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New podcast!! I love sharing about HA and recovery with as many people as possible!!♥️ This episode was great, SRC listeners submitted some excellent questions :) . 💥How did you get your start in researching amenorrhea? What drives your passion for the work you do? . 💥What is hypothalamic amenorrhea? . 💥Can you explain the role our menstrual cycles have on our bodies and as athletes? . 💥What if my bone density/hormone levels are okay but I still am not getting my period?  . 💥What advice do you have about regaining your period with a plant based diet? . 💥Is it possible to regain your menstrual cycle without intentionally gaining weight or reducing training?  . 💥How does one go about regaining/restoring her menstrual cycle? . 💥What forms of birth control are best for athletes who do not have a regular menstrual cycle?  . 💥Is it okay to not get your period when using an IUD? . 💥How can one ensure that she maintains her period when running a lot of miles? . 💥What is currently making you thrive? . 💥What advice would you give your younger self? . 💥What does being a Strong Runner Chick/Athlete mean to you? . 💥Where can one reach out to you for support and questions? . 💥Anything else to add? . #noperiod #npnw #hypothalamicamenorrhea #femaleathlete #athlete #runner #strongwomen #strongrunnerchicks #amenorrhea #relativeenergydeficiencyinsport #reds #missingcycle #periodrecovery #healthyperiod #running https://www.instagram.com/p/BwApbtWljqw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vn89zr5je947

This is a great depiction of what i see as the best part of recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea... Not just getting your period back, but the freedom that comes along with learning that you do not have to micromanage your food intake to be healthy and happy, you do not have to exercise for hours a day, that there is so much more to you than what you look like, how fast you can run, or how much you can bench. ♥️ #Repost @sunnythymesblog (@get_repost) via @food_freedom_coach ・・・ there's better ways to spend your life than trying to have the perfect body or perfect diet👏🏼 what are you passionate about? what lights up your soul 💫? is obsessing over food and your body living your best life or do you think there's a greater purpose for you in this world 🌎? what else would you have space for if you let go of trying to have the perfect body or diet 🤔? #hypothalamicamenorrhearecovery #amenorrhea #hypothalamicamenorrhea #noperiod #npnw #femaleathletetriad #RelativeEnergyDeficiencyInSport #dietitian #nondiet #intuitiveeating #orthorexia #missingcycle https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv-MZLGlP_5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9pqgd11x75lp

Feeling super honored! Thanks EDRDpro! ❤️❤️❤️ #Repost @edrdpro (@get_repost) ・・・ Our #bookoftheweek is @noperiodnowwhat by Nicola Rinaldi, PhD. This is our number one recommendation for anyone interested in or currently experiencing hypothalamic amenorrhea (missing periods). We are so grateful for you and your incredible work, Nicola! . . . . . #hypothalamicamenorrhearecovery #amenorrhea #noperiod #missingperiod #nocycle #missingcycle #femaleathlete #femaleathletetriad #female #relativeenergydeficiencyinsport https://www.instagram.com/p/Bve4jOPHD3l/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9kf4grvah1yv

Laura in my FB group (http://noperiod.info/Support) wrote: "I went to my 10 year olds parents evening last night.Teacher commented,“I don’t know what’s happened but since Christmas your son is a changed child, he is so much more confident and self assured, he puts his hand up in class and is so much fun to have around” My husband last night said “ I am so happy you have come back to us, you went away so slowly we didn’t notice you going until you had gone and it was too late” Both these things broke my heart. The personality difference in me is huge. When I was restricting I was a ghost of my former self. I may be bigger, but my capacity to laugh and enjoy life and love people and experiences is so much bigger than my larger frame. #positivesofrecovery #hypothalamicamenorrhea #amenorrhea #noperiod #periodhealth #femaleathletetriad #relativeenergydeficiencyinsport #npnw #noperiodnowwhat #recovery #riotsnotdiets #diet #HAES #amenorrhearecovery #hypothalamicamenorrhearecovery #2fab4ana #disorderedeating https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSM9VtFepz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4yk2cqpqeno3

