Balancing Hormones Naturally

You’ve been told to cut calories, do more cardio, and crunch your way to a flat stomach. None of that is going to work. Belly fat is a hormone problem, not a willpower problem, and until you understand what’s actually driving it, nothing is going to change. In this episode: - Why belly fat is different from every other type of fat, what makes it the most dangerous, and why you can’t spot reduce it...

You can eat perfectly, take all the right supplements, and still feel like your hormones are a mess. If you’re not sleeping, nothing else is going to work the way it should. Here’s exactly why, and what to actually do about it. In this episode: Why sleep and hormones aren’t separate conversations, they’re the same conversation. The cortisol and progesterone connection, why poor sleep steals from y...

The healing journey doesn’t have a finish line. And sometimes the hardest part isn’t the protocol, it’s what happens in your head when things don’t go the way you planned. Leah shares the full story of how she got here, from fibroadenomas and painful irregular cycles to minerals, mold, and becoming an NLP practitioner. In this episode: Why Leah’s healing journey started with a golf ball sized lump...

If you've ever wondered whether your anxiety is causing your hormone imbalance or your hormones are causing your anxiety, the answer is both. And once you understand the loop, you can finally start to break it. In this episode: Why anxiety and hormonal imbalance aren't separate issues, they're a feedback loop, and you have to stop the cycle to fix either one. How chronic stress eventually tanks yo...

This one is just you and me. No guest, no protocol, no checklist, just an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to keep going when life gets heavy. Because 2026 has been a year, and I think a lot of you are in a similar season. In this episode: Why Leah is sharing this, not for sympathy, but to model what adapting actually looks like in real life. The grief button analogy that refr...

If you're trying to get pregnant, thinking about getting pregnant, or stuck in that dreaded two-week wait wondering if there's anything else you should be doing, this episode is for you. Most women wait until something's wrong to start looking for answers. This is your permission to start looking now. In this episode: - Why your cycle is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools you have, and how...

Use code LEAH to save 15% at Eversio Wellness here  Nobody tells you that becoming a mom doesn't just change your schedule, it changes everything you thought you knew about yourself. Cassie is a Master NLP Practitioner and Registered Dietitian, and she came on to have the conversation a lot of moms are quietly struggling through but not saying out loud. This one hit close to home for both of us. I...

You're not weak. You're not lacking willpower. Your cravings are actually telling you something, and once you understand what they're saying, everything changes. If you've ever stood in your kitchen at 9pm unable to stop thinking about chocolate, this episode is for you. In this episode: Why sugar cravings have nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with what's happening inside your bod...

Join the Reset Retreat: https://landing.leahbrueggemann.com/reset-retreat-oct26 Your doctor probably told you it's autoimmune, genetic, or idiopathic, which is just a fancy word for "we have no idea." But what if everything the medical industry has told you about Crohn's and colitis is wrong? Josh Dech is back, and this time he's bringing a published paper that flips the entire $40 billion bowel d...

Every tablet you swallow is either building your cells or doing nothing. If you're exhausted, foggy, constipated, and watching your health decline as you get older, the answer might be simpler than you think. Two algae. Two jobs. Nutrition in, toxins out. In this episode: - Why 75% of the American food supply is ultra-processed and even your fresh produce has 50% less nutrition than it did 50 year...

Every sip you take is either helping your hormones or quietly wrecking them. If you're exhausted and moody, bloated, and reaching for coffee or an energy drink just to feel something, what's in your cup is probably part of the picture. Here's the good news: you don't have to give up your coffee. There are a few swaps and additions that change what your drinks are doing to your blood sugar, your in...

You've run the labs. Maybe more than once. And you keep getting told everything looks normal while you're still bloated, still exhausted, still anxious, still dealing with periods that wreck your month. You are not imagining it and you are not crazy. You're either not running the right labs or nobody is looking at them through the right lens. Here's what that actually means and which tests give yo...

If someone told you that skipping breakfast and fasting longer in the morning would help you lose weight, that advice was not built for your body. Research has actually linked eating breakfast regularly with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. But what you put on that plate matters just as much as eating at all, because it sets your cravings, your blood sugar, and your inflamma...

