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❌ 4 misconceptions about progesterone
Let’s demystify this complex topic.
But before we begin - Hi! I’m Hethir. If we haven’t met yet, I’m a natural fertility specialist with 17 years of experience as an herbalist and nutritionist, dedicated to naturally supporting women’s reproductive health.
Here are three key factors to consider when aiming to support the body’s progesterone production.
👉🏽 Misconception #1. Low progesterone can be caused by lack of ovulation. In order for progesterone levels to rise, the body must first ovulate, which triggers the transformation of the follicle into a corpus luteum, responsible for producing progesterone.
If ovulation doesn’t occur, low progesterone is likely to persist since the body doesn’t require an increase in progesterone without ovulation.
👉🏽 Misconception #2… Estrogen dominance can cause low progesterone.There is a balance between estrogen and progesterone happening within the body and if there’s too much estrogen this can affect hormone balance as it pertains to ovulation and progesterone production.
Considering the larger context of the entire fertility cycle is crucial when addressing progesterone production. Instead of solely focusing on progesterone by itself.
👉🏽 Misconception # 3 Diet can affect progesterone levels. While foods themselves do not contain progesterone, certain nutrients can support the body’s natural hormone production. For instance, foods rich in vitamin B6, zinc, and magnesium can help maintain hormonal balance and support progesterone levels.
👉🏽 Misconception #4... Thyroid function can impact progesterone levels. Progesterone and thyroid hormones have a reciprocal relationship. Adequate thyroid hormone levels are necessary for progesterone production, and progesterone can influence thyroid hormone levels. Imbalances in thyroid function can therefore affect progesterone levels and overall reproductive health.
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Nourish your progesterone levels with these foods
🍊 Vitamin C: Citrus fruits, strawberries, bell peppers, broccoli, kiwi, kale
Vitamin C enhances progesterone levels by supporting adrenal glands and acting as an antioxidant, which helps protect reproductive cells from oxidative stress.
🥔Vitamin B6: Potatoes, bananas, spinach, sunflower seeds
Vitamin B6 helps with estrogen metabolism and supports progesterone production, reducing the risk of irregular menstruation and enhancing overall hormonal balance.
🥬 Magnesium: Dark leafy greens, nuts and seeds, whole grains, fish, dark chocolate
Magnesium regulates hormone levels and aids in progesterone receptor function, reducing symptoms associated with hormonal imbalances and supporting overall reproductive health.
🌱 Zinc: Pumpkin seeds, nuts, chickpeas
Zinc is essential for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) production, which is crucial for ovulation and progesterone production. It also protects oocytes from oxidative damage.
🥑 Healthy Fats: Avocado, nuts and seeds, olive oil, coconut oil
Healthy fats provide the building blocks for hormone production, including progesterone, and help maintain hormonal balance.
🌾 Fiber: Oats, flaxseed, quinoa
Fiber helps reduce estrogen levels, allowing progesterone to work more effectively by improving bowel movements and reducing estrogen absorption.
🌰 Selenium: Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, spinach
Selenium supports overall hormonal balance and progesterone production by acting as an antioxidant and supporting thyroid function.
🥦 Cruciferous Veggies: Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts
These vegetables support liver function, helping to eliminate excess estrogen and maintain hormonal balance, which is crucial for progesterone production.
Adding these foods can help maintain healthy progesterone production.
✨If you want to know EXACTLY how to eat for reproductive health AND make it as easy as possible you will want to get my Radical Nourishment For Fertility guide.
If you can follow a checklist you can do this.
Ready to dive deeper into fertility nutrition? ⬇️
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5 areas to focus on for improving egg health:
➡️ Detoxification
➡️ Nutrition
➡️ Antioxidant therapy
➡️ Increasing circulation & reducing inflammation
➡️ Hormone health
💎 Egg health is one of the cornerstones of healthy fertility. The health of your eggs (ova) can affect whether or not fertilization and implantation will occur as well as the viability of a pregnancy.
💎 Age has an impact on egg health as the ovaries continued to age, causing the “housing” for the eggs as well as the environment in the body affecting egg cell health.
💎 Protecting the eggs you currently have as well as encouraging ovarian health through diet, herbs, supplements, and increased circulation to the reproductive system is of the utmost importance.
The health of your eggs (ova) can affect whether or not fertilization and implantation will occur as well as the viability of a pregnancy.
During the cycle of an egg’s journey towards ovulation, there is a window of opportunity, a period of time, when certain factors can affect the health of the eggs that are preparing for ovulation. ⏳
This journey takes about 90 days.
