Category: Nutrition

Your body runs on a roughly 28-day hormonal rhythm that influences everything from energy levels to conception probability. Research shows that aligning your lifestyle with your menstrual phases can optimize fertility outcomes, but the key lies in understanding *how* each phase affects your reproductive system and what evidence-based strategies actually work.

You’re growing a human—and suddenly, eating feels like a high-stakes science experiment. Between cravings for pickle juice at 2 a.m. and exhaustion that makes even thinking about dinner feel overwhelming, figuring out what to eat can be confusing. But here’s the truth: **pregnancy nutrition isn’t about perfection; it’s about consistently fueling your body and your baby with what you both need to thrive.**

Your body is working overtime to grow another human, and every single cell in that process needs water. Yet pregnancy hydration rarely gets the spotlight it deserves—until your doctor mentions low amniotic fluid at your 36-week appointment.

Your afternoon slump, unpredictable mood swings, or waning libido might not be random—they could be your hormones signaling that your body needs different fuel. What you eat directly influences the production, metabolism, and clearance of hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone that govern everything from your menstrual cycle to your sex drive.

Ever notice how a sugar crash leaves you feeling not just tired, but completely *uninterested* in everything—including intimacy? That’s your blood sugar talking, and it has more to say about your sex drive than you might think.

Your body is running the most sophisticated chemistry experiment in the world right now—balancing progesterone levels between 100-200 ng/ml while your placenta produces approximately 250 mg daily. These dramatic hormonal shifts can leave you feeling exhausted, emotional, and out of control. But what if you could work with these changes instead of against them?

Ever notice how some days you feel totally energized and turned on, while others you can barely muster the energy to binge your favorite show? Your plate might have more to do with it than you think.

You’re three days postpartum, bouncing a crying newborn at 2 a.m., and you can’t remember the last time you ate something that wasn’t a granola bar consumed over the sink.

Feeling like your digestive system has completely changed since becoming pregnant? You’re not imagining things. If you’re dealing with uncomfortable bloating or struggling with constipation, you’ve joined a very large club of expectant mothers experiencing the same challenges.

You’re stepping out of the shower, glancing down at the drain, and your heart sinks. Clumps of hair—again. If you’re experiencing dramatic hair shedding in the months after giving birth, you’re not alone. Over 90% of postpartum women experience hair loss, making it one of the most common (yet rarely discussed) changes new mothers face.