Episode 346: How to Balance Your Hormones Through Healing Your Gut

Episode 346: How to Balance Your Hormones Through Healing Your Gut

Are you struggling with hormone imbalances despite "normal" test results? The secret to achieving hormone balance might lie in your gut health. In this comprehensive episode of The Funk'tional Nutritionist Podcast, functional medicine practitioner, Erin Holt, explains the crucial connection between gut health, hormone regulation, and overall wellness.

You’ll Uncover:

  • The Gut-Hormone Connection: Understanding How Your Microbiome Affects Hormone Balance

  • Signs Your Gut May Be Affecting Your Hormones

  • Understanding the Estrobolome: Your Gut's Role in Estrogen Balance

  • Natural Ways to Support Hormone Balance Through Gut Health

  • Testing for Gut-Hormone Issues

  • The Impact of Gut Health on Specific Hormones

  • Expert Tips for Improving Gut Health and Hormone Balance

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Episode 344: What a Functional Nutritionist Eats in a Day for Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Meals

Episode 344: What a Functional Nutritionist Eats in a Day for Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Meals

What does a day of eating look like for a 40-year-old functional nutritionist focused on hormones, health, and longevity? In this episode, Erin shares her gluten-free, dairy-free daily routine, blending over 15 years of experience with her personal journey managing autoimmune illness and disordered eating. With practical tips and insights tailored for women in their 40s, Erin highlights how intentional, nutrient-dense choices can support both health and happiness.

Looking for more support? Join The Funk’tional Nutrition Collective for proven nutrition programs, hormone testing, personalized lab analysis, and one-on-one appointments. Enrollment is open now—we’d love to see you there!

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Episode 343: Cortisol Face, Adrenal Cocktails & Cortisol Testing – Debunking Cortisol Myths & Facts
HORMONES Erin Holt HORMONES Erin Holt

Episode 343: Cortisol Face, Adrenal Cocktails & Cortisol Testing – Debunking Cortisol Myths & Facts

Advice can be amazing—or a total miss—depending on who it is for and who it’s coming from. That’s especially true when it comes to hormones, where one-size-fits-all solutions from TikTok and Instagram don’t work. In this episode, Erin clears up the confusion about cortisol’s role in the body, addresses popular trends like adrenal cocktails and cortisol face, and discusses what high and low cortisol levels really mean for your health. Learn why lowering cortisol doesn’t always lead to weight loss and how to navigate testing options to get the most accurate results.

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Episode 341: Building Your Autoimmune Tool Kit
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Episode 341: Building Your Autoimmune Tool Kit

In this episode, Erin is joined by The Funk’tional Nutritionist’s new practitioner and Collective Community Manager, Nicole Antes, RD. They dive into creating an Autoimmune Healing Toolkit—a personalized approach to managing autoimmune conditions and supporting your body during flares. Nicole shares her extensive experience working with clients with autoimmunity, emphasizing the importance of addressing both symptoms and root causes to rebalance the immune system.


Interested in working with Nicole in our Functional C.A.R.E. Method™ 1:1 services? We have limited spots available to get started! Send us your application here.

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Episode 340: Balance Your Hormones in Under an Hour
HORMONES Erin Holt HORMONES Erin Holt

Episode 340: Balance Your Hormones in Under an Hour

Today Erin is teaching you how to balance your hormones using the 5 key elements of hormone health – do these things and you WILL balance your hormones. 

If you need more specificity, resources and support, then we invite you to join us for Your Hormone Revival™, our 3 month program that teaches you how to balance your hormones (with the option for lab testing for even more insight as to the root cause of your hormone imbalance!). 

Get access to Your Hormone Revival™ within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective - our monthly health membership to start feeling like your best self again that reopens on January 7th!

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