Non-Typical HA - Undernourishment and High Stress in Women of Normal Body Size
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Release Date: 10/27/2025
Sophia's Birth Story
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Common Prescribed Meds to Take and Avoid While TTC With Dr. Katie Wood
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How Tempdrop Can Help You Confirm Ovulation with CEO Michael Vardi
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Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat with the CEO of Tempdrop Michael Vardi. In this episode Caitlin and Sophia break down how Tempdrop helps women track their cycle, how it helps their clients track their cycles and how Tempdrop can help women who want to avoid getting pregnant while working on their fertility goals. This episode is perfect if you are curious about what Tempdrop is, how it can help you and why it might be a good investment for you. Thank you to our fabulous season five sponsor ! Both Caitlin and Sophia...
info_outlineWelcome to another episode of the Food, Freedom, and Fertility podcast. Caitlin and Sophia chat in depth about Hypothalamic amenorrhea or called HA.
HA is a condition when menstruation stops due to a dysfunction in the hypothalamus. This can be from undereating and working out too much.
Caitlin said within her practice she sees a lot of PCOS clients who were diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome actually have HA. She also sees women who have PCOS go on a very restrictive diet and work out too much and develop HA.
It's important to add that women of all body sizes can develop HA and if you aren't going over what you are eating with an experienced practitioner this diagnosis may be missed!
This episode is one to watch on Youtube if you can. That way you can follow along with Caitlin and Sophia as they chat about how to avoid HA, what warning signs to look for if you believe you might have HA and how to reverse it.
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