The mom bod Blog
Grab your favorite (protein-packed) snack and dive into all things motherhood health + wellness.
Mom rage and hormones: how to feel better
Why anger, irritability, and zero patience are common in motherhood and what actually helps
Should you get your cortisol tested?
Why “just stress less and meditate” isn’t always enough (and when deeper testing actually helps)
Is caffeine bad for your hormones?
When coffee helps, when it hurts, and how to drink it without wrecking your hormones
Perimenopause Brain Fog: Why You Can’t Remember Anything Right Now
Can’t remember what you walked into the room for? Losing your train of thought mid-sentence? Feel like your brain has 17 tabs open and nothing’s loading? That’s not just “mom brain”, it might be perimenopause brain fog, and yes, there’s something you can do about it.
Rage, Tears, and Zero Patience: Why PMS Gets Worse After Kids
Did your PMS get significantly worse after having kids? You’re not losing it and you’re not alone. From hormone crashes to nutrient depletion to straight-up mom overload, there are real reasons your once-manageable PMS now feels like a full-blown monthly meltdown.
Postpartum Anxiety & Hormones: What Your Doctor Might Not Know
Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) is extremely common in new moms, and also under-treated. PPA is a perfect storm of hormone changes, nutrient depletions, and stress. Learn all about how nutrition can make you feel like yourself again.
Chronic Inflammation & Mental Health
There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to mood disorders. Yes to therapy and meditation, but if your neurotransmitters are being altered by something physiological like inflammation we need to look under the hood to see what’s going on.
From Poop to Peace of Mind: How Gut Health Impacts Mom’s Mental Health
Let’s dive deep into the gut-brain connection and how your gut health influences your mental health. A must read for moms navigating anxiety, postpartum depression, and that all-too-real “mom rage.”
Nutrition and Mental Health (Part 1)
Anxiety and depression aren’t just about your external environment. The nutrients that you put into your body play a pivotal role in maintaining neurotransmitter balance, impacting mood and mental health. Read on for practical tips on using food to improve mood.
How a Postpartum Nutritionist Can Help You Feel Better
If you are a new mom who is less than 2(ish) years postpartum and dealing with lingering symptoms like exhaustion, mood swings, hair loss, anxiety, hormone drama and night sweats, then working with a postpartum nutritionist might be right for you.
Postpartum Hormones: Normal Vs. Not
After pregnancy, postpartum hormones go down to menopausal levels. Cue the hormonal mayhem! Read on to learn how to give your hormones some love and when to wait it out.
What do cravings actually mean?
Are you cravings trying to tell you something? Read on to find out how to decode that PMS chocolate bar craving.
Nutrient deficiencies and mom’s mental health
What’s an area of our health where nutrition has a huge, well researched evidence based role, but no one ever talks about it when it comes to treatment options?
Mental health and mood disorders. Let’s dive in.
Anxious, foggy brained insomniac? It might be your progesterone.
Anxious, foggy brain, PMS, insomnia… don’t ignore these signs of low progesterone! Read on for more symptoms and how to eat for optimal progesterone production.
The P Word
If you happen to be in the "older" crowd when you had your baby(ies) - like if you ever heard the very rude term "geriatric pregnancy" being thrown around in your presence then we have a situation where your postpartum is knocking on the door of perimenopause.
Anxiety Reducing Strategies in the time of COVID
Raise your hand if your anxiety has shot through the roof during this global pandemic! I sat down with Dr. Nina Kaiser, licensed psychotherapist and founder of Practice San Francisco to talk through some strategies for bringing our personal and collective anxieties down a notch.
Natural Mood Boosting Strategies
Hormones, nutrient stores, and personal biochemistry plays a huge role in anxiety, depression, low stress tolerance, and insomnia. Your mood is not just about your environment - let’s peek under the hood to see what else might be going on.
What does food have to do with hormones?
What does food have to do with your hormones? Um…. basically everything! Read on for the real deal on the connection between food, nutrients, and your hormones.
The Hormone Quiz
Are your hormones out of whack?
After pregnancy, your hormones don’t go back to normal on their own. Yes, even years later. Take the free quiz to find out if your hormones might be the culprit for all those mood swings, night sweats, and 3PM sugar cravings.
