The Functional Fueling® Podcast

Can Acupuncture Help Heal my Periods? Acupuncture is a powerful healing tool that originates from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has evidence based benefits for supporting everything from period pain to irregular cycles and fertility. In this podcast episode, I interview the ladies of Aphrodite Fertility to learn more. At Functional Fueling , we find acupuncture treatments to be an incredi...

How to Structure a Day of Eating for Best Hormonal Response Welcome to our brand new podcast series, LOdown with Lo. LOdown’s will be happening every two weeks on the Strength in Hormones Podcast. These will be solo episodes with me where we will chat about practical strategies and functional solutions to support hormone healing.   In today’s first LOdown we talk about How to Structure a Day of Ea...

Welcome to Season 6 of the Strength in Hormones Podcast! We're kicking things off with an interview on HRV or Heart Rate Variability. HRV is becoming an increasingly common measure tested within many health technology devices as a way to assess for the body's recovery resiliency.  Dr. Casey Metoyer is an exercise physiology researcher with a research emphasis on body composition and its relationsh...

Our guest Dr. Sheri is the founder of SHEFIT , a physical therapy clinic specializing in women’s health, pelvic, and orthopedic physical therapy services, with a focus on the prenatal and postpartum time period. In this episode Dr. Sheri educates us on the pelvic floor and how the intricacies of muscles and ligaments are impacted during pregnancy and how this influences issues like incontinence an...

Let's get into all things adrenal hormones with Dr. Kelly Ruef. Dr. Ruef is a licensed naturopathic doctor. She has been a clinical educator for Precision Analytical, makers of the DUTCH Test since 2019, and she spends most of her time educating on how urine hormone testing can improve the field of women’s and men’s health.   A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇 What are the adrenals...

Our repeat guest, Dr. Angela Potter is back to help us understand egg quality and how to boost it. Dr. Angela is an expert in all things fertility, especially for those with PCOS. In this episode she helps you understand the role of egg quality in pre-conception and egg freezing and the factors that can influence it.   A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇 What is AMH and how does it c...

I am so happy to have Eliza Gellman on the show to talk about moving from macros to eating for holistic health. In this episode she shares her story of being macros obsessed to healing her body with holistic health. As a Registered Dietitian, I believe macros can work for some people and I do use this approach for some. It can be helpful for a very short period of time to learn food portions and p...

Let's talk about the trending Berberine supplement. Berberine isn't new, its been around for a long time and is a common supplement I use in practice. Tune in to learn more about Berberine and the five underlying causes of metabolic resistance that go beyond berberine supplementation.   A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇 What is berberine and how does it work in the body What is met...

Dr. Sam Zand is a psychiatrist with a holistic approach to treating mental health conditions. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Better U, a company offering at-home ketamine therapy and holistic mental health programs.   A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇 What is holistic psychiatry and how does it compare to traditional psychiatry? Anti-depressants- how they work and their efficac...

In this episode I share about the role that nutrition and hormones play in prevention of the top causes of death in women, according to the CDC. I share the essential information women should know at a young age to change cellular programming and turn off genes with the power of food as medicine. Tune into this episode to learn the role of nutrition and hormones in major diseases like heart diseas...

Hello Everyone - welcome to SEASON 5 of the Strength in Hormones Podcast! I am so excited for this season as we have some amazing guests. To kick off this season is Dionne Detraz, an Integrative and Functional Cancer Dietitian, author of “The Cancer Diet Cookbook”, and Founder of Ground & Root Cancer Nutrition. She shares tips on hormone related cancer prevention & treatment.   A few thing...

It's my birthday and I'm stepping into my 30's! As I embrace this new decade, I had a moment to reflect back on the past decade of healing and how my intentions have shifted so much and how this has strengthened me as a practitioner. One of my reflections (the biggest) was on my personal health journey of my 20's with hormonal imbalances, gut issues and the self applied regimens and testing I did...

