This episode is a special one! Today I have three of my favorite women’s health colleagues and friends on the show: Dr. Saru Bala, a licensed naturopathic physician; Dr. Natalie Underberg, a Functional Medicine Practitioner; and Danielle Kepics, a physician assistant, certified fertility educator, and nutrition coach.Dr. Natalie Underberg is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and the founder of The PCOS Doc. With a doctorate of Chiropractic and advanced training through the Institute of Functional Medicine, Natalie is a leader in the women’s health space. She has helped hundreds of women reverse the symptoms of their PCOS and get pregnant naturally through her group program, The PCOS Collective, and her one-on-one tailored holistic approach. Danielle Kepics is a physician assistant, certified fertility educator, nutrition coach, master's level therapist, and former personal trainer. She is the CEO and founder of Empowered Medicine, where she guides women to be the CEO of their health. She offers one-on-one as well as group coaching services. Dr. Saru Bala is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormonal health. Having been through her fair share of hormonal and gut issues, she knew there were more options than she was presented with, and having to figure it out on her own was exhausting. Dr. Bala wanted to be able to educate other women on their bodies, what's normal, what isn't, and really be an advocate for them to KNOW there are plenty of other options if what they're seeking now isn't working for them or if what they're presented with isn't the path they're looking for.In this episode, we talk about what we consider to be the most critical aspects of women’s healthcare that need attention. We discuss why women aren’t getting the care they need, the fact that women are more confused than ever about how to take care of themselves, how you can access the care you need, why you should prioritize your health (even if it feels selfish!), the problems with keto, intermittent fasting, and alcohol, our non-negotiables for our health, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/the-state-of-womens-healthcare-dr-natalie-underberg-danielle-kepics-dr-saru-bala/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Adele Wimsett is a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Expert. Following her ADHD diagnosis at 41, she was keen to explore how her hormones influenced her traits and went on to learn a ton about this condition and how to function better when considering her hormone fluctuations. Adele co-authored the book Essential Feminine Wisdom and she’s passionate about educating women and girls on how to harness the power of their cyclical nature. From menarche to menopause, Adele bridges the woo & the science, supporting women to balance their hormones naturally. In this episode, we talk about Adele’s ADHD diagnosis at 41, why there are so many undiagnosed women and girls, how ADHD manifests differently in girls vs. boys, common signs of ADHD in girls and women, how ADHD symptoms fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle, the impact of hormones on the efficacy of ADHD medications, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/hormones-the-missing-link-in-managing-adhd-in-girls-women-adele-wimsett/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Alysia Raftery is an Australian Naturopath and Myotherapist passionate about women’s hormones and hormonal weight gain. She has a family history of thyroid issues, and after her third child, her thyroid symptoms were crazy - things like brain fog, finding it hard to finish a sentence, and constant bloating. Testing revealed that she had SIBO, which Alysia discovered was caused by cellular hypothyroidism. Since then, Alysia has been on a mission to get the message out that symptoms are not in your head, and there is help for this. In this episode, we talk about common symptoms of hypothyroidism, why getting a full thyroid panel is essential, what different thyroid markers mean, cellular hypothyroidism, the connection between cellular hypothyroidism and SIBO, how you can start healing your thyroid, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/what-is-cellular-hypothyroidism-and-do-you-have-it-alysia-raftery/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Cheryl Woodman is a scientist, award-winning skincare formulator, acne expert, and creator of Honesty For Your Skin - a safe space where you can find science-based skin help. Cheryl also runs an online Acne Clinic where she helps women ‘who’ve tried everything under the sun and feel stuck at rock bottom’ re-find healthy, happy skin they feel comfortable and confident in. Cheryl wholeheartedly believes if you understand the underlying biological changes of what’s causing your skin to become acne-prone, you can be empowered to take back control of your skin health without the need for acne meds. In this episode, Cheryl breaks down the science behind why we get acne and gives some amazing solutions and resources for acne-prone skin. We talk about skin biology, what happens when you have a breakout, why eating healthy isn’t always enough, what you can do for hormonal acne, what to look for in skincare products, how to understand the signals your skin shares, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/should-we-be-normalizing-acne-cheryl-woodman/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Lisa Falco works in the FemTech sector, the specialist interface between medicine and technology, focusing on how data can be used to better understand the human body. She has an MSc in Engineering Physics from Chalmers, Gothenburg, and a PhD from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, and she’s the author of Go Figure! The Astonishing Science Of The Female Body. Lisa is also the former Head of Data Science at Ava Women, the maker of the Ava bracelet (one of the multiple devices I use and love), and she’s spent her career developing algorithms to decipher the menstrual cycle and help women get pregnant faster.In this episode, we talk about how FemTech can empower women, why we need to remember that technology should support - not replace - your understanding of your body, why Lisa became interested in working in FemTech, why diversity is crucial in all professions, data privacy concerns around FemTech, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation about how technology is changing the landscape of women’s health!