90. How to Recover Your Period Naturally and Get Pregnant with Registered Dietitian Lindsey Lusson

<p>Today on the podcast I’m joined by Lindsey Lusson, a Registered Dietitian, wife, and momma to a 2-year-old girl with a baby boy currently on the way.</p> <p>Through her own personal health journey, Lindsey has learned a lot about how under eating can wreak havoc on your health.</p> <p>For 13 years she did not have a natural period and when she and her husband wanted to begin trying for a baby, she felt lost with no direction on how to get pregnant.</p> <p>Thankfully, she was able to get her hands a book about Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) and decided to follow the recovery protocol to regain her cycles naturally. In less than a month she was able to get her period back and 3 months later got pregnant naturally despite being told that she would need fertility treatment to start a family.</p> <p>This experience led her to wanting to support others who have lost their period due to HA, which of course is my mission too.</p> <p>In this episode Lindsey and I discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Her journey with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea</li> <li>What she did to get her own period back</li> <li>The importance of accountability on your HA recovery journey</li> <li>The impact of high intensity exercise on your HA recovery journey</li> <li>Body image struggles and how to deal with them</li> <li>What to expect when trying to conceive naturally after HA recovery</li> <li>When fertility treatments may be helpful versus unnecessary if trying to conceive</li> <li>Her best tips for those in HA recovery looking to get their periods back naturally</li> </ul> <p>👉 Find Lindsey on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/food.freedom.fertility/?hl=en">@food.freedom.fertility</a></p> <p>👉 To work with Lindsey, head to her website <a href= "https://lindseylifestyledietitian.com/">https://lindseylifestyledietitian.com/</a></p> <p>❤️ If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5⭐️ review and share a screenshot on Instagram by tagging myself <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sarahlizking/">@sarahlizking</a> and I'll be sure to reshare.</p> <p>❤️