The 4 Phase Cycle Podcast with Zesty Ginger || Hormone Balance | Women's Health | Mindset
Summary: Alex and Megan are a duo of an MD and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner. After individually dealing with severe hormonal imbalances, they developed the 4 Phase Cycle Approach which helps women just like them take back their vital female health. By learning to work WITH the natural cycles of the body, rather than AGAINST them, Megan and Alex teach women how to stop continually searching for the next best thing and figure out exactly what should go in their personal health toolkit. They don’t believe in prescribed diets, food deprivation, or “fighting” illnesses. Instead, they’re all about having fun with the imperfections of life and overcoming trying to be everything to everyone. This podcast consists of seasons which are made up of “podclasses”. Each season focuses on one particular topic and delving deep into the details. Season 1 has 24 podclasses, all focused on teaching women how to live in sync with their feminine cycles. More seasons to come!
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This episode from Dr. Alex is all about symptoms of testosterone disturbances in women and how it relates to the symptoms that show up. It goes into common patterns we see on functional testing that lead to problems such as male pattern hair loss and facial hair growth. There’s also a discussion of how testosterone relates to issues like poor blood sugar regulation, PCOS, and other systemic issues. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/cycle to get our FREE Wild Feminine Cycle Guide
This is an important episode on our newest guide: The Man’s Guide to the Female Cycle. This freebie is a 1-page snapshot of all 4 phases of the female cycle. It lets the menfolk in your life know how they can best support you at each phase because it teaches them what you are best primed for (and what you’re not primed for!) throughout the month. This episode goes into more detail on how to use the guide and how to introduce it to your partner! Get the guide: zestyginger.com/mans-guide IG: @zesty_gi
This is a solo podclass by Alex on the sympatho-adrenal system. This episode is all about how our body reacts to 3 types of stressors in seconds, minutes, hours, days, and over the long term. She also details how we assess for these 3 types of stressors through functional testing. The episode finishes with real-life ways to impact each of the 3 types of stressors and make your life flow a little more smoothly while you do the deeper digging! IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones
This episode gets into the root causes of premenstrual headaches. Megan and Alex discuss the different estrogen and progesterone imbalances that can lead to headaches right before (or at the start of) each new cycle, as well as all of the different markers they look at when they interpret functional lab work. They end the episode with their favorite headache-busting remedies! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program.
Megan and Alex discuss how to tackle the very life-disrupting symptoms of fatigue, especially in young “healthy” (by conventional lab work) women. We discuss the different root causes of fatigue and how we can assess what is happening inside the body through functional testing. Additionally, we get into the phenomenon of being “tired but wired” and how to tackle it! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program.
In this episode, Megan and Alex discuss the 4 best times to do functional testing, especially when it comes to checking out the function of your endocrine system. They also discuss their more general philosophy on making the decision to test and what life, mindset considerations to carefully weigh when approaching this important choice. They even discuss when it’s NOT a good idea to test! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program.
Podclass Season 3 is the advanced teaching on hormonal imbalances and how to work WITH your body, instead of against it! To kick off the season, Megan and Alex discuss which tests they prefer for addressing HPA-axis imbalances and why this includes neurotransmitter testing. We also discuss how the tests are done, how we interpret them, and what steps we take based on the results. IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program with functional testing.
This episode is the 2nd part of a short series on spotting. Alex follows up the first episode on why spotting happens with an action-packed episode that goes into ways to positively impact your feminine cycle and natural hormone balance. There is also a description of how we interpret functional lab work in relation to spotting. IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com to learn more about the 4 Phase Cycle Approach. Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program.
Alex ends Season 2 with a 2-part series on spotting! This first part goes into what spotting can mean...and why it’s a more complex answer than most of us initially think. We discuss progesterone balance, production, proper metabolism, and HPA axis signaling, as well as what that looks like in your day-to-day life! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com to learn more about the 4 Phase Cycle Approach. Zestyginger.com/healthyhormones to join our 3 month Healthy Hormones Group Program.
In this episode Alex and Megan interview Samantha Stupak all about Balanced Health lab that offers BioEnergetic testing of your hair and saliva sample. We are always looking for a way to help clients understand what they need to address first. This type of testing offers a method of understanding what your body views as the biggest offender. We talk about how bioresonance scans work and who this type of testing is best for. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Samantha on IG: @creatingbalancedhealth
In today’s interview with Martine Davis we cover how to find mold in your home and the best practices for finding a great mold or air inspector. Martine explains how to take preventative measures to avoid mold growth, as well as what to do to clean up and remediate mold. Want to grab a copy of the bonus Mold Survival Kit PDF? Just leave an awesome review on itunes for the 4 Phase Cycle Podcast, take a screenshot and email over to us at support@zestyginger.com.
In today’s interview we talk to Dr.Jessica Peatross about how mold and candida related to each other. Dr. Jess practices as a Gerson therapy practitioner, is well versed in cannabis therapy, herbs, and nutritional IVs. Want to grab a copy of the bonus Mold Survival Kit PDF? Just leave an awesome review on iTunes for the 4 Phase Cycle Podcast, take a screenshot and email over to us at support@zestyginger.com
Today’s interview with Reed Davis is about mold related illness, how to detect it in the body how to support your body if you have been affected. Want to grab a copy of the bonus Mold Survival Kit PDF? This is a list of all of Megan’s favorite resources (after TONS of research) to keep the air in her home clean. Just leave an awesome review on itunes for the 4 Phase Cycle Podcast, take a screenshot and email over to us at support@zestyginger.com and we will email you the guide!
Megan sits down for a candid conversation with Tessa Duquette, a local friend also being molded for greatness, about their stories and struggles with finding mold in their homes. It can help to know that you are not alone in your struggles and maybe you can find some clues in your own home detective work from their stories. Want to grab a copy of the bonus Mold Survival Kit PDF? Just leave an awesome review on iTunes, take a screenshot and email over to us at support@zestyginger.com.
This super practical but important episode goes into the details of how to count the days of your cycle. We share our favorite tools, tips, and tricks for making living in sync with your cycle a breeze to do. We also go into how to count days when you don’t have a predictable cycle (or don’t have one at all!). Important Links: Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com to learn more about the 4 Phase Cycle Approach.
