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With a focus on hormone health, gut health, and preventative health, Fortify Health Coaching provides personalized guidance and support to help you fortify your health. Through our blog episodes, we share valuable insights and practical tips to empower you on your wellness journey. Let's work together to create a balanced and vibrant life.
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Midlife Fatigue? How Could This Be Bile?
When we think of midlife fatigue, most people jump to hormones like cortisol, thyroid, or estrogen (specifically estradiol). But there’s...
Meredith Paci
4 days ago4 min read
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Rebalance Your Gut Microbiome After Antibiotics
Antibiotics are often necessary to fight infections, but they can have a significant impact on your gut health. While we all strive to...
Sarah Bishop
Mar 145 min read
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Perimenopause and Itchy Skin: What’s Happening and How to Manage It
Many women notice changes in their skin during perimenopause—dryness, irritation, and even sudden itchiness that wasn’t an issue before....
Meredith Paci
Mar 83 min read
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Gut Health & Estrogen Detox: What Every Woman with Endometriosis Should Know
In previous blogs, we explored the relationship between estrogen, progesterone, and endometriosis, along with gut health, thyroid...
Meredith Paci
Feb 225 min read
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Maximizing Performance and Physique Goals through Gut Health
You're pushing hard in your training, chasing athletic goals, and building a strong physique—are you giving the same attention to your gut ?
Sarah Bishop
Jan 315 min read
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Could Gut Health and Inflammation Be Impacting Your Endometriosis?
Endometriosis: Endometriosis is a whole-body inflammatory and immune disease —it has a pathological presence, and it doesn’t go away on...
Meredith Paci
Jan 257 min read
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Cholesterol: Friend or Foe? What you Need to Know!
Cholesterol is yet another misunderstood substance in health and nutrition. For years, it has been painted as the villain—solely...
Meredith Paci
Nov 16, 20245 min read
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Bone Health! What You Need to Know Before It’s Too Late ...
Last week, Sarah and I had a great conversation in our Facebook community ( JOIN US HERE ) about bone health. It's a topic we've touched...
Meredith Paci
Oct 6, 20248 min read
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Hypothyroidism and Its Impact During Perimenopause
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck that plays a significant role in regulating metabolism, energy...
Meredith Paci
Sep 21, 20244 min read
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PMS and the Luteal Phase: What's Really Going On?
If your PMS symptoms are severe, it’s worth taking a deeper look at your hormone health.
Meredith Paci
Sep 7, 20245 min read
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The Truth About "Superfoods"
If you've ever been told that "this single superfood" can balance your hormones, reduce your waist by 6 inches, prevent cardiovascular...
Meredith Paci
Aug 3, 20244 min read
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Understanding Testing Methods for H. pylori
H. pylori is a common yet potentially troublesome and harmful bacteria. Testing for H. pylori involves several methods, each with its own...
Meredith Paci
Jul 27, 20246 min read
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Why Fiber Matters and How to Nail It
Fiber helps to support regular digestion, keeps you full, stabilizes blood sugar, promotes a diverse microbiome & can lower inflammation
Sarah Bishop
Jul 19, 20243 min read
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Decoding H. pylori: Essential Information for Your Gut Health
H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) is a type of bacteria often discussed in the context of digestive health. There is a lot of fear around...
Meredith Paci
Jul 14, 20247 min read
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Intestinal Barrier Health Part 2: Nutrition, Supplement and Lifestyle Support
Maintaining a healthy gut barrier requires a comprehensive approach. Some strategies we like to use to support or help repair the gut
Sarah Bishop
Jul 4, 20243 min read
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Intestinal Barrier Health Part 1: Your Key to Optimal Well-being
Leaky gut is the colloquial term for altered intestinal permeability.
The intestinal barrier is selectively permeable, it prevents the pas
Sarah Bishop
Jun 21, 20243 min read
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Gut and Gums: The Connection Between Digestive Health and Oral Health
To put it into perspective, if your hands bled when you washed them, would you be concerned? There is only one instance where bleeding ...
Meredith Paci
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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Digestive Health: The Importance of Stomach Acid
Stomach acid helps us break down protein, absorb nutrients, signal other digestive processes to begin,
Sarah Bishop
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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UTI Season Alert! What You DON'T Know and Haven't Thought of But SHOULD About UTIs
Have you ever had a urine culture that wasn’t culturing the ‘right strain”? If you have ever had a GI Map you may or may not have seen...
Meredith Paci
Jun 1, 20248 min read
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Bloating 101: When to Worry and What to Do
Whatever your root cause, we want to share with you some interventions that will almost guarantee you feel better in your skin
Sarah Bishop
May 22, 20245 min read
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