Navigating the symptoms of hormone fluctuations can be challenging. Once puberty begins, our hormones are in a constant state of change, responding to other signals in our body and working toward a better balance. Like many other body processes, I truly believe that our bodies are inherently wise and they are always working to find an optimal balance.

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I consider progesterone a super hormone! It has many amazing impacts on our health, a few of which are mentioned below. However, it’s balance and levels are also highly influenced by things like stress, social/economic threats (ie: a global pandemic) and illness. Understanding some of the details regarding progesterone may help you put some of the pieces together as to hormonal symptoms you may be experiencing. Getting to the root cause of symptoms can be one of the most empowering aspects of the healing journey.

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Pollen is at some of the highest levels here in the Pacific Northwest and over the last couple of years allergy symptoms have shown to be a very prominent symptom for many of my patients, as well as my 5 year old son. The itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing and congestion are often the primary symptoms, but along with those often comes an increase in anxiety, sleeplessness, irritability and brain fog.

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Here is a list of foods highest in vitamins & minerals known to enhance immune function. This is not a comprehensive guide, but one that I have been using in my clinical practice as a starting point for increasing consumption of fresh foods, vegetables and fruits and calling on our food as medicine for supporting our immune system.

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The health and stability of our digestive system is so intimately related to the health and stability of our immune system. Did you know the gut is the largest immune organ? About 70% of your body’s lymphocyte production begins in the gut. Crazy! That’s a major component of our body’s immune function and there is so much we can do to improve the health of the gut and, in turn, the immune system.

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Prolonged stress can have deleterious effects on fertility. Often I see this as a challenge working with fertility clients, as going through fertility challenges is, in itself, quite stressful. Here i share 5 tools I have found, in my own fertility journey and in my clinical practice, to be effective at helping the body process and manage stress. 

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