| Why I Care So Much About Women’s Health and Hormone Imbalances So—why do I care so much about women’s health and hormone imbalances? Let me give you the SparkNotes version. It all started with a desire to: – Lose a little weight – Clear up my skin – Have regular bowel movements Back in high school, I was breaking out regularly, trying to lose ten pounds, and relying on laxatives just to go to the bathroom. That’s what led me down the rabbit hole of conventional medicine, where I experienced things like: -Appointments with a gastroenterologist who told me to eat more Cheerios and take Miralax daily – Being prescribed birth control by my PCP for acne – Eating 1,200 calories a day and running 1–2 miles daily to drop weight And honestly, those things kind of worked. Yes, I lost weight—but my digestive issues got worse. My skin was only clear as long as I stayed on the pill. And overall, I just felt awful. So I stopped birth control cold turkey. That’s when everything fell apart. My face broke out into full-blown, inflamed cystic acne. My cycles never regulated themselves. And I was still dependent on Miralax just to go to the bathroom. After two more years of struggling, I was finally diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and given three options: – Go back on birth control – Start spironolactone – Try a keto diet I was overwhelmed and frustrated. I didn’t want to go back on medication, and I certainly didn’t want to keep treating symptoms without getting to the root. I thought to myself, There has to be a better way. And it turns out—there was. That’s when I discovered food as medicine. I won’t get into every diet or supplement I experimented with, but from the start, I focused on real, whole foods. Slowly but surely, my symptoms began to improve. That progress ignited my deep, burning passion for nutrition and women’s health. Some major turning points from there: – Reading Dr. Jolene Brighten’s Beyond the Pill Learning about cycle charting through FEMM—and eventually working for them as the lead nurse in their endocrinology and fertility telehealth clinic, where I also became a certified Fertility Awareness Instructor. Diving deeper into functional medicine and root cause approaches, which led me to earn my Master’s Degree in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition from the University of Western States After years of struggling and researching endlessly, I can now say: – My skin is 99% clear, with only the occasional breakout – My digestion is solid—I haven’t dealt with constipation or bloating in over two years – My cycles are regulated, my PCOS is in remission, and I was able to conceive naturally—twice (I now have 2 girls ages 4 & 1.5) |
| My skin in 2018 |
My skin now |
| I am here to tell you that if you’re struggling with similar symptoms – there IS A BETTER WAY to solving them then more birth control, medication, and other band-aid solutions. My own experience has lit a fire under my a$$ to spread this information to as many women as possible because I want to spare them the whole saga & years of guessing I went through. I want to give you the tools to start feeling better NOW not continue to guess until maybe something works for you in a few years. This is why I created: Our 1:1 Coaching Programs Our 4 Month 1:1 coaching and Fertility Focused Program are for those who are ready to get to the root cause of their symptoms and hormone struggles. No more guessing. No more wasting time. You can book a free discovery call here for more details for 1:1 coaching. Wishing you Happy Hormones, Ginny |
