Ep 18. Healing from Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea with Phoebe Jobson

Restrictive eating is a major pain, especially when it causes you to lose your period. Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea (HA) leads to infertility but also a bunch of other lesser known issues. Anti-diet naturopath Phoebe Jobson and I talk all things HA - a condition close to both our hearts as we each have experienced and recovered from this condition.

In this episode:

• What is HA? Plus some signs, symptoms, and accompanying issues (short and long term)
• All about the food piece – how much, how often, and whether calorie counting to ensure minimum intakes helps or hinders (hint: it depends!)
• Why potatoes are not the devil (and carbs may actually be your secret weapon)
• Guidelines on exercise in HA recovery
• Why rest rocks
• The importance of seeing a psychologist / psychotherapist / counsellor as part of your team 
• Tips on dealing with diet mentality and diet culture 
• Busting some common HA myths
• Partial vs full recovery
• The problem with skipping the nutritional rehabilitation part of healing from HA and jumping straight to herbs, fertility medications and/or injectables
• Body appreciation

Links:
Phoebe's Website, Instagram & Facebook