by kimheintz | Aug 30, 2021 | Hormone Balance, Menstrual Cycle, PMS, Root Causes, Symptoms
The Luteal Phase The luteal phase begins after ovulation and ends the day that your period starts. Its primary goal is to prepare the body for the possibility of pregnancy. Whether or not you become pregnant during ovulation, your energy, desire, focus, and emotions...
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 | Jan 8, 2021 | Energy, Fatigue, Food, Hormone Balance, Immune System, Symptoms
Each day, we are exposed to hundreds of chemicals in our environment that interfere with our body’s natural processes. Toxins have been linked to many health conditions including several types of cancers, autoimmunity, and reproductive system disorders. However, those...
