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Post Birth Control Pt 3: Hormonal Acne & Testing

Part THREE of my post birth control and hormone imbalances journey on hormonal acne, testing and more.

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Before we get into part THREE of this post birth control series, and chat through hormonal acne and testing, let’s do a little recap of things you may have missed!

Listen to the Podcast on Post Birth Control Updates, Hormonal Acne, Testing and more here above,

or listen on itunes HERE

or on Spotify HERE!

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This Episode’s Show Notes on Post Birth Control Pt3: Hormonal Acne and Testing

  • My updates quickly…
      • Weight: pretty much the same
      • Appetite: back to normal
      • Skin: now going a little crazy 🙂
          • Hormonal Acne Tips
            • Diet
            • Clean Skincare (ditch the old and switch to nontoxic alternatives without hormone disruptors!)
            • Gut Rebalance
              • Probiotics
              • High Fiber Food
            • Zinc + Omega 3’s: 2 things that can also help skin
            • Manage stress and sleep
            • Sunshine
            • Possibly consider: saw palmetto, vitex, licorice root
            • *my skincare regimen can be seen on RootedSOULutions IG Stories!
      • Exercise: craving nothing intense right now
        • Still the same – long walks or walk runs
      • Sleeping: my body has been needing so much more of it
        • Deepest sleeps ever – almost hard to wake up in the morning!
  • Supplements/DUTCH:
    • What Birth control depletes:
      • B vitamins, zinc, selenium, magnesium, vitamin C and E, probiotic
      • I’m still taking Super B, probiotic, ningxia juice, omegas — all my supplements can be found right here!
        • + a green smoothie daily: with thieves, sulfurzyme, maca powder, & healthy fats like flaxseeds.
  • OVERALL DIET
    • Lots of whole foods, fruits, veggies, lean proteins, wild fish, healthy fats, and trying to do less of the processed packaged foods.
      • I’m also going to stop the PB and limit dairy  because I’ve always thought that irritated my skin and stomach, but it’s on Dr Jolene’s list to avoid so now I’m even more curious
      • I’m not following Dr. Jolene’s 30 day plan – I felt being that restrictive may not be necessary or realistic for me. But as said above, I am focusing on a lot of whole foods!
  • TEST CAME BACK:
      • Dutch test results came back!
      • Ffh100 is the code for $100 off yours (this doesn’t benefit me at all, but as a health pro I get a $100 off coupon!)
      • 3 cycles post BC recommended before testing 
  • My results:
    • *gasp* I had post-menopause levels of progesterone (super low!), low estrogen, and on the low end of testosterone!
  • What is rec for EVERYONE even without testing: either when ON birth control or coming off/just came off.
    • Multi (or all your B vitamins + zinc, selenium, magnesium, vitamin C and E)
    • Probiotic
    • B Complex
    • Omega 3’s
  • What is rec for each of my results from Dr. Jolene: (hear in podcast what I’m actually taking or not!)
    • low estrogen:
      • Maca (already taking)
      • Black Cohosh (100mg)
      • Vitamin E (400IU)
      • Magnesium  Bisglycinate (have already for PMS cramping but now will be taking daily!)
    • low progesterone:
    • low testosterone:
      • DHEA topically
      • Adrenal Support of vC, B2, B6, Ginseng, Ashwagandha, rhodiola, licorice root (I have a YL supplement with some of these in it – so I’ll be taking that!)

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