It's HERTIME with Cody Sanders

Send us Fan Mail When we travel, our sleep schedule tends to go sideways. Healthy eating can feel difficult, if not impossible, in airports and train stations. We might skip the key supplements we usually take and crossing time zones can mess up your internal clock. Exercise becomes an afterthought and hydration often goes out the window… at which point constipation can become the norm. And when y...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that our thoughts and emotions can affect our health?  Emotions that are freely experienced and expressed without judgment or attachment tend to flow fluidly without impacting our health. On the other hand, repressed emotions (especially fearful or negative ones) can zap mental energy, negatively affect the body, and lead to health problems, like hormonal imbalance, a...

Send us Fan Mail Because hormones have a hand in almost everything going on in our bodies, they also affect our brains and therefore, emotions. This is why hormones can directly influence our mental health, even if that change is just periodic and linked to our menstrual cycle. Join Cody and Elizabeth as they talk about what hormones are up to during our cycle, so that we can better understand why...

Send us Fan Mail Attention, Soda, Coffee, Tea and energy drink-drinkers: Did you know that caffeine disrupts your hormones — including insulin, cortisol, and reproductive hormones — for many hours after you drink it, interfering with blood sugar, sleep AND a wide range of physiological processes? Did you know that only 9 in 10 people have trouble processing caffeine, if you are one of these 9 out...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that approximately 10 to 15% of women suffer from postpartum mood disorders (PPMDs), ranging from clinical postpartum depression to mild postpartum depression?  On today's episode, Cody does a deep dive into what postpartum depression is, what causes it, how to prevent it and where to look for support. Although you may be at a higher risk if you experience depres...

Send us Fan Mail Can you move away from diets while living with PCOS? Can you find ways to feel better physically and emotionally without PCOS diets? Can you logistically recover from your eating disorder using Intuitive Eating while living with PCOS? That’s what this episode  is all about. Cody and Jess invited Felice Ramallo to the It's Hertime Podcast to talk all about what is the best die...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that hormonal acne, aka "adult" acne affect adults between the ages of 20 and 50? Hormonal acne affects both men and women, but the majority of cases occur in women, pregnant women  and women going through menopause. Acne is the most common skin condition in the U.S. It affects nearly about 80% of the population during their lifetime. About 50% of women in t...

Send us Fan Mail PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, affects between 5 to 10 percent of all women. PCOS symptoms include irregular or heavy periods, acne, facial hair, scalp hair loss, increased belly fat, and increased levels of testosterone. It is also strongly correlated with infertility. While conventional medicine typically views PCOS as a gynecological issue, it is actually commonly driven...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode Cody welcomes guest Lindsay Eager, a real life Mixhers customer and lover of Hertime.  For years of having doctors insist she just had “bad period cramps,” or implying that her pain was psychological. Shamed and stigmatized, Lindsay fought to figure out what was going on with her body and pushed against the ignorance of many doctors about women’s anatomy, b...

Send us Fan Mail With 1 in 5 girls missing school due to lack of menstrual products1, period poverty is an important, yet often ignored, public health crisis. “Period poverty” refers to the problem many women are facing  of being unable to afford products such as pads, tampons, or liners to manage menstrual bleeding. In place of sanitary products, many girls are forced to use items like rags, pape...

Send us Fan Mail There are certain ideas and ideals that are tied to what “healthy” actually means; we think that in order to be healthy, women need to be a certain weight, follow a certain diet, and hit certain fitness and wellness goals. But those ideals can actually put unnecessary pressure on women. Thinking you need to live up to these strict, and often inaccurate, ideals in order to be “heal...

Send us Fan Mail Something that Jess loves to relate to other women about is the powerful intuition that women have. Jess feels that Mixhers has been built off of a lot of gut instinct decisions and willingness to do hard things when you know it’s the right thing. What Jess loved to talk to Corinne, of Mint Arrow, about is exactly that… how has she grown a business based off of her willingness to...