The steps you take today will impact the health of your eggs 3 MONTHS from now.
🙂 Good News! There are steps you can take to help support the health of your eggs.
📌 Type EGG in the comments below and I will send you my 90 Day Egg Health Checklist which goes into depth each of the steps you need to take to support egg health.
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These are some common Fertility Red Flags to keep an eye out for if you are ttc.
🚩 Spotting before your period = possible low progesterone. Spotting is a tricky subject as it can be caused by many different factors. If it happens only once & a while I would not be that concerned, but if it is a regular event this could mean low progesterone, short luteal phase, hormone imbalance, birth control or poor nutrition.
🚩 Scanty or light periods = possible hormone deficiency. Possible sign of low estrogen. In this case, period flow can be patchy and is often late because low estrogen = thin uterine lining.
🚩 Cycle less than 24 days = not enough time for eggs to mature or for implantation to occur. This can be a sign of luteal phase defect or a short follicular phase. You can find out which phase to focus on through fertility charting.
👍 The good news is that each of these red flags can be fixed through lifestyle upgrades and natural therapies!
☀️ Type BOOST to learn about my Natural Fertility Formula. It’s my blueprint for foundational hormone health in preparation for conception.
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Focus on these areas FIRST ⤵️
You can improve your fertility with natural therapies and lifestyle changes.
This formula is the result of 17 years experience as a fertility herbalist and nutritionist, dedicated to naturally supporting women’s reproductive health.
Here are the top 5 most important things to do.
✨ Clear detoxification pathways - The time while you are preparing for conception is one of the most important times to create a healthy body in preparation for pregnancy. Fertility cleansing is a way to support the body in preparation for conception by cleansing the uterus and liver through the use of herbs.
✨ Nourish your eggs - As we age and live our lives throughout the years, our eggs are being exposed to the environment within our body. If you are 35 and over, make supporting egg health one of your focuses. What you do today is impacting the egg you will ovulate 3 months from now.
✨ Increase circulation to your reproductive system - What does this mean exactly? It means lots of benefits for egg health and uterine lining.
✨ Know your fertile window - knowing WHEN or IF you are ovulating will be very important to getting pregnant sooner than later. Learn what your periods says about your fertility and use this feedback to know which therapies you would most benefit from.
✨ Reduce stress and create a “receptive” uterine lining - I know, I know, being told to “relax” while ttc can make you grind your teeth, there is major benefits to reducing cortisol levels while ttc. And it is not as complicated as you think. Going for daily walks or meditating are both proven ways to reduce daily stress.
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My top 5 Fertility Herbs ⤵️
🌱 One of my favorite ways to support fertility and hormone health is through herbs.
Over the past 20+ years that I have been an herbalist I have seen what herbs can do to help turn someone’s health around.
When it comes to fertility there are a lot of different herbs that you can use. But they all have different actions. There is no one herb that fits all for fertility.
Here are my top 5 herbs for fertility and what they are best used for..
▶️ Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) is an antioxidant rich nourishing tonic* for the entire female reproductive system with an affinity for the ovaries and their proper function.
Tribulus has been found to promote ovulation when used prior to ovulation. Studies have found that Tribulus increases FSH and estradiol levels in women, which may result in an increase in the number of maturing follicles in the ovaries.
▶️ Vitex or Chaste Tree Berry (Vitex agnus-castus) is known to have an effect on the hormonal feedback loop, normalizing the entire menstrual cycle including ovulation.
Vitex in part supports the body’s natural ability to produce luteinizing hormone (LH) which is the hormone that causes ovulation to occur.
▶️ Maca (Lepidium meyenii) supports hormone balance by providing nourishment (vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients) to the endocrine system, the system that coordinates the communication and delivery of our hormones. It is a great superfood to help support overall hormone production & balance.
▶️ Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) is yet another female reproductive system tonic*. Shatavari is thought to be able to help regulate estrogen in the body and in doing so may contribute to menstrual cycle regulation.
▶️ Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) has been shown to have androgen-regulating effects, one of the most well-known androgens is testosterone. Saw Palmetto may help stimulate suppressed ovulation by promoting healthy testosterone levels. This is a great herb for PCOS.
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87% of women trying to conceive don’t know their fertile days
Let’s fix that statistic real quick in the next 30 seconds.
Here is how to know IF and WHEN you are ovulating. ⤵️
Track your basal body temperature everyday and track the number daily.
▶️ Measure your temp. first thing when you wake each morning.
▶️ Use an app, chart printed online or a digital tracking tool.
▶️ Take a look at the pattern created through consistent daily tracking.
