The Hormone Heartbeat Podcas‪t‬ Antoinette Falco

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast!

Today we are talking PCOS with Family Nurse Practitioner, Callie Crouch. She is the creator of The PCOS Lifestyle Program and has a private practice in Texas doing primarily telemedicine. Callie struggled with PCOS for years before learning how to control her symptoms, she then felt a need to help other women find their way towards PCOS management. Callie wanted the opportunity to look at each individual woman’s habits and help make small tweaks to move towards a healthier lifestyle so their acne improves, belly fat shrinks, and irregular periods become regular. Working as a health coach gives me the opportunity to work with more women all over the globe! She is passionate about working with women as their health coach to move them towards a healthier life so they can feel sexy, beautiful, and in control of their PCOS symptoms.

In this episode:


Introduction and what led Callie to work with women who have PCOS
Callie’s professional background and personal experience with PCOS
What is PCOS?
The symptoms of PCOS
How PCOS is diagnosed and why PCOS may be difficult to identify in some women
Hormonal birth control and PCOS
What is the first-line treatment for PCOS?
Are there different types of PCOS and how they are related?
The effects of insulin resistance with PCOS
PCOS and the thyroid - what’s the role of the thyroid and what is the relationship between the thyroid and PCOS?
PCOS and the adrenals - what are the adrenals responsible for and what does their dysfunction lead to?
Which tests should women have done if they think they may have PCOS?
Recognizing that normal lab results do not necessarily mean that everything is regular
Top 3 pieces of nutritional advice that every woman with PCOS should consider
Recognizing that making small lifestyle changes is the first step to achieving your health goals
The vegan diet and PCOS
The importance of magnesium
What type and level of exercise should women with PCOS partake in?
The benefits of exercise for women with PCOS
The connection between PCOS and fertility
What can women with PCOS do to help support fertility?
The role of progesterone with fertility in women with PCOS
Tools and devices to monitor ovulation and fertility
All about Callie’s PCOS Lifestyle Program

Connect with guest: Callie Crouch

Website: www.calliecrouch.com | Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pcoscontrol | Email: support@calliecrouch.com

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! 

Today we are talking endometriosis with Registered Dietitian, Cindy Dabrowska. She is the founder of "The Supportive Endo RD" and her passion comes from supporting endo warriors - who much like me, have said “enough is enough” to debilitating, life-altering symptoms of endometriosis. Cindy has supported countless women in her nutrition counseling practice through a functional medicine root-cause approach to endometriosis. As a registered dietitian and endowarrior, she prides herself on being an ally to, and a resource for, the endometriosis community.

In this episode:


Introduction and what lead Cindy into working in women’s health and specializing in women with endometriosis
How Cindy can relate to her clients and why this is helpful
What is endometriosis?
Where endometriosis can occur in the body and the various health complications associated with endometriosis
What causes endometriosis and what are some risk factors?
The link between endometriosis and the autoimmune system
Top 3 pieces of nutritional advice that women with endometriosis should consider
Should women with endometriosis restrict certain foods?
Using supplements to manage endometriosis
Choosing supplements based on the individual
How endometriosis can affect fertility
What we know about the ability for women with endometriosis to conceive
What can be done to support conception for someone with endometriosis
How diet and lifestyle can support fertility and complement conventional fertility treatments
Which types of proteins should women with endometriosis include in their diet?


Connect with guest: Cindy Dabrowska

Instagram: @endo.fertility.dietitian

Website:www.thesupportiveendord.com

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today's episode, we are talking all things clean beauty with holistic skincare therapist, Seanna Cohen.  She is a certified Skin Care Therapist and founder of the Clean Beauty School, an online destination to learn about skincare, shop the effective clean beauty products and get personalized advice through 1:1 consultations. As a trusted expert, she helps women create holistic skincare plans so they can feel confident both in their skin and with their beauty choices.

In this episode:


Introduction and why Seanna got into the clean skincare industry
Navigating miss-information of the beauty industry from a research perspective
Skin during the phases of your menstrual cycle - follicular phase, ovulation phase, luteal phase, menstrual phase
When is the optimal time to test out new skincare products?
When is the best time to get a facial during your menstrual cycle?
Progesterone’s effect on the skin
Cycle synching skin-care method
Intuitive skin-care treatment - learning what your skin needs
How often should you cleanse your skin?
Skin-care tracker available here:
Top 3 skincare tips for women
Benefits of facial massage and tension release
Estrogen dominance and skin
Mental health and skin issues
Addressing the root cause of your skin concerns and how it originates from an underlying hormone condition
The regulations around clean and organic skincare
Environmental working group, skin deep campaign, think dirty app
How to approach research with caution
What you need to know about retinol for your skin
How to navigate fear-mongering within the skincare industry
What chemicals are absorbed into the skin
Discussing the cost of clean beauty and is spending more money mean it’s a superior product?
Difference between different oils for your skin
Learning how to read an ingredient list
What concentration of active ingredients should you look for
The skincare regime that every woman needs to do
Choosing the right cleanser
What skincare item can you skip?
Where to start with your transition to clean beauty
What a virtual skincare consultation looks like
Working with Seanna at Clean Beauty School

Connect with guest: Seanna Cohen 

To learn more or to schedule a Personalized Skin-Care Consultation with Seanna HERE!

******You can download all Seanna's Free Skincare Guides, resources, and tracking materials HERE!

Website: www.cleanbeautyschool.com

Instagram: @cleanbeautyschool

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today’s episode, we are talking everything postpartum from how to navigate your health and the return of your fertility to how you can use the fertility awareness method as your birth control during this phase!