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/how-femtech-has-helped-shatter-myths-about-the-female-body-lisa-falco/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Miranda Myles is a passionate and sought-after naturopath and acupuncturist who’s transforming health and hormones and creating fertility and families. With over 20 years of experience treating 20,000 patients, she is a highly experienced and qualified thought leader in her field of fertility, IVF/DEIVF support, gynecology, thyroid health, male factor (in)fertility, children’s health, and mental/emotional health.Over the summer, Miranda shared some crazy stats on male infertility, and I just had to have her on the podcast to talk about this mind-blowing information. In this episode, we talk about the ridiculous, one-track focus on female fertility, the significant decline in male fertility over the last 40 years, the parameters we should look at in a semen analysis, what normal sperm morphology looks like, the massive drop in reference ranges, environmental factors that impact sperm health and what men can do to improve it, and so much more. Your world will be rocked when you hear this episode!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/shocking-statistics-on-sperm-health-dr-miranda-myles/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds physical therapy and clinical nutrition licenses and is a board-certified health coach. She has over 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women’s health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Jessica’s program, Outsmart Endometriosis (http://outsmartendo.com), is a beacon for many struggling with endometriosis, and I can’t recommend it enough! In this episode, Jessica and I talk about the increased public awareness around endometriosis, how to differentiate between period pain and endometriosis pain, why it’s challenging to get an endometriosis diagnosis, how endometriosis impacts fertility, why it’s crucial to have a maintenance mindset when it comes to endometriosis, how Jessica’s protocol support women with endometriosis, and so much more.To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-the-pill-lupron-endometriosis-dr-jessica-drummond/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Dr. Mathew Leonardi is an advanced gynecological surgeon and sonologist (ultrasound specialist) at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Canada. He is an expert in endometriosis excision surgery and gynecological ultrasound, and his focus is on using ultrasound in the diagnosis and surgical management of endometriosis. In this episode, we talk about how Dr. Leonardi became interested in endometriosis research and patient care, the patient-led endometriosis revolution, theories on the causes of endometriosis, why endometriosis is often left undiagnosed, Dr. Leonardi’s unique approach to diagnosis and treatment, gaps in the standard care model for endometriosis, and so much more. Dr. Leonardi has taken a lot of heat for his stance, which goes against the traditional idea that we can only diagnose endometriosis via laparoscopic surgery. He’s an absolute wealth of knowledge on all things endo, and I can’t wait for you to hear what he has to say! To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/using-advanced-ultrasound-techniques-to-diagnose-endometriosis-dr-mathew-leonardi/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and Menopause Expert who maintains a private practice where she helps women through menopause with nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy. Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator, Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, and Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, and has been featured on Dr. Oz, and the Today Show, among others.In this episode, we talk about why women in this age group are so underserved, what we can do to thrive in this time of our lives, Esther’s approach to hormone testing, the massive benefits of bioidentical hormones, how to find a practitioner with the right experience to help you, and so much more. Esther is fantastic, and you’ll learn so much from this conversation!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/see-ya-later-ovulator-esther-blum/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective

Katie Morra is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and Registered Dietitian specializing in gut and hormonal health. She’s the founder of a virtual functional medicine practice, Gut Honest Truth, that focuses on the root causes of inflammation, autoimmune disease, irritable bowel syndrome, hormone imbalances and skin conditions, amongst other chronic disease states. Katie is also the host of the Gut Honest Truth Podcast, where she has interviewed some of the most prominent individuals in the field.In this episode, we talk about how our gut impacts our overall health, the massive impact of stress and environmental conditions on gut health, common symptoms of gut conditions (most of them aren’t gut-related!), the truth about probiotics, changes to our digestion in the different phases of the menstrual cycle, the connection between the gut and our hormones, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/should-everyone-take-a-probiotic-other-common-gut-related-questions-katie-morra/.This episode is brought to you by Nutrisense. Visit Nutrisense.io and use my code NICOLE25 for $25 off your first month.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective