Stefani Ruper You may remember Seppo Puusa from the guest post he wrote on acne for the blog back in August (and his insanely revolutionary guide to overcoming acne I keep raving about, Clear for Life). I heaped on the praise then, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to do it again. Seppo has the most … Read more
What follows is a guest post by an experienced, thorough and brilliant acne advocate who runs the site and blogs at AcneEinstein.com. I followed Seppo’s advice to use a topical antioxidant, and that has been the nail in my acne’s coffin. It has also been the best thing I have done for the overall softness, … Read more
Far back in the very beginning weeks of this blog, I wrote a long series of articles on the sources of infertility. In terms of the kinds of infertility caused by diet and lifestyle, there are two primary categories: PCOS and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. Long time readers of this blog know that I believe the relationship … Read more
On Saturday of last week I had a pivotal moment. Lying on my bed, exhausted, exhausted of being exhausted, weak, with a racing heart and chest pain, I had to get up and go to a party. I didn’t want to. I couldn’t stand the idea of making myself do that. But then I took … Read more
The following post was written in a time of great distress for me. In particular, I wrote it before I figured out I was suffering from a severe magnesium deficiency, which caused anxiety, heart palpitations, chest pain, insomnia, fatigue, joint pain, and exhaustion. While the despairing parts of this post have not followed me into … Read more
I am going to put up a post in a couple of days that speaks deeply and truthfully about the lack of trust I have in my body. In that post, I talk about anxiety, and being tired, and how so very hard getting through every day has been for me some times. I want … Read more
I’ve had a fair bit of time now to reflect on my experience at paleo fx. Lots of others have done the same. And these reflections are full of delightful stories. They tend to revolve around love and community and empowerment, and I love that so much. I’m not sure how I feel about community … Read more
Hey ladies. It’s been a while. Let’s do this. —————————————– I want to convince you that you are beautiful. Hell, there’s not a thing in the world more obvious to me. You are a human being — a composition of more than a trillion cells working together in intricate concert — which makes you a … Read more
One of the biggest hormone problems that plagues women is having low progesterone levels. In some cases, this is somewhat natural: it happens during menopause, perimenopause and in periods of hormonal flux. Nonetheless: a diagnosis of low progesterone is fairly common even among women of reproductive age. This occurs to two main groups of women: … Read more
“Estrogen dominance” is not a term typically used by the research or professional medical community. If the condition were described to them, however, they would be able to identify it. It is a real and common thing for women to have excessive estrogen levels. It just so happens that the natural health community is deliberate … Read more