by kimheintz | Aug 23, 2021 | Hormone Balance, Menstrual Cycle, PMS, Root Causes, Symptoms
The Ovulatory Phase The first thing that comes to mind about ovulation is that you better get busy if you’re trying to conceive. If babies aren’t on your agenda, then you’ll be extra careful. But there is so much more to the ovulatory phase than just baby-making....
by kimheintz | Aug 3, 2021 | Hormone Balance, Menstrual Cycle, PMS, Root Causes, Symptoms
The Follicular Phase The follicular phase is often overlooked in high school sex-ed classes. You’re taught we bleed during menstruation and make babies during ovulation. But neither of these would be possible without the follicular phase. While menstruation can be...
by kimheintz | Jul 28, 2021 | Hormone Balance, Menstrual Cycle, PMS, Root Causes, Symptoms
Most of us were taught that when you reach a certain age, you bleed once a month. We learned to use a pad or tampon, to take an Advil if you get cramps, and that this is just the unfortunate price we all pay for being a woman. We learn to adapt the best we can to this...
by kimheintz | Dec 9, 2020 | Hormone Balance, Lab Testing, Root Causes, Symptoms
For over 10 years I dealt with terrible insomnia. Every night, I would toss and turn for at least two hours before finally falling asleep. And, to make matters worse, I never stayed asleep for long. Without fail, sometime around 2 or 3, I’d find myself wide awake...
by kimheintz | Nov 12, 2020 | Hormone Balance
I speak to many women who deal with a whole host of symptoms every single day. And a lot of them attribute these issues to just being female or getting older. I’m here to tell you that doesn’t have to be the case. I totally get it – I felt that way...