What your chart says about your fertility:
✔️ BBT tracking can confirm ovulation. - A sustained rise in temperature typically indicates that ovulation has occurred. This is crucial for timing intercourse for conception.
✔️ BBT can hint at potential hormonal imbalances. - For instance, consistently low temperatures throughout your cycle might suggest an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), as thyroid hormones play a significant role in regulating metabolism and body temperature.
Erratic temperature patterns could signal thyroid overactivity (hyperthyroidism) or adrenal issues.
Also, the length and pattern of your BBT chart’s phases—the follicular phase before ovulation and the luteal phase after—can offer clues about your reproductive health.
✔️ A short luteal phase, for example, might indicate low progesterone levels, which can affect your ability to maintain a pregnancy.
✔️ An extended follicular phase could suggest challenges with egg maturation or release, potentially pointing to conditions like Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
Once you start charting, you’ll notice patterns. Typically, you’ll see lower temperatures before ovulation and higher ones after. The day after your temperature spikes is likely the day after you’ve ovulated.
Now that you have this powerful tool in your box you are ready for the next step....
Use the feedback your body gives you to KNOW exactly how to support your OWN reproductive health.
The Natural Fertility Formula teaches these tools and gives you the FORMULA to improve your fertility.
You are THE expert on your own body. Let’s translate what it is telling you to do and get started today.
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Here’s who should consider using Vitex: ⤵️
🌿 Vitex is a very popular fertility herb and for good reason. But a common misconception is that Vitex is for everyone and should be used as a “cure all” when ttc.
Vitex actually has very specific actions in the body and is appropriate for the following instances:
🌿 Women with Hormonal Imbalances: Vitex is known to help balance hormones by regulating the pituitary gland, which can be beneficial for those experiencing hormonal imbalances that affect fertility.
🌿 Women who are not ovulating: Vitex is one of my go-to herbs to promote regular ovulation.
🌿 Those with Luteal Phase Defect: If you have a shortened luteal phase, Vitex may help lengthen it, increasing your chances of conception by improving progesterone levels.
🌿 Women with High Prolactin Levels: Vitex can help reduce prolactin levels, which is crucial for women who struggle with fertility due to elevated prolactin.
🌿 Individuals with Irregular Menstrual Cycles: By promoting regular ovulation and menstrual cycles, Vitex can be a valuable ally for those with irregular periods
🌿 Women experiencing low progesterone: Vitex has the ability to increase low progesterone levels.
Who should consider avoiding Vitex: ⤵️
❌ If you deal with depression, just a heads up—some people have shared that Vitex might make their symptoms worse.
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Foods to AVOID for egg health 🚫
Here is the key to supporting egg health:
What you are doing today will impact the health of the eggs you ovulate 3 months from now.
When it comes to nutrition the foods you avoid are just as important as the foods you eat to nourish egg health.
Here are some foods to steer clear of if you are wanting to support egg health:
🥓 Processed & Red Meats: High in unhealthy fats and preservatives, linked to lower fertilization rates and poorer semen quality.
🍩 Baked Goods & Sweets: Contain trans fats and high sugar, leading to poorer fertility outcomes and ovulatory disorders.
🥤 Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: High sugar intake causes insulin spikes, interfering with egg maturation and hormonal balance.
🍟 Trans Fats: Found in margarine, fried foods, and baked goods, disrupt hormonal balance and negatively affect reproductive health.
🍞 Refined Carbs: Low in fiber, causing blood sugar spikes and impacting hormonal balance and fertility.
🍷 Alcohol: Reduces fertility and increases the risk of miscarriage, linked to lower fecundability and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
☕ Caffeine: Excessive intake interferes with nutrient absorption and increases miscarriage risk, reducing fertility.
🍬 High-Sugar Foods: Cause inflammation and aging of reproductive organs, leading to lower egg quality.
Avoiding these foods can help maintain optimal egg health and improve fertility.
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Hormone Health + Uterine Health = Fertility ⤵️
As an herbalist, I find that cleansing is one of the most effective natural therapies I use.
✨ The body is constantly working to eliminate the old to make space for the new.
By incorporating cleansing herbs to support this natural function, you can accelerate the benefits and enhance overall health.
When it comes to reproductive health, the advantages of cleansing are particularly significant.
This is the recipe for healthy fertility:
📌Hormone Health + Uterine Health
Fertility cleansing specifically targets these two crucial aspects, ensuring that your body is in the best possible condition for conception.
Why Cleansing Works:
🌿 Supports Natural Detoxification: Cleansing herbs assist the liver and other detox organs in removing toxins more efficiently.
