needs do as well. So we like to say that minimizing

stress is always essential. There are things that you can do to bring your stress levels, of course, but I think it's even making our bodies more resilient to stress that is more

critical. And we can do that by regularly eating throughout the day, combining protein and carbs to

support blood sugar balance, and then of course, adding in as many minerals as we can. So let's dive into the best foods that we love for supporting mineral balance.

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