Welcome to the show Dr. Barrie Tan! Dr. Tan is a trailblazer and expert on Vitamin E. In this episode we talk about Vitamin E's role in acne, PMS and women's hormones! For the last 35 years, Dr. Tan has immersed himself in researching vitamin E and is considered one of the world’s foremost experts, credited with discovering tocotrienol in three major natural sources – palm, rice and annatto. He is...

We welcome Sara Mercier to our show to educate us on the connection of oral health and hormones.  Sara is a registered dental hygienist (RDH), certified Myofunctional Airway Specialist and Orofacial Myologist. Myofunctional therapists collaborate with a team of providers who are licensed to diagnose and treat conditions that arise from the poor oral rest posture that myofunctional therapy is desig...

We welcome back Dr. Potter to our show. She is an expert in all things fertility and PCOS. In this episode we discuss a holistic approach to Gestational Diabetes. A condition which can be scary to some when diagnosed. We discuss questions like if GD is hereditary, will it increase risk of diabetes after pregnancy, the connection to PCOS and much  more. Common questions answered with simple practic...

Dr. Platt joins us to talk about Hormone Replacement Therapy and Menopause. Dr. Platt has been a pioneer in the research and advancement of the therapeutic use of progesterone cream for use in managing progesterone deficiency. He is considered an important pioneer in observational, functional, alternative, and allopathic medicine focused on bio-identical hormones and adrenaline overload.  His thre...

Dr. Heather Rhodes is a holistic pharmacist with a passion for women's health. In this episode we talk about the least talked about hormone - progesterone! Tune in to learn more about progesterone's role in hormone balance and why this hormone is so critical to our mood, cycle health and fertility.  While progesterone hormone replacement therapy is possible via a number of avenues (hormone replace...

I am so excited to have my husband back on the show! For those of you who don't know Joe is an athletic performance coach and the lead programmer/coach of the Strength in Hormones Workouts. In this episode, we discuss the Strength in Hormones Workout Program . We share how this program came to be and my personal journey with my own workouts and hormone healing. We also go over some common question...

With endless products on the market that claim to slow down the process of aging, Dr. Peter Kozlowski shares the truth about the simple steps needed to slow the aging process naturally. Dr. Peter Kozlowski uses a broad array of tools to find the source of the body's dysfunction. He takes the time to listen to his patients and plots their history on a timeline, considering what makes them unique an...

A little something wild for this episode, as Camille Willemain shares about the wild within every woman as we embody the feminine spirit. Being part of the Whole Woman cohort of the Earth Daughters community - I can 100% share it has been an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I've found come to find parallel connections between working with the divine feminine spirit within and root cause...

PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is one of the leading causes of infertility in women, affecting as many as 5 million women according to the CDC . In this episode, Dr. Angela Potter explains why PCOS leads to infertility and the steps you can take prior to conception to make fertility possible for you. Dr. Angela Potter is a functional medicine naturopathic doctor and leading expert in PCOS ferti...

You've heard of autoimmune disease, right? But - do you know what causes autoimmunity? In this episode we talk about autoimmunity Root causes with Reed Davis. In short - autoimmunity is the state in which the immune system reacts against the body’s own standard components, producing disease or functional changes. Reed Davis shares more on what he has seen in working with thousands of clients over...

If you experience irregular periods, there is nothing to be ashamed about. It is extremely common. In practice I regularly see everything from inconsistent cycle lengths to anovulatory cycles and even complete loss of the menstrual cycle. The main causes of this are related to nutritional deficiency or hormone imbalances. This can occur in conditions like Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), hypoth...

Explore what toxins may be hiding within your everyday products. Avery Morales walks us through clean living and endocrine disruptors.  Avery is a clean living /"nontoxic" product consultant living in Los Angeles, CA. She helps to curate product swaps that work with clients and their lifestyles, without harmful ingredients. Her practice covers all areas including beauty, personal care products, ho...

Have you tried endless skincare products to get rid of your acne? This episode is all about Acne and Skincare with Esthetician Carolyn, founder of The Complexion Club. Carolyn is an acne specialist esthetician and started  The Complexion Club through her passion for aesthetics, self-care, and the fantastic relationships she's built with her clients. A few things we chat about different types of ac...