Episode 59: Postpartum Hormone Imbalances: Interview with Erica Hull

In today’s episode we are discussing Postpartum Hormone imbalances. This is a very cool episode for me because I had the chance to opportunity to interview a friend and the wife of my husband’s cousin, Erica Hull! Erica is a board certified Physician Assistant, mother of 2 and lives with her husband and sons in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is so knowledgeable about conventional and integrative medicine, how the body responds to stress and what we can do to get back in balance. In this episode we discuss:The difference between conventional medicine and integrative healthIntegrative medicine focuses on getting to the root cause rather than just fixing the symptomsHormones impact on a postpartum person’s overall healthMany women have hormone imbalances postpartum due to underlying conditions or deficienciesStress impacts the body at the cellular level and it can be created by deficienciesSupplements, nutrition and functional medicine practitioners can helpYou can get functional medicine tests or sub-clinical tests to find imbalances or deficiencies.You can do this testing with a local functional medicine provider or with online testing companies like:EverlywellEqualifeThorneThe core supplements that most people, especially postpartum people, should consider taking as a foundational approach are:MultivitaminB Complex (in methylated formulation)Magnesium (Magnesium Glycinate or Magnesium Oxide if you struggle with constipation)Vitamin D3Vitamin C (in the form of ascorbic acid)The quality of the supplements that you take is very important, you want to look for a company that does third party testing of their productsPure EncapsulationsiHerbGive it at least 9-12 weeks to start taking a supplement before you decide if it is helping or notHow to get in touch with Erica:Follow her on InstagramWebsiteHow to get in touch with me: Sign up for a 4 week online birth class with meFollow me on InstagramFind other episodes at: www.findingyourvillage.com/podcastEmail me at amanda@findingyourvillagepod.comMonthly NewsletterVisit www.keepsakecastle.com today!Support the Show.