August 26, 2020

Emily Wiggins

I’m sure you’ve personally experienced the connection between your hormones and your mood. 🙋‍♀️It’s a thing, for sure. It just so happens that estrogen, which is high during the first half of your menstrual cycle and throughout pregnancy, is directly involved with the productions of serotonin aka your feel good neurotransmitter.

August 20, 2020

Emily Wiggins

What Is Your Relationship with Breastfeeding?

It’s almost never a simple answer. One of my biggest lessons in motherhood has been the ability to hold two very different feelings at the same time. “I love you with all my heart AND I just want 3 days to myself to especially not see you.”

August 12, 2020

Emily Wiggins

What Caused My PCOS? Here's My Story

What caused my PCOS? I’ve been thinking of root cause of PCOS a lot lately and truthfully, for everyone it’s different. It’s not only because of being overweight, eating too much sugar or stress but it always, always starts long before a diagnosis.

June 24, 2020

Emily Wiggins

Coming Off Hormonal Birth Control: Here's What ...

I have this conversation all the time in my office. It’s often the only option that is presented to a lot of women and it’s certainly the first so it’s like a major act of rebellion to choose that the pill or IUD is no longer the right option for you. On top of that, if you’ve been on hormonal birth control for some time, it might take some time and a little extra intention to bring your body back into balance.

May 6, 2020

Emily Wiggins

Virtual Visits: What It's Like To Meet ...

I’m seeing a vast majority of client virtually these days and I’ve had a lot of questions about what it’s like to meet virtually, rather than in-person.

First of all, now is such a great time to address your health because there is an amazing opportunity to slow down right now. With as much conflicting information as there is out there, having a guide to individualize a plan that is made for you specifically is so, so important.

Virtual Visits: What It's Like To Meet Virtually Vs. In-Person

PCOS

Emily Wiggins

September 19, 2018

Recipes, PCOS, Menstrual Cycle, Women's Health, Hormone Health

Chicken Liver Pate

Emily Wiggins

September 19, 2018

Recipes, PCOS, Menstrual Cycle, Women's Health, Hormone Health

Liver is one of the most nutrient dense foods out there! Full of B-vitamins, minerals, and protein, it’s a superstar food to include on a weekly basis. If you naturally love liver, I’m jealous! Pate and hiding it in meatloaves or other dishes is the only way I find it palatable. Most of the time, I’ll even buy the pate because I’d rather not prepare it myself. Or, at least that used to be the case. Enter this recipe. For whatever reason, I have no problem cooking up this pate and eating it straight away. It was even delicious warm. I know, I wasn’t expecting that either. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Emily Wiggins

August 27, 2018

PCOS, Menstrual Cycle, Hormone Health, Fertility, Blog Post Highlight

Boosting Progesterone Naturally

Emily Wiggins

August 27, 2018

PCOS, Menstrual Cycle, Hormone Health, Fertility, Blog Post Highlight

So maybe you've been tracking your cycle and you notice you have a short luteal phase, which is generally less than 10 days between ovulation and bleeding time, or you just had your progesterone tested and it came back low. It's possible your doctor recommended progesterone cream and maybe you're looking for other ways to increase your own production of progesterone. Here are my top progesterone production boosting tips!