Description

Melissa Ramos, the founder of Sexy Food Therapy, joins me to talk about why digestion is key to hormonal health, nutritional guidelines for healthy hormones and answers the age-old question: what’s the deal with period poops?  

What we discussed:

• How Melissa went from her career in advertising to running Sexy Food Therapy
• Reframing self-care as self-parenting
• The link between stress and hormonal health
• What your digestion has to do with your period and hormones
• The two phases of liver detoxification and why it’s the key to hormonal health
• Setting and enforcing boundaries
• The differences between blood, urine and saliva hormone testing
• A few nutritional guidelines for healthy hormones
• What causes period poops
• How to promote progesterone production

Connect with Melissa:

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Period Repair Manual Question Period: Should I eat soy? Question Period: What happened when I got hooked on soy lattes? Giddy Yo Yo 

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Music Credit: Julia and Bradley of Home Studios Graphic Design: Rachel Laird