The mom bod Blog
Grab your favorite (protein-packed) snack and dive into all things motherhood health + wellness.
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.
Why is my period so heavy?
Learn the most common root causes of heavy periods, and what tests to help you figure out why your (menstrual) cup is overflowing.
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 does hormone balance feel like?
We all know how it feels to have whacked-out hormones and feel like your life is hijacked by these little microscopic messengers - but I wanted to take a minute to have us all take a step back and first look at our goals. What does it actually feel like to have balanced hormones?
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.
What to do about Postpartum Hair Loss
The dreaded Postpartum Shed. AKA when your hair falls out in chunks after having a baby and everyone tells you it’s fine. Let’s dig in and see what to do to ease the loss.
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.
Mo’ Babies, Mo’ Problems
Why is this postpartum harder than the last? Read on to find out why you have more symptoms rocky hormones, fatigue, depletion, and mood swings this time around- and what to do about it.
Bounced (energy) checks
How long does it take to heal your hormones and exhaustion? So glad you asked.
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.
Your baby stole your brain (and other hard truths)
Pregnancy and postpartum changed your body, and so many moms are eating out of alignment with their post-pregnancy needs. If you’re having trouble with weight, hormones, and fatigue read on…
The real reason you feel like sh*t
There’s this thing that nobody talks about after pregnancy. There’s a huge list of physical, emotional, and mood + brain symptoms that often show up in new moms, and feel random and disconnected to each other. But the truth is they are all part of a bigger piece of what happens to our bodies after pregnancy, and it’s extremely likely that no healthcare provider warned you about them.
Immunity for the New Mom
Why your immune system tanks after having a baby, and what to do about it.
Nourishing the new Mom
During the transition from pregnancy to motherhood the focus typically shifts from taking care of you- the expecting mama to all eyes and hands on the new little bundle.
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.
Whole Grains: Do We Need Them?
Let’s talk grains. Essential for good health? Out to kill us all? Somewhere in between?
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.
