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Will endometriosis cause weight gain?
One question that I hear often from women with endometriosis is, “ will endometriosis cause weight gain?” The simple answer is no. Endometriosis does not directly cause weight gain. However, my approach as a functional nutritionist is to view the body as an...
What It Means to Take Your Health Into Your Own Hands
When I first was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was told by my doctor that the only options to manage it were medication and IVF so that I could get pregnant. Feeling like this was my only option, I agreed. The medications used to “treat” endometriosis block...
BV and Endometriosis…An Important Missing Link?
In my last post we talked all about your gut microbiome and how that relates to your endo. Today we are going to take it a step further and look at how the microbiome of your reproductive tract can have huge impacts on your health as well. BV refers to bacterial...
The Microbiome-Endometriosis Link: Unleashing the Power of Gut Health
Today we are going to take a deep dive into the microbiome-endometriosis link. Although it is not often talked about, there have actually been quite a few studies on this connection. Let’s unpack all of that information so you can have a better understanding of how...
Alyssa, What Exactly Do You Do?
This is a question that I receive a lot since what I do isn’t something that is widely known about, so I thought it was time that I shed some light. Most people who have seen the content that I share I think understand that I do something with nutrition and...
Does the Low FODMAP Diet Help Endometriosis?
As a nutrition and wellness practitioner for women with endometriosis, I always have my ear to the ground about what diets endo warriors are hearing about, trying out, and wondering about. One that I keep seeing come up lately is the low FODMAP diet. Today we are...
Managing Stress and Endometriosis
Having a chronic illness like endometriosis, and stress appearing in your life are two things that tend to go hand in hand. Struggling with symptoms like extreme pain, fatigue, digestive symptoms, and more causes stress. And then stress can further contribute to...
Bloating from Endometriosis
Most people think of endometriosis as being a reproductive disorder. Endometriosis is just a painful period, right?? So why in the world do we experience bloating from endometriosis? In fact it is such a common symptom that it has its own name: endo belly! Have you...
Infertility on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a day full of emotions for so many people. Some women may feel overjoyed and celebratory to celebrate with their babies. Others may be feeling the loss of their own mother or their child. Sometimes it can be a mixture of all of this at once! If you...
Why Are My Periods So Painful?
Period pain is something that has become so normalized in our society. I remember as a teenage girl when I started having severe period pain and even nausea that it felt like I was generally brushed off by society because it is just “part of being a woman.” So...
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