Hi! Hello! Welcome friend!
I am so excited and honored to be a part of your hormone health journey!
I’m Lauren Chambers, a nutrition + hormone health coach, nutrient-dense recipe blogger + creator (of So Fresh N So Green & now HORMONE HEALTHY EATS!) and a girl mom (x3!)
For 15+ years I struggled with symptoms of hormonal imbalance, including heavy, painful + irregular periods, mood swings, anxiety, depression, digestive/gut issues, weight gain, hair loss, acne, insomnia and more.
I honestly thought this was all just a “normal” part of being a woman with a period every month. Little did I know how wrong I was, until I went back to school to study women’s hormone health.
It was there I discovered that while these uncomfortable symptoms are extremely common (with 90% of menstruating women in the US reporting experiencing some sort of period pain or symptom) they are not normal…rather our bodies' way of telling us our hormones are out of balance and need support.
Since that aha moment 8+ years ago, it’s become my mission to help women support their cycles + balance their hormones in order to feel their best and live their most vibrant, symptom-free lives.
Which is where HORMONE HEALTHY EATS comes in, with the most delicious, nourishing recipes that are designed to align with the phases of your cycle in order to help your hormones thrive, as well as simple, enjoyable and practical steps to help you do just that!
Not only that, but by subscribing to my Substack, you’re joining a community of women here to encourage + support you on your journey, which I strongly believe is a key (but unfortunately often missing!) component of optimal health + wellbeing. So, whether you’re:
+ Navigating uncomfortable or painful hormonal imbalance symptoms or conditions
+ In need of recipes that taste good and help you feel good too
+ Trying to get off the diet roller coaster + build in sustainable eating habits
+ Overwhelmed with all of the dogmatic diet + health advice out there
+ Attempting to better understand your body + cycle
+ Preparing your body for a healthy conception, pregnancy + postpartum
+ Navigating fertility challenges or loss
+ Gearing up for perimenopause and/or major hormonal shifts
+ Cooking for a family & need recipes that will work for you and your loved ones
+ Desiring to feel more confident, comfortable & at home in your body
+ Curious about getting off hormonal birth control
+ Searching for a sisterhood of women on a similar path
+ Going through all of the other ups & downs that being a woman brings….
Then you’ve come to the right place and we’re here to help you feel seen, heard and inspired at every step along the way.
What you can expect as a paid subscriber:
As a paid subscriber, you will receive and have access to the following every month:
4 new, hormone healthy recipes each month. As a paid subscriber, you’ll receive one new, hormone-healthy recipe per week, designed to align with each phase of your menstrual cycle (menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, luteal) in order to help you balance your hormones, reduce symptoms, support your body’s natural rhythm and feel your best! Think:
🥩 🧈 🥦 iron + protein-rich grilled steak with melty miso butter & charred veg for your menstrual phase
🍑 🌿 🥖 hot honey peach, prosciutto + whipped cottage cheese toast to sneak in protein + vitamin C during your ovulatory phase
🌽 🍔 🥑 turkey smash burgers with avocado corn salsa + chipotle aioli to keep blood sugar balanced + PMS at bay during your luteal phase
💬 Community chat + monthly Q&A (ask me anything, anytime). I’m so excited about this — building real connections and supporting one another through the ebbs and flows of our cycles and lives. You’ll be able to introduce yourself, share your story and meet other women on their health journeys. This is also your space to ask me anything, and each month I will post a new thread where you can drop all of your Q’s and they will be answered by the end of the month!
📋 Free access to the entire archive. Every.single.past. (and future!) recipe on a members only website, available for you to peruse based on whatever phase of your cycle you’re in or type of meal you’re craving.
🫶🏻 Monthly Edit newsletter. The second week of each month you’ll receive my monthly newsletter, which includes hormone healthy habits I’m into, my latest hormone healthy hyper-fixations, seasonal hormone healthy recipes I’m cooking and other random things I’m loving lately.
💝 Exclusive wellness deep dives. A new offering I’m excited to expand on a bit more, where I’ll share real-life situations + struggles and how I’ve supported my body and hormones through some truly transformative times.
What you can expect as a free subsciber:
Because I want this newsletter to be accessible to everyone, there will always be free content. With a free subscription, you will still receive my Monthly Edit newsletter the second week of each month, which includes hormone healthy habits I’m into, my latest hormone healthy hyper-fixations, seasonal hormone healthy recipes I’m cooking and other random things I’m loving lately. The goal is to offer some inspiration, entertainment, or support on a more personal level.
Whether you upgrade to paid or stay a free reader for now, I’m so happy to have you here! This is just the beginning of what we are building, and I’m truly grateful for your support along the way.
xx // Lauren
