Fully Nourished®
The Fully Nourished® podcast, hosted by functional nutritionist and integrative health coach, Jessica Ash, is an evidence-based wellness podcast dedicated to empowering women with the tools and knowledge they need to tune into their body, understand their physiology, and truly nourish themselves inside and out.
Join Jessica as she explores the principles of bioenergetics and the unique needs of female physiology. Each week she shares her candid and thoughtful insights on women’s health, nutrition, mindset, body image, embracing the divine feminine, stress addiction, and more! In a world that is constantly wrapping everything in rules, restriction, shame, and fear, this podcast aims to help women let go of control and perfection, and learn to nurture their body with awareness and intentionality.
Think of each episode as your weekly coffee date with your BFF who is both your trusted ally and steadfast cheerleader as you both navigate your personal journey towards your strongest, most confident, and radiant self.
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Progesterone: Everything You Need to Know!
We are taking a deep dive into some of the questions that I got from an “Ask Me Anything About Progesterone” post I made on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, and it really ties into our last couple of episodes because of the role that Progesterone plays in the many cycles that we experience in our feminine physiology.
In this episode:
[00:46] Welcome back to The Fully Nourished Podcast!
[04:45] What are the gifting organs?
[09:12] What are the hormonal interactions of Progesterone?
[11:39] The many challenges faced when researching Feminine Physiology
[19:25] When during your cycle is it best to get your labs done?
[24:49] What role does nutrition play in the production of Progesterone?
[35:45] Supplementing Progesterone for menstruating women.
[46:35] The role of Progesterone in follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
[53:51] Thanks for joining me on The Fully Nourished Podcast!
Links and Resources:
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Episode 44: Seeing The Menstrual Cycle as a Breath
Episode 11: Hungry for Presence
Episode 10: Hungry for Nurture
Episode 31: Anima & Animus: Feeding the True Feminine Instead of Conforming to the Male Anima
Research:
Progesterone and the control of uterine cell proliferation and differentiation
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12045023/
The interrelationship between progesterone and luteinizing hormone during the ovulation cycle of the hen (Gallus domesticus)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/789807/
Changes in serum testosterone during the menstrual cycle – an integrative systematic review of published literature
https://gremjournal.com/journal/01-2022/changes-in-serum-testosterone-during-the-menstrual-cycle-an-integrative-systematic-review-of-published-literature/
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