Summary: Thanks for joining us for episode 77 of The Ancestral RD podcast. If you want to keep up with our podcasts, subscribe in iTunes and never miss an episode! Remember, please send us your question if you'd like us to answer it on the show. Today we are answering the following question from a listener: “I’m a 37 year old woman with a long history of disordered eating and over-exercising. I have a 3 year old son and have been hoping to have another child for the past year and half. However, this is sort of hard to do when you’re not ovulating. I never got my period back after the birth of my son. I breastfed for 18 months. At that time, I also took on a more Paleo-esqe lifestyle. Then I became underweight at about 96 pounds at 5’3 and my pre-pregnancy weight was 110 pounds. My reproductive hormone levels were very low. I had hypothyroidism and was diagnosed with hypothalamic amenorrhea. I also have significant gut issues, severe bloating. And I’m now 120 pounds and I’m eating more and more drastically reducing my exercise and have been for several months. Still no period.” Are you taking steps to heal from hypothalamic amenorrhea? Whether you are at the beginning of your healing journey or you feel like all your effort hasn't been helping, don't miss today's podcast! It’s important to remember healing can be multi faceted process. There can often be seemingly unrelated factors that are actually much more integral to the body’s ability to fully heal than realized. Join us today as we discuss the significant role gut dysbiosis, stress, and emotions have on the process of healing hypothalamic amenorrhea. We talk about what should be treated first and share ways to address these additional factors to allow your body to fully heal. Here's what Laura and Kelsey will be discussing in this episode: How chronic bloating is usually a red flag for a gut infection such as SIBO Why treatment for gut infections should precede treatment for hypothalamic amenorrhea Ways in which gut dysbiosis is a potent stressor for the body The connection between gut dysbiosis and HPA axis dysregulation The importance of stress management on the healing process The effect of stress on the microbiome How a negative mindset can be an unrecognized hindrance to the healing process How the “Paleo Rehab” program helps participants addresses emotional aspects related to healing Links Discussed: This episode is sponsored by SunBasket.com. Receive $30 off your first order here! MyPaleoRehab.com - Sign up for our e-mail list, get a free 28 page e-book, and enroll in our program starting on October 31, 2016! TRANSCRIPT: Kelsey: Hi everyone. Welcome to episode 77 of The Ancestral RDs. I’m Kelsey Kinney and with me as always is Laura Schoenfeld. Laura: Hello, Kelsey. Kelsey: Hey. Alright, Laura, we are both a little wiped out today. I’m in the final throes of wedding planning. We have our big reception party thing on Sunday this week, so all these last minutes details. And you’re starting your journey into wedding planning. I know exactly how distracting that can be. Laura: Yeah. Kelsey: We’re a little bit off our game today, but hopefully this will still be a good show. Laura: We’ll do our best. Kelsey: Yes. The other big thing that we’re working on now is gearing up for “Paleo Rehab” to launch. Our class is going to start on October 31st and the day that this podcast releases will be a few days out from that final deadline to sign up “Paleo Rehab.” You can sign up until the first day of class which is the 31st. You’ve got about, let’s see… Laura: A few days. Kelsey: A few days, yeah. If you haven’t checked out the previous episode where we talk about “Paleo Rehab” in a little bit more detail at the end of the episode, go back and check on that. There’s a lot of really great stuff in the program. We’re very excited about it. And you can also just check out MyPaleoRehab.
