CBD Oil has definitely taken the crown for the next latest and greatest natural health trend. With CBD touting health benefits like reducing inflammation and helping with anxiety, who wouldn’t want to try it out? I certainly have! With most fads in the holistic health space, there’s potentially more hype and hyperbole than true evidence to support the trend. Often...

What’s the best diet for PCOS? This is a common question from the women I work with and interact with in my online community. And it’s the question I’m going to answer for you in this blog post! The truth is, my diet recommendations for PCOS are probably very different than what you’re expecting. Just doing a quick Google search...

Now that we’re about four months into the year, we’re hitting that time where many women start to see a big slowdown in their progress towards the weight loss goals they set in January. If you’re staying consistent with your food and fitness choices, there may be some underlying reasons why you might be getting stuck in your weight loss...

Hormonal birth control (or “The Pill”) works by suppressing your natural hormone production. And while this can be effective for preventing pregnancy, it can have negative effects on your own hormone health. There are some situations, like severe endometriosis and dangerously heavy menstrual bleeding, that do benefit from using The Pill. Not all hormonal birth control use is unnecessary. However,...

Do you suffer from symptoms of low estrogen? The answer to this question might not be as obvious as you may think. If you’re in your 20’s, 30’s, or even 40’s, you might think that there’s no way you could have low estrogen. But low estrogen isn’t just reserved for women going through menopause. Low levels of this critical sex...

Is keto safe for pregnancy? You’re about to find out! It seems like everywhere you look, women of all ages are on the ketogenic diet. Maybe it’s your co-worker who’s eating low carb to help her lose weight. Or your sister-in-law who wanted to try keto to increase her gains in the gym. No matter the reason, the ketogenic diet...

Ladies! Did you hear the big news? I’m opening the doors to my brand new Fed and Fearless Foundations course! If you caught my free training last night, you heard the official first-ever announcement that registration is open. (And it’s on sale for just a few days!) Fed and Fearless Foundations is a game-changer if you want to discover your...

Photo Credit: The Women’s Movement Collaborative This weekend I had a fantastic experience at the Women’s Movement Collaborative project at the Original Strength Institute in Fuquay Varina, about 30 minutes from where I live. First of all, having a local event so well aligned with my personal and business goals and dreams was SO cool. I feel like I always...

Hormonal birth control – or “The Pill” – is touted by conventional gynecologists as a foolproof and completely safe way to prevent pregnancy, and to treat irregular cycles and other hormone-related disorders like PCOS and endometriosis. Gynecologists are often too quick to prescribe the pill or an IUD without discussing some of the potential risks or consequences of using hormonal...

Modern lifestyles filled with nutrient poor diets, chronic stress and little down time can wreak havoc on hormones. Most of my clients come to me with hormonal issues such as HPA axis dysfunction, period irregularities, fertility issues, bad PMS and/or estrogen dominance. Sometimes all the above! Women with hormone dysfunction and estrogen dominance who fail to respond to diet and...