Intermittent Fasting & Female Hormones
Intermittent fasting can improve insulin sensitivity, PCOS symptoms, and metabolic health, but for women, the story is more nuanced than the internet makes it sound.
This post breaks down what IF actually does to cortisol, thyroid function, and reproductive hormones, and how to approach it in a way that works with female biology.
Cold Plunging as a Woman
Cold plunging isn’t just a trend—it’s a measurable neurochemical event.
But most of the conversation ignores female physiology.
Here’s what the research actually says about cold water immersion for women—hormones, mood, recovery, and what to be careful with.
SPF Is Not Enough
Most of us were taught that sunscreen is the whole story. It isn’t.
SPF matters deeply, but summer skin protection is also about oxidative stress, nutrition, hormones, inflammation, and how your cycle changes your skin’s sensitivity to the sun.
This is the fuller protocol — the one that protects not just against burning, but against photoaging, pigmentation, and long-term skin damage.
She Gave Everything
“She deserved to be asked what she needed — not just thanked for what she gave.”
This is not an attack on mothers. It’s a defence of them — from a system that built self-erasure into the role and called it love.
HRV Tracking for Women
If your HRV drops every few weeks and you think you’re overtrained or broken — you’re not.
Your baseline shifts with estrogen and progesterone.
Here’s the science behind HRV across the menstrual cycle — and how to actually interpret your recovery data as a woman.
Easter Brunch Without the Crash
Easter brunch is basically engineered to spike your blood sugar — pastries, fruit salad, mimosas, and “healthy” sugar bombs.
This post shows what’s happening biologically (especially in women), and how to build a brunch plate that keeps energy stable, mood steady, and cravings quiet — without skipping the fun foods.
March Madness at Work
Ever had a week at work where everything felt harder than it should?
Same workload. Same competence. Completely different internal experience.
If that week happened during your late luteal phase, it wasn’t weakness — it was biochemistry.
Here’s what’s actually happening in your brain during PMS, and how to work with your cycle instead of fighting it.