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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Anya Kaats shares her experience of being on an herbal protocol guided by functional medicine that during one period of her life restored her health and later while on the same protocol she couldn’t get out of bed. This led her to understand the power of her emotions as she discovered that was essentially the only difference. Through this realization she dove into astrology, therapy, music and many other alternative paths. IG: @zesty_ginger www.facebook.com/zesty_ginger IG: @anya.kaats
This podcast episode answers the question of what to do when you’re super FRUSTRATED with your healing journey. Whether you’re caught in the comparison game or recently hit a roadblock, our compassionate, no-nonsense approach to dealing with frustration is something we’ve used over and over again in our own health journeys...and are REALLY excited to share with you! It’s a little counterintuitive but it totally works! IG: @zesty_ginger FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger Zestyginger.com
Today’s interview with Dr. Becky Campbell is all about thyroid health. Dr. Campbell discusses what markets to ask for to test your thyroid, important symptoms that suggest thyroid dysfunction, and how other organ systems--like the liver and hormones--play a role in thyroid health. Finally, she addresses more natural options for supplementing with thyroid hormone and how autoimmunity figures into this. IG: @zesty_ginger FB: www.facebook.com/zesty_ginger Dr. Campbell IG: @drbeckycampbell
In this episode, we interview Torea Rodriguez, an FDN Practitioner, about EMFs. From covering what EMFs actually are to how they are measured, this episode has it all! Best of all, Torea explains how EMFs impact our health--along with some research to back it up--and some practical ideas about how to apply it to your life. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: www.facebook.com/zesty_ginger Follow Torea on IG: @torearodriguez Website: www.torearodriguez.com
This episode answers the question of how we deal with weight loss resistance. We believe in a multi-organ system approach that gets to the ROOT of the imbalances that lead to the inability to lose weight. With an appropriate understanding of how the body works and how all the organ systems involved work together, we can start to dispel some of the more common weight loss myths that keep many women feeling deprived and frustrated. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
This episode answers a super common dilemma we get asked about all the time: “Do I focus on gut or hormones first?” Since we’ve been working with hundreds of women on this exact thing for years now through our Healthy Hormones Group Program, we had a lot to say on the subject! Megan dives into our beliefs on the approach that stands the test of time. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
This podcast is about the best tools we use when dealing with mental, emotional, and spiritual stressors. When most of us think about stress, we think of outside circumstances that make us nervous. But it’s also just as important to consider how the body can physically lead the stress response...and the mind will find a story to go with it. Either way, helping to downregulate the fight and flight response and allowing the parasympathetic to kick in is crucial to success. IG: @zesty_ginger
Megan discusses how to approach supporting healthy detoxification functions in the body while pregnant or nursing. Since she recently did this with her second child, she goes into how to support the liver, lymphatics, gut, kidneys, and blood vessels whether you are brand new to detoxing or have been doing this work for a while. 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.
This interview with biologic dentist, Dr. Kristen Graham, covers everything from toothpaste options, best oil pulling frequency, root canals, sleep apnea, and removing mercury amalgams! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger Follow Kristen Graham on IG: @beyondpearlywhites Website: https://beyondpearlywhites.com Cavities: https://beyondpearlywhites.com/what-really-causes-cavities-a-systemic-approach-to-decay-and-understanding-dentinal-fluid-flow/
Episode 7 answers if you can change when you ovulate and/or when you cycle. This episode also ends up answering what factors have been demonstrated to have an effect on these normal physiologic occurrences so it’s helpful to understand these concepts in a general sense. It expands on the concept that our external environments do impact our feminine cycles and that this can be used to our advantage! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
Episode 6 is all about how we think about birth control and supplemental hormones. We don’t believe in vilifying birth control because there are some severe hormonal imbalances that absolutely need treatment with these medications. However, we also believe that these medicines need to be used cautiously, understanding that they put a bracket on the endocrine system and don’t treat the underlying abnormalities driving dysfunction. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_gi
Episode 5 discusses whether laparoscopy for diagnosing and treating endometriosis is a good idea. Alex also talks about her experience with laparoscopy for endometriosis, as well as her follow up experiences with IVF cycles after surgery. She also gets detailed on how her endometriosis has changed since having surgery and whether she’d do it all again. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
Episode 4 answers all your questions about hormone testing after childbirth. This is a topic we get asked about a lot! How long do you wait after birth to test your hormones? How does breastfeeding play into it? How do you tailor a personalized protocol for breastfeeding? All these answers and lots more in the episode! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
Episode 3 answers the question, “How can you tell if you’re really ovulating?” There are many reasons why we want to know if we’re regularly ovulating...and when that event is really happening in the setting of the cycle. Whether you’re trying to get pregnant or improve your hormonal health, you’ll definitely want to listen to the answer! Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
Episode 2 is our answer to a very important question: “Do you believe in prescribed diets?” The short answer is no, we believe that each unique female thrives best on a personalized diet for her...but that the foods that make up this individualized diet will change over time. We get into all this and other crucial diet considerations, such as the importance of elimination diets and how to tailor your diet to your life. Follow us on IG: @zesty_ginger Find us on FB: facebook.com/zesty_ginger
