The Essentials, Ep 4: Uncover Your Root Cause

EPISODE #53 — AUG 15, 2025

This week, we’re continuing “The Essentials” — a throwback mini-series in honor of our 50th episode! Each episode in this 5-part series has been thoughtfully selected from the archives to illuminate a different foundational layer of women’s health. 

In this week’s episode, I disclose the two areas where almost every single one of my clients has struggled with an imbalance: gut and hormones. I share the frustrations many women face with confusing symptoms and the challenges of navigating doctors and specialists, especially when it comes to these two issues. Then I outline my two-step process to addressing these concerns and getting to the root cause. I discuss the specific functional labs I use to help us understand what's really happening in the body. I walk you through how I create certain aspects of a holistic health plan using the five pillars of women’s health.

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In this episode:

02:51 – Frustrating symptoms, doctors, specialists

04:01 – The two areas most women struggle with: gut & hormones

06:30 – The specific labs I use with my clients

08:47 – Creating a holistic health plan

09:22 – Applying the 5 pillars of women’s health

11:06 – The right blend of macronutrients

12:46 – How movement affects your gut

14:26 – Sleep and repair

16:22 – How chronic stress causes hormonal imbalance

19:06 – Reducing your toxin load

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