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Nutrition & Women’s Hormonal Health Practitioner In Training

@xanthelangrish_

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Nutritional Therapist
Studying to be a Women’s Hormonal Health Practitioner
Sharing what I learn while I study 🧠
Making the invisible, visible 💪🏻

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A little introduction, I’m Xanthe and I’m currently training to become a Nutritionist and Women’s Hormonal Health practitioner 🤓

As a chronic illness girlie (those who know me personally will know 😂), I’ve always been fascinated by how our bodies work and how nutrition, hormones and lifestyle can all contribute to our overall health.

While I’m studying, I’ll be documenting my journey, which will keep me accountable and hopefully will help you as well. I’ll be covering all things hormones, healthy sweet treats and food shops, and I’ll bring you along with what I learn each week 🧠🤓

I’m so excited to grow this little space and have you here🤍

#WomensHealth #HormoneHealth #nutrition #NutritionStudent #hormonecycles by @xanthelangrish_

Things I wish I was taught instead of learning how to play the recorder 🪈😅

Just like the seasons we can’t expect our body to be in spring all year round 🌻 This is why we crave certain foods in the winter and the same can be said throughout our cycles.

Winter ❄️ Menstruation
The days leading up to Menstruation as your oestrogen and progesterone decline to their lowest points, you may feel anxious, teary and low energy during this time, this is the perfect time to carve time out for yourself.

Spring 🌻 Folicular Phase
You’re feeling brighter and new beginnings, “let’s have bbq and invite everybody vibes” as your oestrogen begins to rise.

Summer 🌞 Ovulation
During Ovulation, Oestrogen is peaking, triggering LH and Testosterone to arrive at the party 🪩

Autumn 🍂 Luteal Phase
The party is over and you may feel like you want to hibernate more during this phase, your energy can dip and this can be subtle or feel more dramatic. Your oestrogen and progesterone begin to nosedive at this point so all these feelings make sense.

It goes without saying that each person is so individual and your spring, summer, autumn, Winter won’t look the same as your pals but it’s a wonderful tool to learn about your own and what makes you and your cycle unique 💪🏻

#hormonehealth #hormonecycles #eatingwithyourcycle #nutrition by @xanthelangrish_

Its Soup Season 👩🏼‍🍳
There’s something about this time of year that makes a big bowl of homemade soup feel like the ultimate comfort. 🍂

This butternut squash & sage butter soup is delicious and has wonderful anti inflammatory properties 🙏🏼

Listen right to the end for a very unbiased review from yours truly 👀🌚 by @xanthelangrish_

You’ll often find me in rooms like these

Because the truth is, good health has never come easily to me. I’ve spent a huge part of my life navigating chronic illness, trying to understand my body and searching for ways to feel just a little bit better. But over time, my perspective shifted.

I’ve come to understand that while I can’t always control what my body is predisposed to, there are still things I can do to support it 🫶🏻

For me, that looks like finding ways to regulate my nervous system, exploring therapies that support my body, being mindful of what I put on my skin and the environment I surround myself with, and, of course, paying attention to the food I use to nourish my body 🥙

It’s one of the many reasons I’m so passionate about learning more about the body as a whole, rather than looking at things in isolation.

It’s the small, intentional things you choose to do for your body, even when things aren’t easy. It’s listening. It’s learning. It’s finding what helps us feel our best. 🙋‍♀️

I’d love to know, what are the little things that help you feel more like yourself? by @xanthelangrish_

What if the very thing we were historically taught to avoid is something our bodies actually need?

For many of us, we grew up in the low fat, no fat era, where we were taught to choose the lighter option, cut back where we could and believe that less fat meant healthier 👀 So it’s hardly surprising that so many still feel a little hesitant when it comes to putting fats back on our plates 🍽️

Omega-3 fatty acids EPA & DHAs are essential building blocks for our hormones 💪🏻 Unsaturated fats play an essential role for hormone synthesis, brain function, and your cellular membranes. Healthy fats like omega-3s also help regulate inflammation within the body.

