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The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Using Your Cycle to Plan Your Life: Menstruation, Ovulation & Tracking Hormones | Ep 61

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9759 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

“Every person on earth is here because of their mother’s menstrual cycle. It really makes you think: why don’t we have more reverence and appreciation for the it?” In today’s episode I’m sitting down with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of Fertility Friday. She is a certified Fertility Awareness Educator, a Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, and has a lot wisdom to share. Tune in as we cover topics like the power of cycle tracking, what it means when you skip periods, what a normal, healthy cycle looks like (and why you need to know), how to start paying attention to your cycle, and the best ways to track your ovulation and hormones. In this episode: -The power of cycle tracking -What is a vital sign? -Female Athlete Triad -Osteoporosis risk factors -What does it mean when you skip periods -What a normal, healthy cycle looks like (and why you need to know) -Why PMS is NOT NORMAL -What to do if you have severe cramping and bleeding -What your diet has to do with your PMS symptoms -How your personal care products contribute to your cramps -How to start paying attention to your cycle -The best ways to track ovulation -The best ways to track your hormones -3 main signs of fertility -Rhythm Method vs. Fertility Awareness Method -IUDs and Copper IUDs -Using your cycle to plan your life Find Lisa Hendrickson-Jack and her podcast: http://fertilityfriday.com/ The Fifth Vital Sign (BUY THIS BOOK!) https://amzn.to/2EC6zEj Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fertilityfriday/ Get on Adrenals | Thyroid | Hormones Group Program Wait List https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones Follow Erin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Functional Nutrition Podcast with Aaron Holt, functional nutritionist.

0:09.7

I work with clients on the seacoast of New Hampshire and virtually all over the world through

0:15.2

both private consultations and online nutrition programs.

0:19.1

I'm here with my co-host, Kyle Mayerana, registered dietician of root-down nutrition

0:23.8

based in Asheville, North Carolina.

0:26.2

We are both board-certified, integrative, and functional nutritionists.

0:30.9

This means we dive deep with people to get to the root cause of their health issues.

0:35.9

In this podcast, we will address all things health,

0:39.0

food, and nutrition, discussing our research, clinical experience, and life experience. Please keep in

0:46.3

mind our disclaimer. This podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never be used

0:51.4

as a replacement for medical diagnosis or medical treatment.

0:55.2

Thanks for joining us.

0:56.4

Let's dive in.

1:01.7

All right, guys, we're back with another awesome show, and I'm going to try to say pretty

1:07.0

tight-lipped because my guest has a lot of wisdom to share with us. So it is going to be

1:11.9

kind of a call-in-response episode. Lisa Hendrickson Jack is a certified fertility awareness

1:19.1

educator and holistic reproductive health practitioner. You guys might be familiar with her from

1:25.1

her show, The Fertility Friday Podcast, which is an excellent show.

1:28.7

You have to check it out if you haven't yet.

1:30.7

Or her new book, The Fifth Vital Sign, where she debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children.

1:38.2

We were just talking before the show.

1:39.9

She sent me this book a couple weeks ago, so I got to read through it.

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