🌿 Balances Hormones: By eliminating endocrine disruptors and excess hormones, cleansing helps to restore hormonal balance.
🌿Enhances Uterine Health: Cleansing helps to clear out old, stagnant blood and tissue, preparing the uterus for a healthy lining and successful implantation.
Fertility Cleansing focuses on these key areas to provide a comprehensive approach to reproductive health.
By supporting your body’s natural processes, you can create an optimal environment for conception and a healthy pregnancy.
That is why this is one of the first steps of my Natural Fertility Formula.
✨✨If you are ready to start supporting your hormone health and fertility this is a great place to start.
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This is the key to egg health...
In the past, a common belief was that the only factor which determines ovarian and egg health was age.
There are many factors that can have an impact on the health of the ovaries and eggs including environmental factors, hormones in the diet, and stress, just to name a few.
💎 Egg health is one of the cornerstones of healthy fertility. The health of your eggs (ova) can affect whether or not fertilization and implantation will occur as well as the viability of a pregnancy.
💎 Age has an impact on egg health as the ovaries continued to age, causing the “housing” for the eggs as well as the environment in the body affecting egg cell health.
💎 Protecting the eggs you currently have as well as encouraging ovarian health through diet, herbs, supplements, and increased circulation to the reproductive system is of the utmost importance.
Egg health is one of the cornerstones of healthy fertility.
The health of your eggs (ova) can affect whether or not fertilization and implantation will occur as well as the viability of a pregnancy.
During the cycle of an egg’s journey towards ovulation, there is a window of opportunity, a period of time, when certain factors can affect the health of the eggs that are preparing for ovulation. ⏳
This journey takes about 90 days.
The steps you take today will impact the health of your eggs 3 MONTHS from now.
That is why I talk so much about taking a MINIMUM of 90 days to prepare for pregnancy or IVF/IUI.
🙂 Good News! There are steps you can take to help support the health of your eggs.
Here are 5 areas to focus on for improving egg health:
➡️ Detoxification
➡️ Nutrition
➡️ Antioxidant therapy
➡️ Increasing circulation & reducing inflammation
➡️ Hormone health
📌 Type EGG in the comments below and I will send you my 90 Day Egg Health Checklist which goes into depth each of the steps you need to take to support egg health.
#naturalfertility #gettingpregnantover35 #fertility35 #fertilitytips #fertilitysupport
These are some common Fertility Red Flags to keep an eye out for if you are ttc.
🚩 Spotting before your period = possible low progesterone. Spotting is a tricky subject as it can be caused by many different factors. If it happens only once & a while I would not be that concerned, but if it is a regular event this could mean low progesterone, short luteal phase, hormone imbalance, birth control or poor nutrition.
🚩 Scanty or light periods = possible hormone deficiency. Possible sign of low estrogen. In this case, period flow can be patchy and is often late because low estrogen = thin uterine lining.
🚩 Cycle less than 24 days = not enough time for eggs to mature or for implantation to occur. This can be a sign of luteal phase defect or a short follicular phase. You can find out which phase to focus on through fertility charting.
👍 The good news is that each of these red flags can be fixed through lifestyle upgrades and natural therapies!
☀️ Type BOOST to learn about my Natural Fertility Formula. It’s my blueprint for foundational hormone health in preparation for conception.
#fertilitytips #gettingpregnant #naturalfertility #fertility #fertility35
Nourish your progesterone levels with these foods
🍊 Vitamin C: Citrus fruits, strawberries, bell peppers, broccoli, kiwi, kale
Vitamin C enhances progesterone levels by supporting adrenal glands and acting as an antioxidant, which helps protect reproductive cells from oxidative stress.
🥔Vitamin B6: Potatoes, bananas, spinach, sunflower seeds
Vitamin B6 helps with estrogen metabolism and supports progesterone production, reducing the risk of irregular menstruation and enhancing overall hormonal balance.
🥬 Magnesium: Dark leafy greens, nuts and seeds, whole grains, fish, dark chocolate
Magnesium regulates hormone levels and aids in progesterone receptor function, reducing symptoms associated with hormonal imbalances and supporting overall reproductive health.
🌱 Zinc: Pumpkin seeds, nuts, chickpeas
Zinc is essential for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) production, which is crucial for ovulation and progesterone production. It also protects oocytes from oxidative damage.
🥑 Healthy Fats: Avocado, nuts and seeds, olive oil, coconut oil
Healthy fats provide the building blocks for hormone production, including progesterone, and help maintain hormonal balance.
