E179: 2025 Hormone Diets and Meal Plans to AVOID and What To Do Instead with Dr Heather Rhodes
12/30/24 • 41 min
Are the latest hormone diets secretly hurting your health? If you’ve ever Googled “how to balance hormones” and felt overwhelmed by countless trendy diets, you’re not alone. In this episode, Dr Heather Rhodes and I closely examine the most popular hormone diets for 2025—what works and what doesn’t—so you can avoid wasting time or harming your body with unsustainable approaches.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why eliminating certain food groups can mess with your hormones and slow your metabolism
- The hidden ways gut health can impact you
- Tips for naturally balancing your hormones WITHOUT strict diets
- Easy changes you can make today for better energy, digestion, and health
Don’t fall for the hype—tune in to uncover common myths about hormone diets and find out how to support your hormones for a healthier you in 2025!
January 1:1 $97 Hormone Audit spots open
Connect with Dr Heather Rhodes:
Website
IG: @drheatherrhodes
NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES:
Love Your Liver Guide
Hormone Imbalance Quiz
Join Nourish Your Hormones Course & Group Coaching for guidance1:1 Hormone Coaching
Rate the podcast 5 stars and DM me RATING on IG @leishadrews for $20 off the Restored mini-course on blood sugar balance, a key factor in hormone health!
Use the code HHPODCAST for $50 off Nourish Your Hormones
LET’S CONNECT!
IG: @leishadrews
My story+more hormone resources here
Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.
This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.
If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too!
Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass
Are the latest hormone diets secretly hurting your health? If you’ve ever Googled “how to balance hormones” and felt overwhelmed by countless trendy diets, you’re not alone. In this episode, Dr Heather Rhodes and I closely examine the most popular hormone diets for 2025—what works and what doesn’t—so you can avoid wasting time or harming your body with unsustainable approaches.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why eliminating certain food groups can mess with your hormones and slow your metabolism
- The hidden ways gut health can impact you
- Tips for naturally balancing your hormones WITHOUT strict diets
- Easy changes you can make today for better energy, digestion, and health
Don’t fall for the hype—tune in to uncover common myths about hormone diets and find out how to support your hormones for a healthier you in 2025!
January 1:1 $97 Hormone Audit spots open
Connect with Dr Heather Rhodes:
Website
IG: @drheatherrhodes
NEED HELP FIXING YOUR HORMONES? CHECK OUT MY RESOURCES:
Love Your Liver Guide
Hormone Imbalance Quiz
Join Nourish Your Hormones Course & Group Coaching for guidance1:1 Hormone Coaching
Rate the podcast 5 stars and DM me RATING on IG @leishadrews for $20 off the Restored mini-course on blood sugar balance, a key factor in hormone health!
Use the code HHPODCAST for $50 off Nourish Your Hormones
LET’S CONNECT!
IG: @leishadrews
My story+more hormone resources here
Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.
This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.
If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too!
Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass
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E178: Blood Sugar Balance Mistakes You're Making as a Mom That Wreck Hormones & Energy
Do you ever wonder why your energy crashes at 3 PM or your mood feels like a rollercoaster?
It’s not just in your head—it could be your blood sugar. Whether you’ve noticed brain fog, stubborn fatigue, or hormone imbalances, blood sugar plays a bigger role than you might think.
In this episode, we’re breaking it all down:
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- Some sneaky habits, like skipping meals or grabbing “healthy” snacks, that might be sabotaging your progress.
- How blood sugar and hormones are connected, especially for women.
Listen in to learn simple tips to balance your blood sugar so you can feel energized and focused all day—without giving up the foods you love!
Restored podcast mini-course - $20 off with code E178
LET ME HELP YOU FIX THOSE HORMONES:
FREE RESOURCES
Love Your Liver Guide
Hormone Imbalance Quiz
COURSE + COACHING
(When you’re ready to fix your hormones without the drama of figuring it out on your own)
Nourish Your Hormones Course & Group Coaching
1:1 Hormone Coaching
PRIVATE PODCAST MINI-COURSE
Leave a 5-star rating on the podcast and DM me the word RATING on IG @leishadrews for $20 off the Restored mini-course on blood sugar balance. Blood sugar balance is one of the first things we work on to balance hormones!
Use the code HHPODCAST for $50 off Nourish Your Hormones.
LET’S CONNECT!
Instagram: @leishadrews
Read my story + get more hormone resources at my website.
Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.
This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.
If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too!
Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass
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- Simple tips to work with your natural energy levels instead of fighting against them.
Press play, and let's chat about how to bring more calm and balance into your life.
January 1:1 $97 Hormone Audit spots open
LET ME HELP YOU FIX THOSE HORMONES:
FREE RESOURCES
Love Your Liver Guide
Hormone Imbalance Quiz
COURSE + COACHING
(When you’re ready to fix your hormones without the drama of figuring it out on your own)
Nourish Your Hormones Course & Group Coaching
1:1 Hormone Coaching
PRIVATE PODCAST MINI-COURSE
Leave a 5-star rating on the podcast and DM me the word RATING on IG @leishadrews for $20 off the Restored mini-course on blood sugar balance. Blood sugar balance is one of the first things we work on to balance hormones!
Use the code HHPODCAST for $50 off Nourish Your Hormones
LET’S CONNECT!
IG: @leishadrews
Read my story + more hormone resources here
Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.
This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.
If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too!
Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass
HAPPILY HORMONAL | hormone balance for moms, PMS, painful periods, natural birth control, low energy, pro-metabolic - E179: 2025 Hormone Diets and Meal Plans to AVOID and What To Do Instead with Dr Heather Rhodes
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Leisha
Welcome to the Happily hormonal podcast. Now, if you're a little iffy on whether or not the word hormonal is a good one, then you are in the right place. If you would love to have lasting energy, balance hormones and better periods when you find yourself spending all of your precious time after the kids. To bed researching what to eat, what supplements to take, how to exercise, and you feel overwhelmed. Info out there. And I've got. I believe she drew a registered nurse and functi
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