by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 8, 2018 | 4 Phases, Body, Health Care, Syncing, Your Cycle
Podclass Show Notes and Links Summary: Episode 6 jumps into the third phase of the cycle, the Plateau Phase. This phase happens from days 15-21 (for a 28 day cycle) and gets its name because hormone levels even out following ovulation. Our actions for this phase mimic...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 8, 2018 | 4 Phases, Body, Health Care, Syncing, Your Cycle
Podclass Show Notes and Links Summary: Episode 5 gets specific on the second phase of the cycle, the Rise Phase. This is one of our favorite phases! This phase happens from days 8-14 (for a 28 day cycle) and is characterized by a powerful surge in hormone creation....
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | 4 Phases, Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
Talking about the moon in a series on common hormonal imbalances most likely sounds a little weird. But what can we say: we believe in the power of nature and our place as animals immersed in it! We originally brought in moon cycles to our 4 Phase Cycle approach,so...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
This article in our series is by Alex. As a long-time endometriosis sufferer and someone who has had most of her ovaries destroyed by undiagnosed endometriosis. I gave myself a diagnosis in medical school, which my doctors chose to ignore. I have a soft spot in my...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
Blood sugar regulation is an interesting beast. Lots of people are interested in this topic and for many different reasons! For our purposes, we’re going to stick to the most pertinent blood sugar issues we see in our ladies, so be aware this isn’t intended to be a...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
We get asked routinely about how to tell if you’re ovulating. This is a fantastic question, and is certainly a big component to living in sync with your cycles. Here’s the reality of knowing if you’re ovulating: there’s no easy way to know EXACTLY. But we can get...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
Normally, women consider testosterone imbalances a problem for men. The truth is that good testosterone levels are necessary for optimal female health. Low sex drive, hair loss, energy levels, and anovulatory feminine cycles are all linked to dysregulation of...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
Like estrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency is an incredibly common hormonal imbalance we see. Â This is because just like estrogen dominance, our modern lifestyles and environments continually push us towards this imbalance. Chronic stress from hectic lifestyles,...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
The best way we’ve ever heard conventional medicine summed up is that Western medicine will help you stay alive, but it won’t help you live. We’ve found this to be true, both in our own lives and through countless patient encounters. Functional medicine, as we see it,...
by HealthyGingerAdmin | Oct 2, 2018 | Body, Health Care, Inflammation, Your Cycle
Even though estrogen dominance is a more common hormonal imbalance, estrogen deficiency happens frequently and can have incredibly uncomfortable symptoms. Low estrogen levels can potentially cause perimenopause, but we’re learning that more young women have this issue...
