the Balancing Hormones Naturally Podcast
Listen now to discover how you can use nutrition to balance your hormones naturally so you can have pain free regular periods!
HOSTED BY: Leah Brueggemann, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner
Episode 114: Mineral Balance for Gut Health
Minerals play a crucial role in growth, healing, digestion, energy production, and stress management. Learn simple tips you can implement right away to use minerals to optimize your health and hormone balance.
Episode 113: Mineral Magic - HTMA Testing for Hormone Balance
Learn more about how HTMA testing is one piece of the puzzle to help you balance your hormones.
Episode 112: Harnessing the Power of Hemp
In this episode, we sit down with Carlynn Winkelman, one of the educational managers at Ned CBD to delve into the fascinating world of hemp and CBD and the potential these products have to support hormone balance and overall wellness. Carlynn has so much amazing info to share and I can't wait for you all to learn all about the different hemp/CBD applications, how it can help with various health concerns, and most importantly (to me!) how it all connects to our hormones!
Episode 111: When to Run Labs for Hormone Testing
We've all been there at one time or another. You go to the doctor because something feels off but your labs come back normal. So you're not "sick enough" to need a diagnosis, but you're not healthy enough to feel great. So now what? In today's episode, we are talking about lab tests and how they're just one piece of the puzzle.
Episode 110: Why Salt is Essential to Our Health
In this episode, we sit down with Darryl Bosshardt of Redmond's Salt to understand the importance of salt, why it's gotten such a bad rap in recent years, and how we can find quality, healthy salt.
Episode 109: Recharge Your Health with Dr. Zulia
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Zulia Frost from Recharge Health to learn about red light therapy and how it can improve our overall health. Dr. Zulia helps us understand how to best use red light therapy tools to improve chronic fatigue, chronic, pain, and even stretch marks.
Episode 108: Switch & Ditch - Protein Powder
To kick off our switch and ditch series, we're taking a close look at protein powder. We talk a lot about the importance of protein for our hormones and our cycles so let's dive into what makes a good protein powder and what we should try to avoid to make sure we're getting the most out of it.
Episode 107: Your Body Is Always Trying to Take Care of You
On this episode, my Hormone Reset Program co-coach, Kaitlin York, joins us as we review her recent labs to help illustrate the importance of understanding lab work in the context of the individual and their life. Kaitlin shares her health journey and the emotional and physical hurdles she's faced over the last few years. This episode is for you if you're interested in understanding how health protocols are made and what we can learn from labs.
Episode 106: How to Start Living in Your Best Frequency
Did you know that, like everything in the world, the material our clothing is made from has an energy frequency? And this frequency can buoy us or weigh us down. As exciting as this is, it's hard to change over your entire wardrobe to take advantage of these frequencies, but what we can do is make changes where it impacts us the most!
Episode 105: The Key to Metabolic Health & Weight Management
In this episode, we talk with Jenn Trepeck about how to live your life but also feel good. She shares tips about listening to our bodies to recognize the foods we're actually craving, to understand our hunger, and to set ourselves up for success by learning how our body processes and stores nutrients in order to support our metabolic health. And most importantly we discuss the importance of keeping it simple in order to reduce stress and anxiety around food and nutrition to help us live healthier and happier lives.
Episode 104: Greenwashing: Becoming an Educated Consumer
Companies have learned a new marketing trick: Greenwashing. Brands know that consumers are on the lookout for toxins like BPA and parabens now but unfortunately, that doesn't mean they have switched to healthier or safer ingredients. This is your first step to becoming an educated consumer!
Episode 103: Pamper Your Period with Garnuu
We talk a lot about the ways you can impact your hormones and period through diet and nutrition but the hygiene products we use during our period have a huge impact as well. In this episode, we chat with Garnuu founder, Macy Maxson, about the impact of organic period products, how she was able to create healthy products, and why it's so important to her.
Episode 102: How to Choose Clean Makeup Brands
We all know that generic, drug-store makeup is full of toxins and things that are not good for our skin or for the world. But even makeup that is labeled as "clean", "organic", or "non-toxic" can have hidden chemicals that affect our health and hormones. In this episode, we talk about how to research product ingredients, ingredients to look for and avoid, and which products I like for both safe ingredients and great performance.
Episode 101: Entrusting Your Health to Ethical Companies
Join us with Jill Rowe to learn all about how she founded one of my favorite non-toxic companies, Rowe Casa Organics. We discuss how Rowe Casa got started, the importance (and difficulty!) of sourcing ethical and clean ingredients, and how the world gives you what you need to fulfill your purpose.
Episode 100: Pick Your Poison. Living a Non-Toxic Life
No matter what we do, as long as we live on this planet, we can't achieve the perfect non-toxic life. This doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we can but understanding that we'll never achieve perfection can help us to decide where we can get the most bang for our buck and where our efforts make the biggest impact. It's important to take it slow and know that we can't make the change overnight. Join me in this episode, the first in a series of non-toxic living, to learn how to get started and where to focus your energy.
Episode 99: The Truth About Cutting Calories for Weight Loss
Before you start cutting calories for weight loss, you need to address your metabolic issues - insulin intolerance, hypothyroidism, hormone balance, and nutrient deficiencies. All of these factors influence our body and how it processes energy, weight loss, and weight gain.
Episode 98: Overcoming PCOS Infertility with Dr. Angela Potter
Dr. Potter is a functional medicine naturopathic doctor and leading expert in PCOS fertility. Learn about the types of PCOS and how understanding it and your cycle can help you overcome infertility.
Episode 97: Pregnancy Prep: Strengthening your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Angie Mueller
In this episode, Dr. Angie Mueller, a pelvic health and prenatal/postpartum physical therapist shares the importance of building awareness and strength throughout your pregnancy to prepare you for better delivery and recovery. Dr. Mueller talks about what works, what doesn't, and why preparation is so important.
Episode 96: A Sweet & Spicy Non-Toxic Gift Guide for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's day just around the corner, chances are you're shopping for friends, family, significant others, or yourself! It can be tough to find non-toxic items in the sea of cheap candy and drug store cosmetics so look no further for your Valentine's day non-toxic gift guide.
Episode 95: Managing Menopause with Nutrition & Hormone Replacement Therapy
In this episode, Esther Blum, an Integrative Dietitian, and Menopause expert, joins us to talk about preparing for and managing menopause. Learn the importance of balanced nutrition, hormone replacement therapy, and the four core supplements to take during menopause.