It's HERTIME with Cody Sanders

Send us Fan Mail Antibiotics, stress, and a poor diet get a lot of attention when it comes to factors that can negatively impact the health of our gut. But did you know that using hormonal birth control can be equally as damaging to our gut health? The connection between gut health and hormonal birth control isn’t widely known. Women are so often blindly prescribed The Pill, without ever knowing t...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us are doing our best to take care of our health daily (both physically + mentally). We could even say it's a HUGE priority! Adding in daily habits that help us stay at our best and as our healthiest selves requires intention.  Mixhers was made by women for women to address the many needs and changes our bodies go through in our lifetime. and to help make taking care...

Send us Fan Mail Breast cancer awareness is important, but breast cancer awareness put into action is an even more powerful prevention  and treatment tool. As women, we deserve to feel empowered through easily accessible education. We know we are supposed to do monthly breast exams, but do we all feel confident about what that should actually look like? What are we looking and feeling for? What ar...

Send us Fan Mail Some weeks you’re on - you’re crushing it at work, you’re killing it in the gym, and you have energy after work to meet up with friends or to engage in leisure activities you love. But other weeks? Not so much. You have to drag yourself out of bed, you feel like you’re phoning it in at work and during workouts, and after work, you crash on the sofa and stare at the ceiling. If tha...

Send us Fan Mail We all need to set them—on today's episode we talk about what that means to set healthy boundaries and how to do it right. Join Cody and her  invited guest Susie Pettit,  to learn about how living and working with boundaries gives us the freedom to live life on our terms while boosting well-being, reducing stress levels, and increasing productivity at work and home. About our...

Send us Fan Mail Have you struggled with severe period symptoms? For the longest time, women have been put on birth control to help minimize acne, cramps, and migraines...But over the years, we've learned that these symptoms mean so much more. When you start making holistic changes to your health, you can begin to increase your quality of life and menstrual cycles when you're approaching...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you've been filling your tank, but you're still running on empty? Do you wake up feeling groggy, like you have a hangover, but without the fun memories of the night before? You’re sure you just spent the work evening as usual, sat on the sofa binge watching every single episode of your new favorite show until late. There was popcorn involved, but no...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Cody has a special guest, Demi Tebow, former Miss Universe, to talk about creating true confidence, and learning how to set healthy boundaries so that you can feel powerful and be the woman you’re meant to be!  You’ll enjoy learning about how Demi grew up in South Africa and how it compares to her life now living in the United States with her husband, famous fo...

Send us Fan Mail Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that can benefit greatly from diet and lifestyle therapies. In this episode Cody leads us in a discussion about  the best diet for PCOS, which should be part of a your treatment approach to this complex condition. Often, once diagnosed with PCOS the initial treatment options include hormonal birth control, Metformin, and perhaps Sp...

Send us Fan Mail ADHD in adult women has increased dramatically over the last couple of years. Sometimes the diagnosis is missed when a woman is young, and she’s diagnosed later in life. Other times ADHD is misdiagnosed as anxiety, depression, PMS. Or symptoms are simply overlooked because ADHD presents differently in women compared with men.  In addition, symptoms of ADHD in women might exacerbat...

Send us Fan Mail Many women who experience menopausal symptoms can easily feel overwhelmed and frustrated. From hot flashes and night sweats to vaginal symptoms and mood changes, the menopause transition can take a significant toll on a woman's body and quality of life.  In this episode, Cody has invited Dr. Daved Rosensweet to be a guest and help us learn more about hormone replacement thera...

Send us Fan Mail Come hang out with Cody and Jess! In this episode they celebrate Mixhers Fourth Birthday with all of us a they share about the four most important things they've learned and ways they've grown over the past four years. They also share about the four healthy habits they do each day to support their health and happiness that you'll definitely want to implement into yo...