My guest is Kimberly Parker, a mother of 5, ages 8 to 1-year-old. She grew up in central Minnesota in agriculture and her and her husband's harvesting business took lead the to recently settling in Holyoke, Colorado. As the daughter of a dairy farmer, Kimberly has a strong love for agriculture and nutrition. She believes families need to know they have lots of options for their health.  She believes through the power of whole food nutrition one can change what society claims as normal. Her experiences led her to want to help families, women, and men with Juice Plus, which is simply a high powdered vine-ripened produce in a capsule!

In today's episode


Introduction from Kimberly Parker and what lead her to Fertility Awareness Methods after being pregnant with her 5th baby
Experience with previous Fertility Awareness methods, before finding the Justisse Method
Pros and cons to self-teaching a fertility awareness-based method
FAM is not just for babies but for women’s health
Overcoming the challenges of postpartum charting and using FAM
Understanding your fertility postpartum and during breastfeeding
Creating time for FAM as a busy mom
Difference between using an app to track cycles and learning a FAM
Why fertility awareness apps are not effective at knowing when a woman ovulates
How the Justisse Method affects your relationship with your partner
Managing abstinence with FAM
Postpartum nutrition and charting
Stress and charting
Advice for other postpartum moms about FAM
Talking to your daughter about charting

Connect with guest: Kimberly Parker 

Instagram: @Kimberhealthylife  & Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.malechaparker

Interested in knowing more about Juice Plus: www.juiceplus.kparker.com

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In today’s episode, we are talking about how to optimizing your libido for your stage of life. And what underlying factors may be leading to you not feeling like you have the same mojo you had in the past.

My guest is Maraya Brown, a Yale Trained CNM, MSN with her undergraduate in marketing.  She has been attending births for 20 years, managed women’s health clinics in Hawaii and Oregon for 13 years, taught at the Chinese Medicine College on the Big Island of Hawaii, and is in the process of getting her certification through the Institute of Functional Medicine.

She has a deep appreciation and respect for food as medicine and now practices online as a women’s health coach with her 8-week program to “Help Women move from Exhausted to Energized, Balance their Hormones and feel Turned On by their Life, their Lover and Themselves.”

She is the co-creator and co-founder of Beyond The Red Tent and she and Missy have put this Hormones & Wellness Summit together for all of you as well as their online FB group, membership, and TentTalks on YouTube.who has a deep appreciation and respect for food as medicine and practices as an online women’s health coach where she helps Women move from exhausted to energized, balance their hormones and feel turned on by their life, their lover and Themselves.

In today's episode


Maraya’s story and what lead her to Women’s Health
Factors that influence a women’s varying libido
How libido changes during the stages of life
How does the HPA axis related to libido
Adrenal, thyroid, and sexuality
Lab tests to understand if there is an underlying cause for your low libido
Other factors that can through off your hormones for optimal libido
Understanding your belief system around your sexual health
Food for libido and mojo
Adaptogen elixirs
Other supplements for libido
Hemp seed oil that is CBD free
Type of exercise and is it serving your libido in a healthy way
Aromatherapy and libido
How to know what herbs are right for you
Ways to explore sexuality for yourself and your partner
How to orgasm and the mechanics of healthy female orgasm
Benefits of self-pleasuring
How to communicate with your partner about sexual pleasures
OMGyes.com resource that is research-based about what women like
How to be sexually creative during your fertile window when trying to avoid pregnancy
How to overcome feeling the guilt of not satisfying your sexual relationships

Connect with guest: Maraya Brown 

To schedule an exploration call to see if Maraya’s program might be the right fit for you, please do so HERE!

***For a copy of Maraya's adaptogen Elixir Recipes for free --> email: energyhormonelibido@gmail.com***

Website to be part of the Beyond The Red Tent Community!

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! In Today’s episode, we are talking about the microbiome and how essential it is for healthy hormones. We are going to dive deep into estrogen metabolism, including understanding the estrobolome and what foods you need to eat and how to optimize the strain of probiotics you choose.

My guest today is Dr. Kristin Spark, a Naturopathic Doctor, certified sports nutritionist, and the owner of Verdure Wellness Clinic, an interdisciplinary health and wellness clinic that offers a modern approach to natural medicine. Dr. Kristin has a special interest in treating digestive and hormonal health conditions and loves to work with active and motivated individuals ready for change.

I am excited for Dr. Spark to share her knowledge, clinical expertise, and research about how we can optimize our microbiome for superior hormone health. 

In Today’s episode:


Dr. Spark’s background and research in understanding the microbiome
Hormone health and it’s connection to the microbiome/gut
Phases of estrogen detoxification
What is the Estrobolome
Case studies of improved hormone symptoms once  gut health addressed
Changes in PMS when IBS symptom improved
Top 3 foods essential for gut health in women
Ketogenic diet and lack of this key essential gut food
A Carbohydrate called MACS
Bitter foods and its role on stimulating the organs of digestion 
Lifestyle factors that influence bacteria and gut health
Meditations and their role on gastric motility
Probiotics and what strains are best for you
When to take a probiotic
Probiotics and PMS, estrogen dominance, hormonal migraines
SIBO and probiotic use
What you need to know about Align brand probiotics
Probiotic supplements vs food sources
Various strains of probiotics
Summary of probiotic research and women’s health concerns
PMS and probiotics
Endometriosis and specific probiotic strains
Probiotic strain and recurrent urinary tract infections
PCOS and gut diversity
Fertility, probiotics and baby’s gut flora
Adverse reactions to probiotics

****DOWNLOAD your free copy of Dr. Spark's  Foundations of Gut Health eBook with three digestion focused learning topics, free resources, challenges, and more!*****

Connect with guest: Dr. Kristin Spark, ND

Instagram: @drkristinspark | Website: http//verdurewellnessclinic.com/ | Facebook: @drkristinspark

To work with Dr. Kristin Spark, ND click HERE

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!