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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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The Truth About Testosterone and Hair Loss: What You Need to Know
One of the most common questions people ask when dealing with hair loss or thinning is, "Does testosterone cause hair loss?" While it...
Meredith Paci
May 186 min read
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Low Energy Availability & RED-S: How Athletes and Coaches Can Restore Health, Performance, and Hormonal Balance
One issue that runs rampant in the fitness space? Low energy availability. Low Energy Availability (LEA) is the underlying cause of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). RED-S refers to impaired physiological functions caused by relative energy deficiency.
Sarah Bishop
Apr 255 min read
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Midlife Belly Fat: Real Talk — What Most People Get Wrong
Annoyed ---that’s probably the most accurate way to describe how many women feel when their body starts to change in midlife and nothing...
Meredith Paci
Apr 66 min read
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Holistic Remedies to Help with PMS
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) symptoms can be frustrating, disruptive, and, for many, debilitating. PMS can encompass a wide range of...
Meredith Paci
Mar 227 min read
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Coaching Strategies for a Smooth Transition Off Hormonal Contraceptives
Support key areas that nurture hormonal health and a female’s resilience to restore her cycle and prevent symptoms from returning
Sarah Bishop
Jan 185 min read
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Am I in Peri-F*ing-Menopause?! You Are NOT Broken (or Breaking). Babe, Perimenopause Isn’t Ready for YOU!
Aging is something most women dread. We’ve been taught that getting older means losing our beauty, our sexy, and becoming vessels of our...
Meredith Paci
Jan 117 min read
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Birth Control: A Broader Dialogue Beyond Hormonal Options
When considering birth control, many people typically think of the daily oral pill or the intrauterine device (IUD). Although these...
Meredith Paci
Nov 30, 20247 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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Helping Your Clients Navigate Abnormal Bleeding: Causes, Tests, and How to Advocate for Their Health
As females, athletes, advocates, and educators, we’ve been in the trenches of navigating what should be a straightforward conversation...
Meredith Paci
Nov 2, 20246 min read
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Are you unintentionally sabotaging your bone health? Steps to turn things around.
1. Ignoring Hormonal Health: The First Big Mistake Hormones are deeply connected to bone health, but many women don’t realize it until...
Meredith Paci
Oct 19, 20245 min read
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Adrenal Recovery: Strategies to Heal From Chronic Stress
Chronic long term and repeated stressors is where we run into issues related to HPA axis dysfunction
Sarah Bishop
Sep 28, 20246 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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Cycle Syncing Workouts: Evidence-Based or Overhyped?
Should you lower the intensity or skip the gym because your period is approaching or has just begun?
Sarah Bishop
Sep 14, 20246 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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The difference between Bioidentical Progesterone and a Synthetic Progestin
Progestogens is defined as a type of medication or agent “ which produces effects similar to those of the natural female sex hormone...
Meredith Paci
May 5, 20245 min read
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The Interplay Between Sleep and Thyroid Physiology
Thyroid dysfunction can impair sleep quality and duration, further exacerbating metabolic and hormonal dysfunction and vice versa.
Meredith Paci
Apr 20, 20244 min read
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Exploring the Link Between Hypothyroidism and Female Reproductive Health
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or even subclinical hypothyroidism as well as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) can disrupt the deli
Sarah Bishop
Apr 14, 20245 min read
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Sleep!Could poor sleep could be affecting your body composition? Where does hormonal health enter the conversation?
The vast majority of our clients have body composition goals. It is safe to say that we can all agree having solid weight training and...
Meredith Paci
Apr 7, 20245 min read
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Digestive Health and Your Estrobolome: 6 Areas to Maximize.
The relationship between gut health and sex hormones is a fundamental yet often underappreciated aspect of overall wellness. Let’s...
Meredith Paci
Mar 16, 20245 min read
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The Importance of Comprehensive Blood Work: Interpretation and Context
We wanted to shed some light on the topic of blood work. This inspiration stems from a recent lecture we both attended that got us so...
Meredith Paci
Mar 2, 20244 min read
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