Send us Fan Mail At first glance, menstrual cups may seem daunting. While this period product still falls behind tampons and pads in popularity, many people are starting to see the benefits of switching to a menstrual cup.  Menstrual cups can be worn longer than either tampons or pads, and can be reused for up to 10 years, making them a convenient, cost effective, and really sustainable swap. If y...

Send us Fan Mail If you make an appointment to see your doctor about hormonal acne, chances are you'll leave with a prescription for birth control. Hormonal birth control is a go-to for hormonal acne, but the truth is that it comes with its own set of side effects and it doesn’t always work.. Cody often get requests from women asking how to treat hormonal acne naturally without birth control...

Send us Fan Mail The postpartum time is a roller-coaster period for women’s hormones, to say the least. You just grew a tiny human, which consumed a lot of your body’s resources. As you heal from delivery and begin nursing, the demands are even higher. Mix in the stress of adjusting to a new routine, having little time for yourself, and sleep deprivation, and you have a recipe for a postpartum hor...

Send us Fan Mail The unfortunate truth is that most weight-loss strategies don’t work long term, and some can even make matters worse when it comes to our health and hormones. Anyone who has ever dieted and has had those lost pounds return, knows the frustration that can bring. Most of us assume the reason is just a lack of discipline or a failure of willpower. We don't always realize that it...

Send us Fan Mail Are you feeling the weight of your negative mindset keeping you from being intentional and present in your day-to-day life. Then you end up feeling ashamed that you are not being gentle and present like you want to be and the feeling of shame leads to more negative behaviors and actions of numbing like scrolling your phone, yelling or over-consuming. You are at the point of needin...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a perfectionist? Do you often find yourself striving for excellence, but feel like you can never quite reach that perfect standard? While it’s admirable to have high expectations, perfectionism can actually be harmful to our mental health and well-being. It can cause us to feel stressed, anxious, and overly self-critical, and it can even prevent us from taking risks and pu...

Send us Fan Mail What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hormones? If you're like most people, it's probably your period or reproduction. But did you know that hormones have a significant impact on your brain? Sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are involved with brain development even before birth and play a role in memory, mood, and ov...

Send us Fan Mail Your doctor brought up a hysterectomy, and as soon as you left the exam room, the questions started churning. What exactly is a hysterectomy? How long does it take to recover from a hysterectomy? How is a hysterectomy performed? Will I feel the same after I heal? It all feels more than a little overwhelming. In this episode, Cody walks us through exactly what a hysterectomy is, wh...

Send us Fan Mail So many women look at personal growth & development as another thing to prove their worthiness. But real growth is about letting go of what no longer serves us. It is about removing burdens, obligations, and misperceptions of our worth. When we remove what is no longer needed, we create space to manifest what we want, focus on the things that matter, and fully enjoy our life a...

Send us Fan Mail Intermittent fasting (IF) for women is complicated. There is a lot of positive research behind intermittent fasting, so it's hard not to feel tempted to jump right in after hearing so many fasting success stories. But is it safe and effective for everyone? On today's episode Cody presents the facts behind intermittent fasting— the good and the not-so-good— so we can make...

Send us Fan Mail Do your fluctuating hormones have you staring at your bedroom ceiling instead of getting a good night’s sleep? The National Sleep Foundation reports nearly half of women in midlife say they have trouble sleeping. Poor sleep quality affects many areas of your life—your daytime alertness, mental sharpness, irritability, mood swings, and interest in sex. And it makes you more suscept...

Send us Fan Mail Finding ways to feel like the best possible version of yourself is important, no matter where you are in your life. Having love and respect for yourself will help you with everything you do—from your work to your personal relationships and even to your health. On today's episode, Cody invites Kaitlyn Wade to share her incredible health journey through self love and body posit...

Send us Fan Mail Yoga therapy is an evolving field which focuses on using evidence-based yogic practices in the treatment of specific health conditions. On today's episode, Cody invites Certified Yoga Therapist, Elise Jones,  to discuss how to implement the tools and practices, like breath work, yoga, cold plunging, etc, that she  offers through her yoga therapy practice to help alleviate phy...