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Hormone Balancing Product Spotlight
Product Pick: LOLA Latex Condoms
If you’re not using hormonal birth control and/or want to protect against STDs, it’s important to keep condoms on hand (especially during ovulation // on your most fertile days, up to 6 days per month)… but not just any condoms - it’s best to opt for those made of safer, non-toxic ingredients. Thankfully, there are a few companies dedicated to transparency that clearly state the ingredients used in their product (not all do) like our featured product, @LOLA, which not only offers non-toxic con…
Product Pick: Copper Wings Candle Co.
When choosing candles, here’s why switching to a non-toxic brand like @copperwingscandleco matters for your health & hormones:
Many scented candles contain harmful chemicals and pollutants such as benzene and toluene that can cause damage to the lungs and central nervous system when burned. The good news is, there are options for cleaner burning candles so that you can still enjoy their relaxing ambiance! What you want to avoid is paraffin wax (a carcinogenic petroleum byproduct), dyes, and …
Product Pick: Plantworks Nutrition Protein Powder
Protein powders are one of the easiest ways to get nutrition on-the-go BUT the majority on the shelves (and online retailers), are filled with additives, sugars, dairy, gluten, and/or soy which can act as xeno “fake” estrogens in the body & contribute to further hormone imbalances! While protein (essential amino acids) are critical for blood sugar balance, hormone support & healthy ovulation, it’s just as important to make sure it comes from a clean source, free from growth hormones & preserva…
Product Review: Cycle Tracking Apps
Do you track your menstrual cycle? This is one of the most important ways that women of reproductive age can get in-tuned with their bodies and understand the signs of ovulation & their fertile window + learn how to sync with the 4 phases of their menstrual cycle for a healthier, happier period, reduced PMS and a stronger sense of self!
We recommend using both the My Flo App, created by @alisa.vitti and the @naturalcycles app as an amazing non-hormonal duo for tracking your cycle and fami…
Product Pick: Happy Light
Sunlight is an essential element of a healthy & happy lifestyle, but many of us don't get the amount of daylight we need to reap its benefits. Our recommendation? Consider ‘light therapy’ with a product like the HappyLight by @verilux!
Our brain’s chemistry and body clock are affected by light which stimulates specific hormones and neurotransmitters that greatly influence our overall feelings of well-being. Bright light exposure early in the day stimulates our body's production of serotonin …