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 135: Better Sleep & Balanced Hormones with Functional Mushrooms
Functional, medicinal mushrooms are one of the best things you can do for your health! From improving sleep to balancing hormones, this is how mushrooms can improve your health.
Episode 134: How to Balance Estrogen Naturally
I bet you've heard a lot about estrogen, especially the scary stories of estrogen dominance, so let's talk about the symptoms and reasons behind low and high estrogen levels. And most importantly, we'll cover ways to naturally re-balance your estrogen for improved overall health.
Episode 133: Is Copper Toxicity or Low Copper Causing your Period Issues?
Struggling with period issues, like a heavy flow? It may have to do with your copper levels! In this episode, we're talking with Carlynn Winkelman, a certified Functional Nutritionist, Hormone Health Coach, and Root Cause Protocol Consultant. She's sharing how your minerals, like copper, magnesium, and iron impact your body.
Episode 132: How to Naturally Support Fertility with Iodine
Every single cell in your body utilizes iodine in some way or another! It plays a big role in hormone health and fertility. Usually we’re not deficient in iodine, but just have blocked receptors. So, these are simple, supplement-free things we can do to clear blocked receptors and help our bodies use iodine efficiently!
Episode 131: Liver Support for PCOS & Painful Periods
Before you try that next juice cleanse, let's talk about how to ACTUALLY support your liver! Whether you have a MTHFR gene mutation, have PCOS, or even painful periods, supporting your liver is essential.
Episode 130: How to Exercise Based on Your Cycle
Whether you're into building muscle, losing weight, getting stronger, or just improving your overall health, syncing your workouts with your menstrual cycle is a game-changer. It has benefits like slowing down bone loss, balancing blood sugar, boosting your mood, improving sleep, and increasing energy!
Episode 129: Biohacking on a Budget: Improve Your Health without Overspending
You can't just throw money at fancy things that promise to make you lose weight or reduce stress and not make any lifestyle shifts. These are the non-negotiable foundations I help all my clients implement: blood sugar balance, sleep quality, stress management & digestion.
Episode 128: Weight Loss, PCOS & Fertility Support with Functional Mushrooms
Discover the power of functional mushrooms to reduce PCOS symptoms, support fertility, improve your energy, lose weight and so much more! Desiree Caruso, a doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and an Advisor at Eversio Wellness, shares the extraordinary benefits of functional mushrooms for overall wellness.
Episode 127: Natural Immune Support & Healing
This is how to take a natural approach to boosting your immune system and simple homeopathic remedies to help you and your family feel better faster if you do catch a cold.
Episode 126: How to Raise Progesterone Naturally
Could low progesterone be the reason you have symptoms like brown spotting, painful periods, really heavy periods, PMS, anxiety, and bloating before your period? In this episode, we're talking about what causes low progesterone and steps you can take to start raising your progesterone naturally.
Episode 125: Improve Your Skin Naturally
If you want to improve your skin naturally and transition to more non-toxic skincare products, catch this episode with Tati Passoni of Passoni Skincare.
Episode 124: Do You Need to Quit Alcohol for Happy Hormones?
In this episode, I'm joined by Kate Mortan, founder of Funk It Wellness, a company that provides top-notch organic seed cycling kits. But we're not talking about seeds today. Instead, we're going to talk about alcohol. We all know giving up alcohol can help balance our hormones but the practicality of actually quitting is another matter. Is it really worth it? Tune in to find out!
Episode 123: Getting Rid of Period Pain
If you are struggling with painful periods, this episode is for you! We're chatting with my client, Danielle, about how she finally got rid of her debilitating period pain! She shares her frustrating experiences with doctors and the horrible period pain that once consumed her life.
Episode 122: Blood Sugar Balance for Energy & Weight Loss
Blood sugar is SO important for your health - even if you don't have diabetes! Balancing your blood sugar can lead to big results in your health, like increased energy and even weight loss. So today, we're going to talk about how your blood affects your overall health and steps you can take to start balancing your blood sugar right now.
Episode 121: Achieving Lasting Results on Your Healing Journey
These are the top things I would focus on if I had to start my health journey over again today! From balancing blood sugar to finding a community, here are the things I wish I'd done from the start and the things I want you all to know on your own healing journey.
Episode 120: How to Reduce Stress and Get More Energy with Medicinal Mushrooms
Mushrooms can boost your immune system, enhance brain health, and zap away inflammation. These are some simple tricks to help you effortlessly incorporate mushrooms into your daily routine to start reaping these benefits ASAP!
Episode 119: Navigating Postpartum Weight Loss
Postpartum is a wild ride! In this episode, I take you on a personal journey through the ups and downs of postpartum weight loss. We chat about the struggles, the emotions, and the importance of nourishing our bodies while embracing the changes that come with motherhood. Let's find inspiration and make those sustainable lifestyle changes that'll help us feel strong, comfortable, and right at home in our post-baby bodies.
Episode 117: Working With Your Cycle for Weight Loss
Understanding your menstrual cycle is the most powerful thing you can do. In this episode, we'll examine how this knowledge can help us reach our weight loss, weight gain, or weight management goals. Knowing when your body is naturally amping up and gradually slowing down will help you plan your meals and exercises most effectively so you can work with your body instead of against it.
Episode 116: The Art of Hormone Testing
In this episode, my Hormone Reset Program co-coach, Kaitlin York, joins us again after we re-ran her Dutch and HTMA labs. What's so cool about re-running labs is we can see which areas the body is improving in and then we can decide what next steps to take. Your body, through these labs, shows us exactly what we need to focus on. Join us as we take a close look at what her labs are telling us and why this step is crucial in your health journey.
Episode 115: Somatic Therapy for Holistic Stress Management
We talk a lot about supplements, nutrition, and exercise to build a healthy lifestyle but one aspect that doesn't get enough attention is what we can do for our mental health. Our mental health is so intertwined with our physical health, but we often don't take the time to nurture it like we should. In this episode, I sit down with Brittany Lutren to talk about somatic tools for stress management and regulation.