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The Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast
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Episode 138: How Hormones Influence the Gut
The connection between your gut and hormones is intricate, and having a better understanding of it can make a big difference in your overall health. In this episode, Erin unpacks this tricky connection and answers questions surrounding not only which issue to address first, but also why. If you’re looking to make sustainable changes that have a long-term impact, this episode is definitely for you! Have a listen and share this episode with someone who suffers from GI and hormonal issues.
Episode 137: Is Perfectionism Driving Your Hormone Imbalance? Cortisol, DHEA & Adrenal Testing
Hormone imbalance has cascading effects all throughout our body, so understanding the root cause is essential for addressing this issue. In this episode, Erin breaks down the symptoms of adrenal fatigue and answers questions relating to how your stress response works, how it can get wonky and how to determine whether this is a problem for you. This is PART 1 of a deeper dive into adrenals, HPA axis, cortisol, DHEA, and adrenal function testing and what different results may mean for you.
Episode 133: Healing with Herbs
We have been healers throughout history. Groups of women gathered together to heal each other and heal their community with plants and foods. We all need to go back to that place of trusting ourselves.
This week on the show we interviewed herbalist, Amy McKelvey. Amy told us how she got into herbalism, as well as a pretty interesting history of herbs. She also addresses the importance of plants and our connection to the world around us to achieve healing. In this jam-packed 90 minutes, we covered everything from whether or not you can overdo supplements, to maximizing benefits of the supplements, to how to energize your life! You will learn a TON listening to this show! Originally aired May 2018.
Episode 128: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Weight Loss
The title says it all for this episode. I get into the nitty gritty with a listener question about deciphering when you truly do need to lose weight, common reasons behind weight loss resistance and the top questions you should be asking yourself before attempting to lose weight. This episode is jam packed with loads of details and goes far beyond just looking at food for weight loss and overall health - there’s a reason this is one of THE top downloaded episodes!
Episode 125: Thyroid Health, Gluten & Hashimoto’s
I talk a lot about functional lab testing and supplementation, but don’t underestimate the power of food! In this episode I discuss why a food-first approach matters so much not just in overall health, but also in determining stressors behind chronic issues (skin, digestion & gut health, inflammation, autoimmunity). I break down underlying stressors related to hypothyroidism, the link between gluten and Hashimoto’s and how taking a food-first approach with your health can make a big impact on your life.
Episode 120: Wonky Periods & PCOS - Melissa Lee Shares Her Journey/Experience
In this episode I get back to the basics with health coach Melissa Lee on periods, PCOS and hormonal birth control. This episode is for you - or perhaps for your sister or daughter - if you’ve been considering starting hormonal birth control due to wonky period issues. Melissa shares her own experience with PCOS and birth control, how she transitioned off the pill and how she’s helped herself and other women regain hormonal balance by applying foundational food and lifestyle principles.
Episode 114: The Postpartum Revolution with Annie Hopkins, PT
“Once you birth a child, you’re always postpartum.”
In this episode we interview Annie Hopkins, who is a physical therapist and yoga teacher. She developed a passion for helping pregnant and post-partum people feel at home in their changing bodies and specializes in pelvic health. We talk about what that means, and how understanding pelvic health and redefining the postpartum “normal” plays a part in the Postpartum Revolution.
“When women understand their bodies, they get shit done.”
Episode 113: All Your Cortisol Questions Answered, Part 2
In this sequel to our last podcast, we continue the discussion and answer even more of your cortisol questions - like What is the Cortisol Awakening Response? What can you do for high or low cortisol? How can cortisol be activated and deactivated? We also cover some topics on why you should take the time to care for yourself, whether recovery from adrenal fatigue is possible, supplementation, and more. Tune in to have all of your cortisol questions answered!
Episode 112: All Your Cortisol Questions Answered, Part 1
This episode is one of a two part series on answering all of your cortisol questions. I have received so many questions and concerns regarding cortisol - what to do when its too high or too low, what affects your cortisol, how to balance and regulate your cortisol, and the list goes on. In part 1 we answer questions about cortisol + the gut, how to know if your cortisol is out of whack, cortisol testing, cortisol and hormones (including hypothalamic amenorrhea, fertility and birth control) and more.
Episode 89: Root Causes of Anxiety with Kaely RD
Kaely McDevitt is a registered dietician who focuses on women’s health and works heavily with the functional nutrition and functional medicine piece of this topic. Anxiety is the name of the game for today’s episode. The more I talk about anxiety, the more I realize people are struggling with it. Tune is as we discuss topics like the uptick in anxiety, nutrition to build neurotransmitters, brain health and mood, cyclical anxiety, and the first step to figuring out your anxiety triggers & root causes.
Episode 84: Healing Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) with Meg Doll
In today’s episode I sit down with Meg Doll, a friend of mine and a registered holistic nutritionist. Listen in as we discuss what is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)?, How do you know if you have HA?, Causes of HA, steps to recover, exercise considerations, and much more.
Episode 83: Cortisol, DHEA & Adrenal Testing, Part 2
In the second half of this two-part episode I continue the conversation on Cortisol, DHEA + Adrenal Testing. If you have questions about cortisol, this episode is for you. I cover topics like the positive effects of cortisol, DHEA as the resiliency hormone, how to test for your cortisol and adrenal health, why your body might deactivate cortisol, and causes of adrenal fatigure.
Episode 82: Cortisol, DHEA & Adrenal Testing, Part 1
I received a lot of questions about adrenal fatigue and cortisol, so in the first half of this two-part episode, I help to answer those questions. Listen in to these cortisol and adrenal questions answered and more: Where do you start with gut issues? What are the signs of adrenal dysfunction?
Episode 72: Exercising with Adrenal Fatigue & Cortisol Dysregulation
Tune in as I discuss the main causes of stress in the body, the financial commitment of functional lab testing, why saying “just stress” does us a disservice, and the symptoms of Cortisol dysregulation/HPA dysfunction/adrenal fatigue.