Wonderful sources of unsaturated fats include, oily fish (salmon sardines Mackerel) nuts, seeds, avocados 🥑🐟 by @xanthelangrish_

Trolley To Table 🛒

The creamy peanut chicken nourish bowls were very popular when I put them on my stories last week 🫶🏻 If you’ve made it, please let me know what you thought👀 👏🏻🙏🏼 by @xanthelangrish_

This weekend was a little pinch me moment ⬇️🤓🫶🏻

I spent the weekend at a conference with my college, surrounded by hundreds of people who share a passion for women’s hormonal health, nutrition and supporting others. It was incredibly inspiring, and I left feeling something I haven’t always felt in life, a real sense of alignment. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I know where I’m going.

This course has given me so much more than knowledge. It’s given me purpose, direction and a reason to turn everything I’ve been through into something meaningful.
But my story didn’t start here.
It actually started 13 years ago, when I first began training to become a nutritionist. Back then, I was searching for answers for myself. I wanted to understand my body, my health and why things weren’t as they should be. I remember thinking, there must be something I can do to fix myself.

What I didn’t realise at the time was just how many other people were asking the same questions. How many were searching for answers, trying to make sense of their symptoms and looking for someone who would listen in a system that can sometimes leave people feeling unheard.

Life, as it often does, had other plans. I had to put my studies on hold, telling myself I’d pick them back up soon. But days turned into months, months turned into years, and somehow that little part of me that wanted to understand more never really went away.

I kept learning. I kept asking questions. I stayed curious.
Then, at the beginning of last year, I underwent major surgery again. And somewhere in the middle of recovery, I made myself a promise.
If I could take anything from my own experiences, I wanted it to be the ability to help someone else feel a little less alone in theirs.

To support other women who are searching for answers. To help them feel heard, understood and empowered to learn more about their own health.

And now, here I am.
Sitting in a room with hundreds of other people, all with their own stories, their own reasons for being there and their own journeys that have led them to this point.

(Continued in the comments 🙈😅 If you got this far, congrats � by @xanthelangrish_

The perfect combo 👌

I want to hear your favourite picky bits in the comments 👀
Because food shouldn’t be complicated, life is all about balance and best believe I love girl dinner as much as the next gal 🙌🏻 by @xanthelangrish_

To me the most key information is finding out why these symptoms are showing up in the first place for someone. 👀Finding the root cause is the start of the journey, not the finish line 🤓 by @xanthelangrish_

I’ve been going back and fourth on whether to share this post, but I’ve realised that a big part of sharing my story is to support and enable others who have faced similar challenges to feel seen and less alone. Something I longed for growing up when I was in and out of hospital.

Here is a video of me and my lovely mum going to yet another hospital appointment recently 🥹 This part of being unwell can often be invisible, and yet it’s these moments that can come to define so many years of both yours and your families life. The missed events, days off work, hours sat on hard hospital chairs, scans, blood work, anxiety, lost sleep, the time spent wishing things were different.

The truth is that when I was younger, I thought that if I just tried harder I would get better. But the problem wasn’t not trying hard enough, the problem is we aren’t given the right information to be well. And I want to change that 💪🏻 by @xanthelangrish_

Seeds Cycling can be really beneficial for hormonal health 🌻

Whether your cycle is irregular or you would like to opertermise your fertility or support your body through peri or post menopause.

This is such an easy (and delicious) way of incorporating more nuts and seeds into your diet. And all in under 10 minutes. I used all the nuts and seeds I had in the cupboard, coated in dark chocolate and bobs your uncle. Delicious, simple, healthy snack that can actually help support your cycle 👌🏻

In next weeks posts I’ll go into more detail on what seeds can support each stages of your cycle. If you would like to know exactly what I used in this recipe, just drop me a little 🌻 in the comments and I will send it over 🫶🏻 by @xanthelangrish_

Trolley To Table 🥑🥒🌽

Here’s a rundown of what I bought from the supermarket and a few things I’ve made with it over the past week.

I still had plenty of cupboard staples so this was more of a top up shop 👌🏻

Chicken Thighs & Butterbeans
Iron from Haem (highly bioavailable form of iron found in animal based sources like red meat, fish, poultry)
Which is vital for blood flow, as it’s a key, component of haemoglobin which carries oxygen to the body’s tissues.

M&S Organies has entered the chat
M&S absolutely coming through with more affordable organics. Some items are actually cheaper than the normal ranges 🫶🏻

Big Fan Of A Tray Bake
Courgette is a great source of Vitamin C, which supports our immune systems. They also contains Manganese &
Magnesium which support bone health and cellular function💪🏻 by @xanthelangrish_