There are general recommendations that have been demonstrated to help with recovering missing periods: eating more in terms of caloric intake and types of foods, probably gaining some weight, cutting high intensity exercise, reducing stress... And if you have HA because of one of those factors, chances are you will need to work on those issues. . But it is so important to remember that each of us had a unique path to HA and we will each have a unique path out the other side. There are many other factors at play... What is your current distribution of food and movement through the day? How does your body size related to the past (weight loss can often lead to ha)? How much and what type of exercise do you do and how does that compare to past times? Do you have any food allergies? How quickly do you want to restore cycles? What is your reason for working on this??? . It is so very easy to compare ourselves with others, but so rarely is there benefit in doing so. Perhaps if you aren't yet "all in", looking at changes made by those who did restore cycles might be helpful. Barring that, however, comparing your food intake, types of foods, weight gain, movement with anyone else is unlikely to be beneficial because you aren't in their body, don't have their hormonal system, don't have their food, menstrual, exercise history... . Figure out what works for you and your body and your life, and do that. . If you are lost as to what steps to take or how far to go, I have been guiding women for many years and can help you figure out what changes will have the most impact, and how to design a path to recovery that will work FOR YOU. http://noperiod.info/appointments link in bio. ❤️ #noperiod #npnw #amenorrhearecovery #amenorrhea #nondiet #allbodiesaregoodbodies #exercise #sport #hypothalamicamenorrhearecovery #hypothalamicamenorrhea #functionalhypothalamicamenorrhea #femaleathlete #femaleathletetriad #RelativeEnergyDeficiencyInSport #missingperiod #periodhealth #postpillamenorrhea https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPStCYFyWo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x62ciiezhxq2

When you don't have your menstrual cycle due to hypothalamic amenorrhea, your hormones are in a baseline state. That is, as expected at the beginning of the follicular phase, where you don't have a follicle growing yet. So all your reproductive hormones are quite low - FSH and LH, which haven't increased yet to start the follicular growth or ovulation process, and likewise, estrogen and progesterone. There's no growing egg to secrete estrogen, and no post-ovulatory progesterone. (Chapter 5 in No Period. Now What? goes through a normal menstrual cycle and explains all the steps in detail.) . Taking progesterone in this state because your "progesterone is low" isn't going to do a thing for you. Your problem is NOT that your progesterone is low, your problem is that you are not growing follicles and ovulating. THAT is what needs to be corrected, not the baseline hormonal state. Get your menstrual cycle working again, and the rest of the "hormonal issues" will take care of themselves. (same goes for Vitex which is commonly and incorrectly recommended as a supplement to help with missing cycles. http://noperiod.info/vitex for more on that.) . You get your menstrual cycle working again by addressing the underlying issues that are causing it to be missing - underfueling, stress hormones from high intensity exercise, and stress hormones from psychological stress. No Period. Now What? explains all this, and you can also work with me directly for more personalized help. <3 . #HA #hypothalamicamenorrhea #amenorrhea #noperiod #npnw #wellnesscoach #getyourperiodback #noperiod #missingperiod #femaleathletetriad #progesterone #estrogendominant #vitex #whatsupwednesday https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZoxhplq0U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pg6v67z9rfds

I've been working on updating No Period. Now What? (#NPNW) for quite a while now. there are some things that just haven't sat right with me since I learned more about Health At Every Size, and how the BMI categories were basically made up with no scientific basis. So I altered a lot of that language and the way we talked about body size and related fears. . Someone reached out to me via twitter asking why, despite mentioning in the partner support chapter that we knew there were other partner situations besides husband and wife, we chose to focus on husbands anyway. I thought that was a good point, so updated that chapter to be more inclusive of varied life situations.  . I also updated some chapters with newer research, as well as including links in the ebook to blog posts that I am constantly referring people to in my facebook support groups, like http://noperiod.info/time, discussing time to recovery, and http://noperiod.info/energy-balance about how you spread calories through the day might affect recovery. . Finally, @tinamuir88 read NPNW and followed our recovery plan to ovulate and get pregnant, and has now written a book about her journey, #overcomingamenorrhea - we include some of her story and info about her book! . If you have purchased the ebook, the updated PDF will be sent to you Friday March 1. If you have a paperback you can send the receipt to [email protected] and I will send you the PDF for no additional charge. 😁 . #HA #noperiod #recovery #amenorrhea #hypothalamicamenorrhea #book  #missingperiod #periodrecovery https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUk4R_H_QQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1agaclzuoeje4