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Heavy periods? Low energy? Sleepless nights? Here's where to start.

Laura came to Dr Libby feeling completely worn out. She woke up tired, dragged herself through the day, and her heavy, painful periods left her utterly depleted. No matter how much she rested, her ...

What makes Cycle Essentials so effective? 

If you’ve ever felt like your body is working against you during certain times of the month – if your mood/headspace shifts overnight, your energy vanishes and you find yourself bloated, craving su...

Iron and your thyroid: the overlooked connection that could be affecting your energy

If you’ve been feeling tired, foggy or flat – even though your thyroid test results came back “normal” – there may be another piece of the puzzle worth exploring: your iron levels. Iron and thyroid...

Is pigmentation one of your skin challenges?

Have you noticed any changes in your skin tone, such as small patches of darker skin?Pigmentation is commonly triggered by sun exposure, yet you may not know that it can be caused by high estrogen ...

Banish bloating

Is a bloated tummy a regular, even daily occurrence for you? If so, no doubt the discomfort of it feels like the bane of your existence. Bloating can be created by myriad factors — sometimes it’s f...

Are sluggish bowels driving your estrogen dominance?

Having a sluggish bowel can not only make us feel uncomfortable, but it can also have a huge impact on our hormonal health and is a common driver behind why a woman might be experiencing symptoms o...

Are you low in progesterone?

Progesterone is one of the two primary hormones that drive female fertility. We make progesterone once ovulation has taken place in our menstrual cycle and if there’s no pregnancy, it naturally dec...

3 powerful benefits of broccoli & how to eat more of it

It turns out when our parents told us to ‘eat our broccoli’ they were doing us a huge favour for our long-term health and wellbeing! This humble, mini-tree-like vegetable is a powerhouse of phytonu...

Perimenopause vs menopause: what’s the difference?

Perimenopause, menopause and post menopause are big life occurrences, and they can be somewhat confusing because of the language we’re commonly taught to use—that is, that each of these stages are ...

Supporting your body through perimenopause

Entering perimenopause can start off feeling a little vague; your cycle may change—perhaps it’s shorter, longer, irregular, or the flow alters. You may start to notice you’re having trouble slee...