Johanna

To understand hormonal health, its important to understand that physiology doesnt happen in a vacuum. We live in a society that defines what it means to be a woman, who has knowledge about our bodies and how we are to behave from a very young age and in all stages of our lives.
**In menstruation, society dictates how we should bleed (or not blleed).
**In motherhood, society determines how we should birth and what does it meant ot be a good mother.
**And during menopause, society makes us beleive that we have to endure our old body, as we no longer fit the standard of beauty, productivity and fertility.
We live within structures that dictate that health is a goal to reach, with very little emphasis on how our bodies are a reflection of these same structures that perpetuate inequality, powerty, discrimination, shame and sometimes, liimited access to quality health care.
When we are ashamed of our body or our vital life cycles, whether menstruating, mothering or menopausing, we are giving our power away.
it's time to reclaim our body as our power, from a place of sovereignty, love, connection, pleasure and respect, beyond society' s expectations and definitions.
#womenhealth
#holistichealth
#womeninnostr
#inequality
#hormonebalance

2024-06-11 16:38:19

Understanding the pillars of hormonal health is how you can have a sense of agency about what’s happening with your health. Join tonight's workshop at 10:30 AM PT /1:30 PM ET
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/176JRig8dm-tk_AcKUqAdBdLQW1bi19l_7b9QQbDLjOs/edit?chromeless=1
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2024-06-11 16:28:55

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I'm sorry to hear that,and glad you got an answer to your symptoms. I would love you to come, I'll talk about the interconnection between Endo, gut, stress, and circadian rhythm.

2024-06-06 18:53:16

"The story of humanity is to engineer a better world" @npub1cn4…3vle. So inspiring to meet you in the #oslofreedomforum
#OFF
#nevent1q…z8k4

2024-06-05 19:19:07

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you are my new favorite person! I loved how you put it: "the story of humanity is the story of engineering a better world"
I want to be part of that story!

2024-06-05 19:13:33

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right? i learned do much about how Bitcoin works:how is a censorship resistant, because is decentralized, and not subject to inflation. and this is so valuable to so many countries where there is corrupt and controlling governments!

2024-06-04 22:21:44

I'm excited to host another online edition of The Five Pillars of Hormonal Health: How to solve your hormonal imbalances holistically on June 11th at 19:30 CET (Oslo time)
10:30 AM PT
1:30 PM ET.
80% of us will get a hormonal related imbalance in our lifetime that will impact our quality of life.
This class will be a game changer for you if you are:
🔥You're struggling with fatigue, weight gain, PMS, cramps or mood swings.
🔥You have been diagnosed with PCOS or endometriosis and are feeling lost.
🔥You are experiencing menopausal symptoms, like brain fog, anxiety, burnout, or sleep issues and are confused by all the information out there.
These are all symptoms of hormonal imbalances. Your hormones are the base of your whole body - your brain, heart, gut, bone health, your immune system and metabolism.
Come to this free class to learn how to solve your hormonal imbalances holistically. This event will provide you with a root cause approach that will help you identify and deal with the root causes.
After this class you will feel inspired to take action to get your hormones and your whole physiology back in balance.
Date: June 11th, 2024
Time: 19:30-21:00
via Zoom
FREE sign up here: https://forms.gle/AyADraiYzpgJFrpV7
✨📸 Veronica van Groningen
#pms
#womenhealth
#hormonehealth
#endometriosis
#hormonebalance

2024-06-04 21:25:03

Day 1 at the Oslo Freedom Forum!
Did you know that 5 billion ppl live under authoritarian regimes? That's 70 percent of the world's population. Today we heard about from Iraqi, Gazan, Venezuelan, Iranian, Cambodian, Ugandan, Nicaraguan activists and their struggles for freedom of expression under authoritarian regimes. I also learned how Bitcoin is censorship resistance currency that can be used by activists in their human rights work.
To give you some context, I worked as a humanitarian and environmental activist before I moved to Oslo in 2013. I lived in northern Iraq and traveled the middle east, doing advocacy to protect the Tigris river and also on a campaign to expose honor killing a in Iraqi Kurdistan.
This work was the foundation of the work I have been doing for the last 10 years on women health and rights. For me health human and environmental rights are deeply intertwined.
#OFF
#humanrights
#bitcoin
#reclaimdemocracy
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2024-06-03 22:30:36

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hi @npub1tla…x3y7, this is a very important question, because many women feel not seen and heard, and many doctors do a 1 size fit all with the pill. First thing is that the pill doesn't regulate your hormones. it shuts them off. Second, we need to know why symptoms are happening, do that we can address it's root causes. Many times hormone tests are within range, so doctors don't know what else to do. So, you have to prepare yourself, log your symptoms, and see the patterns yourself, before you show them to the doctor. For example: I noted that for 3 consecutive cycles, I'm experiencing edema 1 week before my period....something very concrete. I will write a post about this. I just need a few days, as I am at the Oslo Freedom Forum this week. But will do that so more people can see the answer.

2024-06-03 07:06:21

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I know how you feel. Perhaps he wanted to show his skills on resisting authority. Sending you q big hug!

2024-05-31 09:59:48

I'm reposting this, because I see it in Primal, but not when logging with Amethyst.
This is whats missing from current menopause discussions
There is a lot going on now on the menopause health world, with the reinterpretation of the WHI (Women Health Initiative) study, from 2002 and now in 2024, it's gone from HRT increases risk of breast cancer to the other polarity: all women should have access to menopause therapy, its safe, and all women should be able to have this conversation about risks and benefits with their provider. Having that conversation can be life changing/life saving for many.
But in the name of access to care, come a lot of narratives about women's bodies that are important to deconstruct.
First, the idea that a magic pill can replenish our needs and take care of all our symptoms. The symptoms of menopause are symptoms of a systemic depletion of women's bodies, something that has developed over time and there is no magic pill that can fix that. You can replenish biochemistry, but the toll that it has taken on your body, your emotions and mental health, that is irreplaceable. And yes, many women report feeling better: they are able to sleep, go to work, but still the narrative is that “my body is broken, and I can fix it with this magic pill” and that's where I see the disconnect.
Dr. Lara Briden refers to the work of endocrinologist Jerilynn Prior: Menopause is not a failure of the body or the ovaries, but a neuroendocrine transition that is completely detached from aging. