S01 | E02: Sarah Root: Where Nutrition Meets Hormones

For this month's episode, I have pulled my conversation with Sarah Root from the podcast archives, partly because I've actually been working with Sarah recently on my own gut health and hormone journey.

Sarah is one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever met when it comes to nutrition and its effect on hormones, so when I started struggling with this myself, I knew exactly who to call.

Sarah's path into nutrition was shaped by her own fertility journey, which led her from a successful corporate career into helping women better understand their bodies through nutrition, lifestyle and hormone-informed health coaching.

Our conversation starts there, but soon expands into periods, PMS, fertility, stress, perimenopause, contraception, and why so many women reach adulthood without really understanding how their hormones work.

Along the way, we explore:

• Why women's health education is still leaving so many gaps
• The connection between stress, nutrition and hormonal balance
• How food can support hormone health and fertility
• Why understanding your cycle can be incredibly empowering
• The importance of becoming your own health advocate

What I admire about Sarah's approach is that she encourages women to get curious about their bodies. Rather than simply accepting symptoms as something to put up with, she helps women understand what might be contributing to them and where they can make supportive changes.

One of the things I love most about running this podcast is how every conversation teaches me something new or gets me thinking about something in a different way.

One of my key takeaways from this conversation was the idea that our bodies are constantly giving us information, but most of us have never been taught how to interpret the signals. Whether that's through our energy levels, mood, sleep, stress levels or menstrual cycles, there is often more information available to us than we realise.

If you've ever struggled with PMS, fertility challenges, hormonal symptoms, or you've found yourself wondering whether there might be a deeper reason behind how you're feeling, I think you'll find plenty of food for thought in this episode.

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