62. Understand Your Body: Talking Inflammation, Hormonal Health & Real Wellness — with Functional Nutritionist Nilli Grutman

About this episode

Alex Segal interviews functional nutritionist Nilli Grutman about hormonal health, inflammation, and sustainable wellness practices for women.

Welcome back to another episode of The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal, and today, I am speaking with Nilli Grutman . Nilli is a functional nutritionist who works with women to feel empowered and in control of their health. She has a degree in biochemistry and nutritional sciences and really looks at health from a macro approach to see the full picture of what her clients are dealing with. She helps them identify the root causes of hormonal imbalances and offers natural tools, evidence-based nutrition and sustainable practices to restore that hormonal balance in the body and nurture lasting self-care. In the episode we speak about: -What you should talk to your doctor about at your annual visit and what labs to ask for to get a better view of how you’re doing health-wise and hormonally as well as when to get them — she also shares a list that you can bring to your doctor which I’m including in the show notes -What inflammation actually is and how to understand its presence in your body -If everyone should be getting their hormones tested -What it means if it takes longer to get pregnant than you think it “should” — this was a super interesting conversation and honestly quite…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Segal

Guest: Nilli Grutman

Topics covered

• inflammation
• hormonal health
• functional nutrition
• women's health
• self-care
• stress management

Keywords

• hormonal imbalances
• health management
• reproductive health
• nutrition
• self-care
• stress
• wellness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chai on Life Podcast, biochemistry, nutritional sciences

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