Regulating Abdominal Pressure
Hopefully we all have a bit of a better idea about how our abdominal muscle functions. If you didn’t yet get a chance to read my last post, go back…
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The Abdominal Wall
I’m going to be talking about the abdomen for the entire month of November – we will chat about the muscular anatomy and function, diastasis recti, pressure regulation/breathing, scar tissue…
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Hormone Disruptors – Could Your Environment Be Affecting Your Health?
Hopefully at this point you have a bit of a better understanding of your hormones – how they work, how they affect your body systems and what can go wrong…
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Endometriosis, PCOS and Fibroids – How Nutrition and Physical Therapy Can Help
Now that we’ve got an idea of what a “normal” hormonal profile looks like, let’s take a look at what can go wrong. Today I’m going to be talking a…
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Hormonal Changes Across the Lifespan: What Happens During Pregnancy, Postpartum and Menopause?
Ok, so hopefully you all have gotten a bit of an understanding of the basic female hormones and how they work. If you haven’t yet read my last 2 posts,…
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Debunking Birth Control
Maybe it’s just me (and who I follow on social media), but it sure seems like everyone is talking about their experiences going off of birth control recently (honestly, that’s…
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Female Hormones: What Happens During Your Period?
One thing is becoming increasingly clear to me: women don’t have a good enough understanding of their own physiology. It’s bad enough that we aren’t familiar with our own anatomy…
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The Elusive Pelvic Floor: A Framework for Understanding What’s “Normal” for Men & Women
Ok, I’m finally going to talk about something I’m super passionate about: the pelvic floor. People often ask me how I got into pelvic health, and I’m not entirely sure…
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Eating Organic: Why It’s Worth It
Organic food: it seems appealing, but it certainly can be expensive (and sometimes hard to find). So, when is it worth going organic? And why does it even matter? Current…
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Understanding and Managing the Stress Response
Raise your hand if you didn’t have any stress last week. Anyone? No?! That’s what I thought. Because here’s the thing about stress – it’s relative. We ALL have it.…
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