As Coach Rita shared in episode one, she is an Endo Warrior who coaches a lot of Endo babes and babes with gut and hormone issues using a holistic approach.
In this episode, Rita sheds light on Endometriosis, a fully body disease that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. She goes into what Endo is, symptoms of it, conventional treatment options, holistic symptom management, Endometriosis excision specialists, functional medicine, + more!
She also openly discusses some of the nutrition + lifestyle changes she has made throughout her own healing journey with endometriosis that's better helped her in her practice with her clients. As a result, she has been able to help women better manage their symptoms by helping them determine exactly what they need.
While this episode is Endo focused, it has a lot of overall gems on gut/hormone health, stress, and holistic approaches to help improve the life of any woman who is looking to better support their health + menstrual cycles.
Favorite endo/chronic illness support accounts on IG if you want more info on Endometriosis or just received your diagnosis: @notchamommapod - chronic illness, infertility support @icarebetter - to help you find an excision specialist @endometriosissummit - info about endo/specialists @endogirlsblog- info about endo/endo advocates @endo.fertility.dietitian - for more help on your endo journey @annevanscody - fitness with endo Facebook: Check out the FB group called "Nancy's Nook" for tips on endo, management + finding excision specialists
Resources: PMID: 35805112 - endo + immune dysfunction PMID: 33660232 - endo + the gut microbiome PMID: 32077078 - endo + lymphatic system PMID: 11781160 - endo + dioxin exposure
Tune into next week's episode where we will be diving into all things GUT HEALTH. Follow along with Coach Rita's journey on Instagram @radiate_withrita. Spotify listeners, Help us by answering the poll with every episode.
