13 Signs that you might be vitamin D deficient
Many women with Endometriosis are vitamin D deficient. Maybe you don’t spend enough time outside in the sun, or when you do, you are ‘covered’ up with clothes and sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. How does this affect your Endometriosis? Let me start with a fun fact about vitamin D: it is actually not a...
Food intolerances: 5 little known reasons why you must consider them when you have Endometriosis
Now, you may be thinking “I don’t think I have any food intolerances”. That’s exactly why you need to consider them! Let me explain 🙂 If you’ve read a few of my posts or listen to my podcast ‘The Endometriosis Nutritionist Podcast’, you’ll know that I look at Endometriosis as an inflammatory disease. The chronic...
The advanced guide to managing Endometriosis pain
Pain is one of the most common Endometriosis symptoms. Not all of my clients experience pain, and for those that do experience it, it is not always the most problematic symptom. But for many women with Endometriosis it is pain that dictates their life. That causes them to miss events with friends and family; take...
7 Things most people don’t know about bloating
Bloating, or sometimes referred to as Endo belly, is one of the most common Endometriosis symptoms I see in my clinic. It is uncomfortable, painful at times, and can make you look like you’re 4 months pregnant (which can expose you to well-meaning, but difficult to deal with comments from people congratulating you on your...
7 Do’s and don’ts for healing your leaky gut
Healing your leaky gut is a key strategy in managing your Endometriosis symptoms. Because you have a disease that is mostly associated with your reproductive system, you may not have spent a lot of time considering how your gut is causing or affecting your symptoms. In my previous blog post I explained why you should...
Why you should spend more time thinking about your gut
The state of your gut is a key contributor to Endometriosis symptoms. Sounds weird, doesn’t it? How can it be that an organ that is not even connected to your reproductive system causes symptoms that have to do with your menstrual cycle? Your gut, and in particular its wall, plays a key role in many...
Your immune system: its biggest challenge and what you can do to fix it
Your immune system is one of the key contributors to your Endometriosis. If you’ve been reading my posts for a while, you’ll know that I approach Endometriosis as an inflammatory disease, not a hormonal disease. I focus on your digestive and immune systems to reduce the severity of your symptoms. So, what is the biggest...
5 Reasons why Googling ‘healthy eating for Endometriosis’ will leave you confused
Before I started writing this article, I Googled “healthy eating for Endometriosis”. Would you like to guess how many search results that gave me? More than 2 million! There were book recommendations with diets and diet plans. And many webpages that tell you which food to eat and which to avoid. That was just...
Inflammation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Despite what you might have heard or read, it is inflammation, not hormones, that underpin your Endometriosis symptoms and the progression of the disease. Hormones do play a role, and I’ll write a separate article about that, but they’re not the driving force. And there is good, bad and ugly news about this inflammation. Let’s...
How to use meal planning when changing your diet
Meal planning is crucial to make sure you are prepared AND have the necessary ingredients to make meals that are right for you. One of the main challenges you’ll have to deal with when changing your diet is that you’re fighting your routines. And if you rely on being able to whip up a meal...