If you're stressed, exhausted, and watching the scale refuse to move no matter what you do, you've probably already started looking at ashwagandha and rhodiola. Before you buy another supplement, look in your pantry. There are five foods that can do more for your cortisol than most of what's on the shelf, and most of them are already at your grocery store. This episode breaks down exactly what the...

You've probably heard that forever chemicals are bad. But what you might not know is that they're already in your body right now, in your blood, your organs, and they're not leaving on their own. The fatigue, the stubborn weight that won't budge, the thyroid issues, the hormonal chaos you can't figure out, PFAS may be a bigger piece of that picture than you've been told. The good news is there are...

If you've felt out of control in your body some weeks of the month, thought maybe you were bipolar or had a personality disorder, felt suicidal or manic out of nowhere, you might not be broken. Your cycle might just be signaling that your progesterone is tanking when it should be at its highest, and once you know that, everything changes. This is Monica Grohne's story, and she's here to tell you t...

If you keep starting over every Monday, if you have a graveyard of supplements you tried for two weeks and abandoned, if you've bought planner after planner looking for the one that finally makes you consistent, you have not been lacking discipline. Your nervous system doesn't feel safe changing, and once you understand why, everything about how you approach your goals is about to shift. In this e...

If you’ve been told you have PMOS and walked out of the doctor’s office feeling like infertility is your future, this episode is for you. PMOS isn’t a life sentence— and you absolutely can get pregnant naturally . The key is understanding what’s actually driving your symptoms. Infertility, irregular cycles, weight gain, cravings, and androgen issues all trace back to a few core root causes that yo...

If you've ever thought "I could never leave my kids for that" when you hear someone talk about a retreat or a workshop, this episode is for you. Leah sits down with her sister-in-law Katie, a coach in the Hormone Reset Program, to talk about what brain rewiring and nervous system work actually looks like in real life, not as a concept, but as the reason you stop having a full-body panic response w...

Episode 286: What Happened to My Ovulation? Why It Gets Delayed, Late, or Goes Missing with Leah Brueggemann, FDN-P Okay, so you usually ovulate somewhere around day 13 to 16, and now you are sitting on day 30 going, where did my ovulation go? This one is for you. In this episode I am breaking down what ovulation actually is, why it can show up late or disappear altogether, and what your delayed o...

Cycle Syncing 101: How to Eat, Move, and Live in Sync with Your Hormones Balancing Hormones Naturally Podcast with Leah Brueggemann Okay, so here is the thing about cycle syncing: it is not just another wellness trend to add to your already overflowing to-do list. It is the actual tipping point. The thing that finally helps your last bit of stubborn weight come off, your cravings calm down, your m...

Pelvic Floor Therapy: Why Kegels Aren’t the Answer and What Actually Heals Leaking, Pain & Prolapse Balancing Hormones Naturally Podcast with Leah Brueggemann Seventy percent of people in nursing homes are there because of urinary incontinence. Read that again. The leaking you keep brushing off as “normal” after kids? It is the same thing that lands women in long-term care decades later. And a...

The Truth About Fasting for Women: Why Most Studies Don’t Apply to Your Cycle Balancing Hormones Naturally Podcast with Leah Brueggemann Everyone keeps telling you to fast. Skip breakfast. Push your eating window. Drink coffee until noon. And somewhere along the way, fasting got marketed as the secret to weight loss, balanced blood sugar, and longevity for every human on the planet. Here is what n...

If you've been breaking out for years, have tried every cleanser, serum, and spot treatment out there, and still can't figure out why your skin won't clear, this episode is going to be the conversation you didn't know you needed. Leah sits down with Kayleigh Christina, certified holistic nutritionist and co-founder of ClearStem Skincare, who went from cystic acne so severe she stopped leaving the...

If you've been cutting calories, grinding through cardio, and still can't get rid of your belly fat, it's not because you aren't trying hard enough. Belly fat is not a willpower problem. It's a hormone problem. And until you understand what's actually driving it, nothing you do is going to touch it. In this episode I'm sharing: Why belly fat is biologically different from other fat, what makes it...