by kimheintz | Apr 20, 2021 | Birth Control, Fertility, Hormone Balance, Lab Testing, Menstrual Cycle
Most of us have been on hormonal birth control (aka the pill and hormonal IUD) at some point – in fact, there’s a statistic that 98% of women have taken it at least for a little while in their lifetime. Many of us take it for a long time – 5, 10, 15, and...
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...
by kimheintz | Oct 1, 2020 | Birth Control, Hormone Balance, HTMA, Lab Testing, Menstrual Cycle, Mineral Balance
I was on the pill for over 12 years. During that time, I used two different formulas of the pill before deciding it wasn’t for me any longer. The first time I quit the pill, after being on a low-dose estrogen one for 11 years, I was miserable. My period was not...
by kimheintz | Sep 10, 2020 | Birth Control, Hormone Balance, Lab Testing, Menstrual Cycle
I took the pill for over 12 years. It was something recommended to me by my doctor in my late teens as something that females my age all should be on. It would help prevent pregnancy as I became sexually active and help with any hormonal issues I dealt with through...
by kimheintz | Jun 17, 2020 | Hormone Balance, PMS
So many of us have or still do take the pill to deal with hormonal-related symptoms like acne, migraines, and more. And if we deal with those symptoms, one of the culprits might be due to our natural rhythm being out of balance.Our natural hormones ebb and flow all...
