Overview
In this episode, I sit down with Alex King, certified Women’s Health nutritionist and host of the Holistic Women’s Health podcast, who started her own health journey at age 12 when a ruptured ovarian cyst led to emergency surgery and then a decade-long birth control prescription she was never fully informed about. Alex now helps women navigate coming off hormonal contraception, balance their hormones naturally, and manage conditions like endometriosis and PCOS through nutrition, cycle syncing, and emotional healing. This episode is packed with practical and surprisingly personal insights including a shared experience with Ho’oponopono that neither of us had ever shared publicly before.
You’ll Learn
- What happens inside the body when you take hormonal birth control including how it shuts off the brain-ovarian connection that governs natural hormone production and ovulation, and why symptoms often return at the three to four month mark after stopping if nutrient stores were not replenished first
- The step-by-step preparation protocol for coming off birth control including starting cycle tracking with an app like Clue, having honest conversations with your partner about alternative contraception methods, supporting daily bowel movements for hormone elimination, prioritizing liver support, removing inflammatory foods, and reducing environmental toxins from skin care and cleaning products
- Why endometriosis takes 12 to 15 years on average to diagnose despite affecting one in nine people with a uterus, what the most common symptoms look like including migratory pelvic pain, pain with sex, low back and hip pain, heavy periods with clotting, and infertility, and why ablation surgery alone rarely prevents regrowth if estrogen dominance is not addressed
- New research showing that 65 percent of women with endometriosis tested positive for a specific vaginal bacteria, and why addressing root causes including excess estrogen and chronic inflammation can slow tissue regrowth between interventions
- Why removing gluten is associated with a 75 percent reduction in endometriosis symptoms according to research, and how to start slowly with simple swaps rather than an overnight overhaul
- The top anti-inflammatory supplement and food interventions for endometriosis including omega-3s, turmeric, ginger, vitamin C, castor oil packs, bromelain from pineapple, systemic enzymes taken between meals, and Vitex or DIM for estrogen balance
- The Ho’oponopono Hawaiian forgiveness practice and why unresolved anger, resentment, and trauma stored in the liver is not just metaphorical but can manifest as severe gut dysfunction and hormone disruption, with a client story of resolving years of food intolerances after writing a forgiveness letter to the person who caused her car accident
- The two cycle syncing mistakes Alex sees most often including eating cold raw foods and cold beverages during the bleeding and luteal phases when the body needs warming nourishing foods, and doing high-intensity exercise like cold plunges and saunas during menstruation when the body needs restoration rather than stress.
Resources
Connect with Alex King:
Website- http://www.nutritionmoderation.com/
Appointments- https://my.practicebetter.io/#/5e4ef5…
Best Selling Courses- https://nutritionmoderation.thinkific…
Go listen to Ho’oponopono on YouTube. Find a version whose voice you like. Let it play while you walk or before bed. I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you. See what shifts.
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