🌾 Fiber: Oats, flaxseed, quinoa
Fiber helps reduce estrogen levels, allowing progesterone to work more effectively by improving bowel movements and reducing estrogen absorption.
🌰 Selenium: Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, spinach
Selenium supports overall hormonal balance and progesterone production by acting as an antioxidant and supporting thyroid function.
🥦 Cruciferous Veggies: Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts
These vegetables support liver function, helping to eliminate excess estrogen and maintain hormonal balance, which is crucial for progesterone production.
Adding these foods can help maintain healthy progesterone production.
✨If you want to know EXACTLY how to eat for reproductive health AND make it as easy as possible you will want to get my Radical Nourishment For Fertility guide.
If you can follow a checklist you can do this.
Ready to dive deeper into fertility nutrition? ⬇️
👉👉 Type FOOD for more info
#fertilitydiet #fertilitynutrition #fertilityfoods
87% of women trying to conceive don’t know their fertile days
Let’s fix that statistic real quick in the next 30 seconds.
Here is how to know IF and WHEN you are ovulating. ⤵️
Track your basal body temperature everyday and track the number daily.
▶️ Measure your temp. first thing when you wake each morning.
▶️ Use an app, chart printed online or a digital tracking tool.
▶️ Take a look at the pattern created through consistent daily tracking.
What your chart says about your fertility:
✔️ BBT tracking can confirm ovulation. - A sustained rise in temperature typically indicates that ovulation has occurred. This is crucial for timing intercourse for conception.
✔️ BBT can hint at potential hormonal imbalances. - For instance, consistently low temperatures throughout your cycle might suggest an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), as thyroid hormones play a significant role in regulating metabolism and body temperature.
Erratic temperature patterns could signal thyroid overactivity (hyperthyroidism) or adrenal issues.
Also, the length and pattern of your BBT chart’s phases—the follicular phase before ovulation and the luteal phase after—can offer clues about your reproductive health.
✔️ A short luteal phase, for example, might indicate low progesterone levels, which can affect your ability to maintain a pregnancy.
✔️ An extended follicular phase could suggest challenges with egg maturation or release, potentially pointing to conditions like Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
✔️ Once you start charting, you’ll notice patterns.
✔️ Typically, you’ll see lower temperatures before ovulation and higher ones after. The day after your temperature spikes is likely the day after you’ve ovulated.
Now that you have this powerful tool in your box you are ready for the next step....
Use the feedback your body gives you to KNOW exactly how to support your OWN reproductive health.
The Natural Fertility Formula teaches these tools and gives you the FORMULA to improve your fertility.
You are THE expert on your own body. Let’s translate what it is telling you to do and get started today.
👉🏽 👉🏽 Comment BOOST for more info.
Understanding your period and fertility
But before we begin - Hi! I’m Hethir. If we haven’t met yet, I’m a natural fertility specialist with 17 years of experience as an herbalist and nutritionist, dedicated to naturally supporting women’s reproductive health.
Here are signs that your body could use some support.
🩸 Dark, thick and clotty period blood = old blood
✔️ Clots are the body’s natural way of controlling excess bleeding.
✔️ Possible causes:
- High estrogen levels = This would also cause a heavier cycle than normal because higher estrogen levels - -mean the uterus lining could be thicker than normal.
🩸 Dark, thick and clots with pain (cramping)
✔️ Possible causes: Excessive amounts of prostaglandin — the hormone involved with inflammation and pain.
🩸 Lighter colored period similar to strawberry jam:
✔️ Possible causes:
- Possible sign of low estrogen. In this case, period flow can be patchy and is often late because low estrogen = thin uterine lining.
🩸 Spotting
✔️ Spotting is a tricky subject as it can be caused by many different factors. If it happens only once & a while I would not be that concerned, but if it is a regular event this could mean low progesterone, short luteal phase, hormone imbalance, birth control or poor nutrition.
🩸 Long Periods or long cycles >7:
✔️ Signs of hormonal imbalances or possible fertility issues such as endometriosis, PCOS or uterine fibroids.
🩸 Short periods or missing periods <3:
✔️ Short periods or missing periods could mean multiple things. Some could be nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, low body weight or poor circulation to the uterus, peri-menopause.
Each of these can be supported using the natural therapies, supplements and foods covered in the Natural Fertility Formula.
Here is where to start ⤵️
☀️ Type BOOST to learn about my Natural Fertility Formula. It’s a guide designed to simplify the process and provide you with a clear, actionable plan. It maps out the next 3 months, where to start and which products to focus on.
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