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Your gut microbiome actually changes during menopause. Here's why that shift matters, and how food as medicine can support your body through it.

Are you curious about why seed cycling is so popular? Let's take a closer look so we can understand it better! For generations, naturopathy has promoted seed cycling as a time-honored remedy for restoring hormonal balance. This practice involves eating certain kinds of seeds during each phase of the menstrual cycle. Every day, our hormones fluctuate in a way that is essential for maintaining regular menstrual cycles. This cyclical change ensures that periods are healthy and c

Seed Cycling is a gentle but powerful medicine that can help find ease in menstrual cycles. When menses are irregular, or if you have fluctuating cycle lengths, seed cycling can help the body find regularity. There are 2 phases of every menstrual cycle. The first phase is the Follicular phase, usually from when you start bleeding until ~day 14. The second phase is the Luteal phase, which is from when you ovulate (around day 14) until you start bleeding again. In the follicul

What's a fat bomb? Have you heard of the ketogenic diet or keto diet? It's a way of eating that has 65-80% of a day's calories come from fat. 15-30% protein and less than 5% carbohydrate. It can be a really helpful way of eating for short term, ~3 months (though I do have some colleagues that have benefitted from more long term) Keto is especially helpful for anything to do with the brain 🧠. From epilepsy to ADHD to Alzheimer's. It can also be helpful for hormones and weight