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With a focus on hormone health, gut health, and preventative health, Fortify Health Coaching provides personalized guidance and support to help you fortify your health. Through our blog episodes, we share valuable insights and practical tips to empower you on your wellness journey. Let's work together to create a balanced and vibrant life.
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Meredith Paci
3 days ago5 min read
Gut Health & Estrogen Detox: What Every Woman with Endometriosis Should Know
In previous blogs, we explored the relationship between estrogen, progesterone, and endometriosis, along with gut health, thyroid...
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Meredith Paci
Feb 74 min read
Estrogen Dominance and Progesterone Resistance: The Missing Links in Endometriosis
In a previous blog, we dove into the connection between endometriosis and gut health. If you haven’t read that yet, go back HERE and get...
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Meredith Paci
Jan 257 min read
Could Gut Health and Inflammation Be Impacting Your Endometriosis?
Endometriosis: Endometriosis is a whole-body inflammatory and immune disease —it has a pathological presence, and it doesn’t go away on...
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Sarah Bishop
Jan 185 min read
Coaching Strategies for a Smooth Transition Off Hormonal Contraceptives
Support key areas that nurture hormonal health and a female’s resilience to restore her cycle and prevent symptoms from returning
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Meredith Paci
Nov 30, 20247 min read
Birth Control: A Broader Dialogue Beyond Hormonal Options
When considering birth control, many people typically think of the daily oral pill or the intrauterine device (IUD). Although these...
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Meredith Paci
Nov 2, 20246 min read
Helping Your Clients Navigate Abnormal Bleeding: Causes, Tests, and How to Advocate for Their Health
As females, athletes, advocates, and educators, we’ve been in the trenches of navigating what should be a straightforward conversation...
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Meredith Paci
Oct 19, 20245 min read
Are you unintentionally sabotaging your bone health? Steps to turn things around.
1. Ignoring Hormonal Health: The First Big Mistake Hormones are deeply connected to bone health, but many women don’t realize it until...
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Meredith Paci
Oct 6, 20248 min read
Bone Health! What You Need to Know Before It’s Too Late ...
Last week, Sarah and I had a great conversation in our Facebook community ( JOIN US HERE ) about bone health. It's a topic we've touched...
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Meredith Paci
Sep 21, 20244 min read
Hypothyroidism and Its Impact During Perimenopause
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck that plays a significant role in regulating metabolism, energy...
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Sarah Bishop
Sep 14, 20246 min read
Cycle Syncing Workouts: Evidence-Based or Overhyped?
Should you lower the intensity or skip the gym because your period is approaching or has just begun?
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Sarah Bishop
Aug 30, 20244 min read
Missing Your Period? Understanding Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea in Active Women
Period missing for 3 months or longer? It may be Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA).
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Meredith Paci
Aug 10, 20244 min read
Stay Strong or Get Strong: What You Need to Know About Sarcopenia Before It’s Too Late
Sarcopenia is not just a cosmetic issue; it’s a significant health concern that we should be working against TODAY.
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Meredith Paci
Jun 15, 20244 min read
Gut and Gums: The Connection Between Digestive Health and Oral Health
To put it into perspective, if your hands bled when you washed them, would you be concerned? There is only one instance where bleeding ...
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Meredith Paci
Jun 1, 20248 min read
UTI Season Alert! What You DON'T Know and Haven't Thought of But SHOULD About UTIs
Have you ever had a urine culture that wasn’t culturing the ‘right strain”? If you have ever had a GI Map you may or may not have seen...
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Sarah Bishop
May 22, 20245 min read
Bloating 101: When to Worry and What to Do
Whatever your root cause, we want to share with you some interventions that will almost guarantee you feel better in your skin
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Meredith Paci
May 18, 20244 min read
Is Low Estrogen Impacting your Immune System and Digestive Health
Have you ever considered how your hormonal health could have effects on your immune system and digestive health? Whether or not you...
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Meredith Paci
Apr 20, 20244 min read
The Interplay Between Sleep and Thyroid Physiology
Thyroid dysfunction can impair sleep quality and duration, further exacerbating metabolic and hormonal dysfunction and vice versa.
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Sarah Bishop
Apr 14, 20245 min read
Exploring the Link Between Hypothyroidism and Female Reproductive Health
Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or even subclinical hypothyroidism as well as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) can disrupt the deli
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Sarah Bishop
Mar 9, 20245 min read
The Role of Gut Health In the Fertility Equation
Whether you are looking to support fertility, regulate your cycles or improve premenstrual symptoms, we very often need to look at...
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Meredith Paci
Feb 17, 20245 min read
Contraception or Conception- Have you Tried FAM?
What is the Fertility Awareness Method? Fertility Awareness Method, often referred to as FAM, is an approach tracking various fertility...
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