Hi friends! Today I’m sharing my favorite non-toxic clean beauty and skincare products. This is a long overdue post, because I am very passionate about clean beauty, and know that this is the direction we’re going towards. If you’re thinking about changing up your routine to include more non-toxic skincare, read on and grab a […]
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Immune Boosting Açai Berry Smoothie Hello friends! I’ve just returned from a 2 week trip to Sydney, Australia with a stop in Southern California on the way back! It was an incredible trip, we got to see the Sydney opera house, visit with friends we have not seen in many years, and pet koalas – […]
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This past week I asked my Insta-fam what you all were interested to learn more about, and most of you said morning routines! I’m really happy about that, because creating a mindful morning routine has been one of the best healthy hacks I started in 2018. And it’s no surprise that some of the world’s […]
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Last year I hosted a free 5 day habits challenge in an effort to help my community stick to five easy healthy habits. We focused on drinking enough water throughout the day, meditating daily, eating our greens, getting enough sleep, and exercising. These five habits are things we should all be doing, but often fall […]
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Have you ever found yourself in a funk? Maybe thinking about how everyone else is somehow succeeding – whether it’s at life, career, family, money, body – and you are decidedly, not? I used to be like this. I would get into downward spirals, sometimes on purpose, and just dig myself deeper and deeper with […]
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![Want to avoid short cycles, luteal phase deficiency, delayed ovulation, and early miscarriage?
A commonly over-looked piece of the fertility puzzle that I see is women ignoring stress...
In a recent study, women whose saliva had high levels of alpha-amylase, an enzyme that marks stress, took 29% longer to get pregnant compared to those who had less.
What happens when you're a chronic stress ball your body responds in a few ways:
Glucocorticoids such as adrenaline and cortisol are released in response to stress.
As a result, this suppresses Leutenizing Hormone (LH), which in turn causes the corpus luteum to not develop properly.
When this happens, adequate progesterone is not made which may cause short cycles / short luteal phase, early miscarriage, and delayed ovulation.
Remember, we need an adequate luteal phase length for implantation.
Timing is important for implantation. Once embryo is fertilized, it takes 7 days after ovulation to float through the fallopian tube to get to the uterus and implant.
If you have a short luteal phase, you shrink the window where implantation can occur. So you need a long enough luteal phase to support implantation - and to have a long enough luteal phase we need adequate progesterone.
And what is progesterone's enemy? Stress.
So I know that was a mouthful, but bottom line: Stress is KEY 🔑 for fertility.
I'm curious, what's the biggest stressor in your life right now? [As if we all don't have a million of them now...]
PS I'm devoting an entire week on stress, burnout and mindfulness in my upcoming group coaching. DM me your email if you'd like to be added to the waitlist! We start Sep 1!
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