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Curious about magnesium for women’s hormones and the effect it can have on your lady hormones? This is just the post for you. Here, you’ll learn about magnesium, other trace minerals, their role in hormones and why we need them… Especially during times like now! I dig deep into the basics of magnesium and its…

There are so many blog posts out there talking bout how to balance hormones naturally. Most talk about maca, yoga, destressing and other vague and surface level methods. These methods can lead to further imbalances. For instance, for some women, taking maca can lead to even worse problems and imbalance! In this post I am…

Is sunscreen bad for you, your health and your hormones? In this post you are going to learn why we need the sun, what sunscreen is, the negative affects of sunscreen and what you can do instead. I have a few more posts on sunscreen you can check out here and here. Personally, I do…

What does cold therapy do? How can I try it at home, safely? Are there proven benefits of doing cold therapy? These are all wonderful questions we will cover in this post + I will teach you how to do it at home yourself and how to look for local businesses that offer it. This…

The big question, should I sleep in complete darkness? If we want to sleep well, have balanced hormones and be well we have to understand the importance of sleep. The atmosphere in which we sleep is just as important as sleep itself and in this post you will learn exactly why. The crazy thing is…

Are there really any natural alternatives to birth control? “Ashlee, I’m getting married soon and I don’t know what to do.. is there a birth control option that’s safe?” If there’s one question I’ve gotten several hundreds of times it’s this one. In this post we will talk about all the different birth controls, their…

Oh no, cover your ears. It’s National Coffee Month and we can surely agree that America (and the world) runs on coffee. Whether it’s Dunkin (ew) or a specialty coffee shop near you, we just do. Did you know I’ve never been a coffee drinker, never have because I think it tastes gross. My husband…

This is a quick hormonal imbalance quiz that you can do RIGHT NOW. It’s connected to my hormone handout that I created for a giveaway I did with Moon Cycle Bakery. They supports “that time of the month” with hormone supportive baked good. I know, it’s dreamy. This post is inspired by Dr. Brighten’s book…

Hello again, thanks for coming over to read part 2 of my hormone imbalance journey. It’s been a long past few years but amazing all in the same. I have learned so much about my body and what it’s capable of if I remove the barriers keeping it from healing. Your body wants to heal.…

Hormone imbalance can be a real bugger and I’ve been dealing with it for a long time. This post is about my current situation, feelings, issues and what I’ve done to manage thus far. The next post will be about what I am doing after receiving test results. This is my encouragement to you to…