TTC? How Cortisol & Nutrition Impact Hypothalamic Amenorrhea & Infertility

About this episode

This episode discusses how cortisol and nutrition affect hypothalamic amenorrhea and infertility, emphasizing the impact of undereating on hormone balance and reproductive health.

If you are trying to conceive and doing all the right things but still not seeing results, your body might be sending you a signal you've not learned to read yet. In this episode of The Bean Talk, Riannon and Jeremy unpack one of the most overlooked drivers of hormone imbalance and infertility: undereating. Because you don't have to feel hungry or restrict intentionally for undereating to be quietly disrupting your hormones, ovulation, and menstrual cycle. They explore how cortisol, nutrition, and energy availability send signals straight to your reproductive system and why, when your body senses stress or scarcity, it will always choose survival over conception. This episode also breaks down the connection between thyroid health, stress hormones, and fertility. In this episode, we cover: * How cortisol impacts fertility and hormone balance * Undereating and its effect on hormones and ovulation * Hypothalamic amenorrhea and why periods can stop * The link between nutrition and infertility * Thyroid health and how it connects to fertility * Why your body prioritises survival over reproduction * Common signs your body is under-fuelled * How to balance hormones naturally through…

People in this episode

Hosts: Riannon, Jeremy Page

Topics covered

• fertility
• hormone balance
• nutrition
• stress
• hypothalamic amenorrhea
• thyroid health
• preconception care

Keywords

• cortisol
• undereating
• infertility
• hormones
• ovulation
• thyroid health
• nutrition
• preconception care

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Organizations: The Bean Talk

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