Send us Fan Mail Happy International Women's Day! As you know, women are amazing and we can achieve any dream we have! Putting in the hard work doesn't mean that we have to  work against our female hormonal cycle. In fact, we can use it as our girl SUPER POWER! On today’s episode Jess was able to interview Mykayla Skinner, an incredible Olympic gymnast. Jess loved sitting down with Mykay...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us have been on hormonal birth control (aka the pill and hormonal IUD) at some point – in fact, there’s a statistic that 98% of women have taken it at least for a little while in their lifetime. Many of us take it for a long time – 5, 10, 15, and even 20+ years. It is handed out as easily as candy at the doctor’s office and many women don’t really even think about it as a...

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re talking all about poop! Nothing is TMI around here – and while this is an uncomfortable topic to talk about, it’s super important when it comes to your health. Constipation is a pretty regular problem, it’s something that is very uncomfortable, sometimes even miserable, it also can be problematic. So why do Cody and Jess  want to talk about this? Our stool is where a l...

Send us Fan Mail Maryon Stewart is the author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally, The Six-Week Guide to Calming Hot Flashes & Night Sweats, Getting Your Sex Drive Back, Sharpening Memory & Reclaiming Well-Being (New World Library, November 10, 2020). She has also published 27 other self-help health books. A world-renowned healthcare expert, she has helped tens of thousands of women around...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Jess and Cody revisit two amazing conversations they had with sex therapist Kristin B. Hodson. Kristin shares about how improving our sex life starts with improving our ability to talk about sex with our partner. We don't need to over complicate it! Kristin B. Hodson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, believes that we all deserve to enjoy a vibrant a...

Send us Fan Mail First things first. Mood changes, including feeling more anxious than normal, are super typical before your period. Basically, it all comes down to hormonal shifts that happen as part of our menstrual cycle. Changes in hormones like estrogen and progesterone, which occur before our period, can have an effect on feel-good hormones like serotonin and dopamine. And that can trigger a...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that each week of our cycle, our hormones change and we need to approach our sex life accordingly? One week, we might just need a few minutes of quick stimulation, and other weeks, we might need more build up and more time. Our specific desire depends entirely on what’s happening with our hormones, and knowing that information will empower us to access the right tools...

Send us Fan Mail There’s nothing more frustrating than when weight shows up out of nowhere and won’t budge no matter what you try. But we've found that weight gain is ALWAYS a symptom of something else happening in your body, and today Cody and Jess share the most likely culprits! You guessed it, it comes down to our hormones! I know many of us when we notice some weight creeping on and we se...

Send us Fan Mail Does your appetite for pizza, pastries, chocolate, and anything with sugar in it skyrocket before or during your period? Some of us women have a unique ability to tell when our periods are about to start based on how intense our food cravings are. You can call it a sixth sense or a woman's intuition, but it's actually based on physiological changes happening in the body....

Send us Fan Mail Are you a dirty girl? Joint pain, chronic fatigue, hair loss, eczema, and plain old smelly gas. At first, you blamed it on getting older, even if you are in your twenties. Now? There are just too many issues to ignore. More importantly, you’re tired of waiting to feel better—after listening to today's episode you won’t ignore these symptoms anymore. No matter your age, gender...

Send us Fan Mail Do you set New Year Resolutions? Are you a goal setter? Did you know that people with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine? Join Jess and Cody today as they reminisce about this past year. It's been an absolutely amazing year, with lots of up's...but also with some downs. They talk about how the...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that stubborn fat can be harder to lose if your hormones aren’t in balance? So it’s a great idea to get all your hormones in check before you  create an exercise and nutrition plan in the new year. But which hormones are to blame? On today’s episode Cody is going to share with us which hormones we’ll want to get in check to ensure we can achieve the healthiest weight...

Send us Fan Mail Tis the season for the shops to be packed, for work to get manic and for you to have a zillion people to cook for. It's also the time of year when couples often have to balance two families and lots of traditions. And if you're spending the holiday season with the in-laws, or hosting some of these get-togethers, you may have some anxiety brewing. Because let’s face it -...