How to balance your hormones with Belinda Kirkpatrick

Hormones are the chemical messengers that control how your body works, from your metabolism and immune system, to your menstrual cycle and fertility. Hormones play a vital role in our well-being and ensuring they're 'in balance' can seem overwhelming, which is exactly why we decided to invite the author of best selling health bible, Healthy Hormones in for a chat. Belinda Kirkpatrick is an integrative naturopath and nutritionist who specialises in natural fertility and women’s health care. Her book was a key resource for Libby when she was working on re-establishing a regular cycle and restoring her fertility, and we’ve recommended it to hundreds of women since!In today’s video, our resident health coach sat down for a quick 10-minute chat with Bel between classes in our studio for a girl talk episode that’s all about helping you balance your hormones, optimise fertility and feel your best.In this chat, the girls cover…

• How Belinda became so passionate about helping women achieve healthy hormones

• Some common myths about hormones

• Why having irregular or painful periods is common, but not normal

• Telltale signs you may be out of balance

• Practical ways to achieve healthy hormones

• The impact of stress and environment

• Being smart with your approach to exercise

[embed]https://youtu.be/PAsz-lbUeVw[/embed]Keen to get your hands on a copy of Bel’s book? Click here to check it out online, or find it in most good book stores. You can also hang out with Bel online, find great recipes and ask all your burning questions in her new private Facebook group, just click here to join! If you think you might be 'overdoing HIIT' then check out this article written by Libs to learn 5 reasons you should think about mixing up your  training  Or, if you're local to Bondi check out the hormone-friendly classes at our studio and learn how we could help you!