047: Teens and Fertility | Hormone Health Is NOT Just About Having Babies with Dr. Mandy Patterson

Ever felt like your kids or teens want to do the opposite of what you recommend?

Dr. Mandy Patterson and I are both moms of teens, and we talk today about the perils of parenting and how we work around the resistance. She has some great tips for finding a way “in” to what your kids care about when it comes to health and behavior.

Since this is a parenting podcast, I’m guessing most of you have at least somewhat figured out “fertility” as it pertains to having babies - but that’s not all it’s about! Your fertility health really is a marker of your overall health and wellness, and if you can keep your hormones balanced, you’ll feel much better overall.

We get dirty on my late-night eating habit (sigh) and some best practices for women, especially in the morning.

Then we dive into how and WHY to help our tween and teen girls care for their own fertility right from the start, and the epidemic of PCOS.

Resources We Mention for Hormone Health for Teens

• Here are the lists of the Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15.
• Find the best forms of magnesium for kids here
• Helping teens thrive in spite of screens
• Why you might not want to put your teens on hormonal birth control
• LARQ water bottle filter
• My review of Berkey filters
• GRAYL water bottle filter
• Find Dr. Mandy online
• Follow her on social media: Instagram, Facebook
• Gutsy Fertility Podcast

• Kitchen Stewardship
• Kids Cook Real Food
• follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook
• Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates
• YouTube shorts channel for HPH
• Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast

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