Episode 11: The Truth About Birth Control with Loren De La Cruz

We knew from day one of the podcast that this topic needed it's own entire episode, so we brought on none other than Loren from @innate_fertility to discuss everything that your doctor probably didn't tell you about birth control. We hope you feel empowered by this episode to not only be fully informed when it comes to your birth control options, but also to pursue vibrant health from the inside out!

Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:

  • Our three personal experiences with birth control

  • How hormonal contraceptives actually work

  • What your doctor probably didn't tell you about birth control

  • The downside of using birth control to manage symptoms

  • How birth control depletes nutrients in the body

  • The importance of taking time to heal prior to conception

  • Nutrition & lifestyle tips to incorporate while healing

  • Birth control's impact on gut health

  • Birth control's impact on the thyroid & metabolism

  • Iron overload & the "anemia" myth

  • The vicious relationship of estrogen dominance & iron overload

  • Healing after birth control & comparing the different types

  • Top 3 imbalances Loren sees with women coming off of birth control

  • Objective markers to reach prior to conception

  • Hormone, nutrition, & trauma imprinting on our children

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*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*

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