How High Does Your BMI Have To Be To Get Your Period Back?
You likely already know that if you’ve lost your period, you may have to gain some weight and get your BMI a little bit …
Did You Lose Your Sleep While Training Hard? Your Cortisol Might Be Through the Roof
You may have heard me talk several times on Instagram stories how taking a break from working out and slowing down made my sleep …
Brittany van Schravendijk on Kettlebell Sport, Overtraining, Loss Of Period and Body Image
Today’s interview is with an amazing athlete and hypothalamic amenorrhea warrior Brittany van Schravendijk. She has already shared her hypothalamic story on this blog. …
Why You Should Change the Way You Think About Calories
Calories get bad rap all the time. Seems that if we could, we’d remove them from our lives altogether, because all they cause is …
4 Steps That Help You Break Free From Body Obsession
I know how hard it can be to make friends with your body when you see it changing. When you gain weight, when you …
Three Conversations That Made My Week
This week, I’ve had three amazing conversations with women who have changed their mindset around food and fitness… I want to share them with …
What Happens When You Stop Working Out and Start Healing Your Body
Recovering from overtraining and hypothalamic amenorrhea isn’t the most fun thing you’ve done in your life. You may even doubt several times along this …
Why You Are Extremely Hungry When You Start Your Overtraining Recovery
When you first stop working out, in order to recover from overtraining, hypothalamic amenorrhea, adrenal fatigue or other stress related conditions, you may first …
5 Things to do to Stop Hair Loss and Get Healthier, Thicker Hair
Is your hair brittle, dry and maybe even falling out? The reason might be that you’re not getting enough nutrients with your diet. It’s …
Is Overtraining Making You Moody, Irritable and Unable to Focus?
We’ve talked about physical signs of overtraining a lot. But there are also many ways how your psychology lets you know that you’re pushing …
Overtraining and Recovery: Then and Now
Facebook is awesome. It reminds you of stuff that you posted a year, two years, three years ago… Just recently, it reminded me of …
Why Your Period Isn’t Coming Back Despite Working Out Less and Eating More
I get this a lot: Kersten, I’ve been eating more and working out less, but I’m still not getting my period! I get emails …