Ep129: Hormonal Change: How Listening to Your Body Can Heal You with Margot Witteveen

OVERVIEW

When women go through hormonal change, what does it do to her sleep? Does food help in making sure she gets a quality rest?

Apparently a lot of people with insomnia believes in night rituals like drinking warm milk to get a good sleep. Today, our guest expert will educate us how we can analyze the clues our body is giving plus the effects of the food we eat and how we should respond to them. She’ll also be sharing a food supplement that she has proven to be effective in getting a deep sleep.

In this episode, we are joined by Margot Witteveen, a functional medicine dietitian and hormone therapy coach. She is co-owner of Perfectly Portioned Wellness. Margot Witteveen specializes in women's health and assists women with various conditions by using a science based, root-cause approach. Most of her clients are looking for answers and validations for their symptoms. Margot helps them put the pieces of the puzzle together while listening to their unique story. 

Tune in and find out how a good sleep starts when you first wake up!

The body, if you listen to it, it will speak to you, subtly. —  Margot Witteveen


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WHAT WILL WE LEARN

  • 01:10 Getting to know Margot Witteveen

  • 04:40 What lack of sleep can lead to

  • 08:17 We need to address insomnia in a multi-modal way

  • 09:59 The subtle clues our body is giving us and how to deal with them

  • 17:00 Rituals or Facts: Debunking food myths 

  • 23:10 How the mismatch in biology and technology is affecting us

  • 28:57 How to naturally balance blood sugar and take care of your gut

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