Emily the Period RD
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Canadian Registered Dietitian with a special focus in reproductive medicine & gynecology. I write about nutrition for periods, hormones and everything in between!
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You Don't Have a Parasite, BUT...
The trend of cleanses has morphed into something new. It’s not just drinking fruit and vegetable juices anymore. Cleansing the body is an interesting concept, especially given that the human body contains a complex and multi-organ system designed to protect the tissues from harmful toxins and by-products that exist following the normal processes of metabolism. The lungs help us to clear carbon dioxide after the use of oxygen. The skin helps us to sweat out breakdown products. Our liver has two phases of detoxification to turn hormones, nutrient by-products, alcohol and drugs into water-soluble forms and the kidneys help clear them through urine. Even our digestive system plays a role, using muscular contractions and stool to clean out dead bacteria, toxins and more.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Longevity
Pelvic Floor Muscles & Periods
My special focus in period health and wellness is definitely nutrition, but I’ll let you in on a little secret… I do a significant amount of referring to my pelvic health colleagues. We work together on many cases to ensure our clients have less painful periods and can create a stress-free cycle overall.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Longevity
The Playlist for Your Entire Cycle
Let’s be real – periods haven’t had the best PR team. They’re positioned as the biggest inconvenience with no fun to be had (and for some folks, yes this can be the case). Which certainly doesn’t set the stage for a healthy and positive relationship with our periods.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Viva
Your ACTUAL Fertile Window
I can almost guarantee that at some point in your life (particularly your “prime” fertility years) you’ve heard the various warnings about sex and pregnancy. I know I certainly did – I grew up in the Catholic school system (for my elementary years, I shifted into a public high school) where we spent the earlier grades talking about the wonder of pregnancy and how babies were created and then into the later grades either discussing the sin of sex before marriage or, for my grade 8 year, not receiving any sexual health education whatsoever.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Longevity
How to Spot a Problematic Period Resource
‘Tis the season of chocolates and hearts - what better way is there to show yourself love than to engage with period health resources and empower yourself in learning about your cycle? I might be biased but I don’t think there is a better way!
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Longevity
Prioritizing Sperm Health for Fertility
The saying is true, folks – it does in fact take two to tango when starting (or building) a family is involved. There are two pieces of genetic information that have to be provided and therefore two sources of that genetic information.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Longevity
"Am I Ovulating?"
Whether you’re trying to start your family or not, ovulation is the main event of the menstrual cycle. It directs the hormone fluctuations that occur leading up to a period or a pregnancy, and without it neither of these two things can happen.
By Emily the Period RD4 years ago in Families
