There are many roles that protein plays in our body’s function and health; from supporting all chemical reactions in the body, regulating genetic expressions, supporting muscle development (including your pelvic floor!), regulating immune system, and hormone production

February is heart month. All month we have our hearts on our minds with it being awareness month of cardiovascular disease and prevention, and with Valentines day in the middle of the month!

Get ready for it, take a nice big inhale, exhale that bullshit ‘cause we’re about to challenge the mindset of New Year, New You! 

There are times when a little bit of stress is a good thing, like the stress of a deadline to promote getting work done, or the excited feeling you get on a roller coaster. Stress is a part of life that is here to stay, but with practice of coping skills it is possible to manage and mitigate the effects it has on our body. 

The connection within ourselves is highly regulated by the vagus nerve, like that one family member who keeps the family together for the holidays. Let’s breakdown how to take care of her during this busy time of year!

From gut health and fiber, to pooping and hormones, we are connecting the dots between lifestyle and nutritional choices, and the impact that they have on the pelvic floor. In this blog we are going to flip the script and focus on the impact that pelvic floor functioning has on the rest of our body!  

There are some great ways to incorporate amazing and delicious fall foods to support your gut bacteria, immune system, and your pelvic floor. Here’s why that’s important.

Our muscles play a key role in our health. They allow our skeletal system to move, help us experience day to day life, and our organs are also dependent on muscle movement.

As the summer weather is starting to heat up, how your body perceives temperature may change depending on a multitude of factors - age, environment, hydration level, and hormones. There are many ways that female sex hormones also influence other areas of our bodies, one of these being how the body perceives temperature.  

BBQ’s, beers and all the outdoor festivals! But this post is not just about the joys of warmer weather! Beyond the diversity in our daily life, activities, and location, warmer weather allows us to also enjoy some diversity in our fiber sources!

When we look at the connection between hormones and muscle integrity, we can see that there is a profound relationship between the estrogen and progesterone levels on muscular synthesis. there are estrogen receptors located throughout the pelvic floor muscles, bladder, vagina.

Finding something protruding from my vagina was NOT the push present I had hoped for. How I discovered my passion for pelvic health and became besties with my pelvic floor (and my vagina) again!