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Healthy Comfort Food: Italian Sausage Minestrone Soup Recipe

Healthy Comfort Food: Italian Sausage Minestrone Soup Recipe

As the weather gets colder and we are knee deep in the holiday madness (I mean excitement!), it’s helpful to have a few recipes on hand to soothe your soul, your hormones, and your digestion.  One of my favorite healthy comfort food recipes is my Italian Sausage...

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Celiac Disease and Infertility

Celiac Disease and Infertility

What is the impact of gluten sensitivity and celiac disease on unexplained infertility? A recent study prospectively examined the role of undiagnosed celiac disease in couples with unexplained infertility (Karaca et al., 2015).  Several important pieces of information...

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Have a Healthy Holiday Smoothie

Have a Healthy Holiday Smoothie

This is a holiday recipe that I hope that you won't need.  But, sometimes we all overdo it, push a bit too hard, eat a bit too much holiday sugar, sit next to the coughing guy on the plane, or end up on the receiving end of our kid's snotty sneeze.  This recipe is for...

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Are Sunscreen Chemicals More Risky Than Sun Exposure?

Are Sunscreen Chemicals More Risky Than Sun Exposure?

Do sunscreen chemicals cause more damage or risk than sun exposure? Sunscreens are highly recommended by dermatologists, let's talk about safe sunscreen options.  According to Stotarczek and colleagues, modern sunscreens use completely insoluble compounds that are...

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Probiotics and Anxiety

Probiotics and Anxiety

When working with clients with pain, anxiety is often present as well.    Personally, anxiety was the trigger that finally brought my own hormonal imbalance to my attention.  Anytime the stress hormones are out of balance (and certainly chronic pain can trigger...

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The Impacts of Air Pollution on Fertility

The Impacts of Air Pollution on Fertility

Fertility health is often indicative of general health.  But, when women struggle with infertility for no apparent medical reason it can be extremely frustrating.  It turns out that supporting the health of the planet is as essential as getting enough sleep and eating...

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Inspiring Health through Beautiful and Delicious Pizza

Inspiring Health through Beautiful and Delicious Pizza

Here at The Integrative Pelvic Health Institute we believe that it's essential for health and wellness professionals to understand the research (or lack there of) supporting their clinical practice.  We encourage our professional students to participate in informal...

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What Does It Mean When Your Pelvis Hurts?

What Does It Mean When Your Pelvis Hurts?

What does it mean when your pelvis hurts? Pelvic pain is pain in the muscles, joints, nerves, or organs of the pelvis.  It can be vague pain that is difficult to isolate to any particular organ, muscle, nerve or joint, or it can be related to a number of more specific...

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THE Chicken Soup for Women Recovering from Birth or Surgery

THE Chicken Soup for Women Recovering from Birth or Surgery

Recovery from birth or surgery both require similar care for the soft tissue to regain it's strength.  Collagen is important for healing from surgical incisions, C-section incisions, and episiotomies or tears.  Collagen is also essential for maintaining bone density...

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The Ultimate Guide To Choosing a Prenatal Vitamin

The Ultimate Guide To Choosing a Prenatal Vitamin

  Optimal nutrition support for our client begins before she even conceives. Birth control pills make it difficult for women to absorb some nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy. Ideally, women who were previously on birth control pills will...

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You are a powerful woman (even if you’re in pain.)

Do you choose to remain powerfully feminine when your pelvic pain hits? Do you even know that you have a choice? I will never forget one of the worst pain episodes of my life.  I had endometriosis in my mid-twenties, and one afternoon I was meeting with some of the...

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The Top 4 Causes of Amenorrhea: Guest Post From Nicole Jardim

The Top 4 Causes of Amenorrhea: Guest Post From Nicole Jardim

Your period is missing! Where and why did it go? When will it come back? Why is this bothering you so much when you’ve wished countless times for your period to go away anyways? Anyone who has experienced Amenorrhea knows about the anxiety caused by our friend who...

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Could Your Anxiety Be Related To Your Hormones?

Could Your Anxiety Be Related To Your Hormones?

Have you ever woken up from a sound sleep with a racing heart and sweaty palms, not even sure what scared you?  Have you ever jumped into full-on, mama bear, fear and anxiety because your toddler tripped, or your third grader had a tough day at school, and felt the...

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Are you always tired?

Are you always tired?

Last week I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Angela Savitri, OTR/L. She’s a Freedom from Chronic Stress™ Coach and Occupational Therapist.  We had a great discussion about Adrenal Fatigue.  If you're struggling with being tired all of the time, tired in...

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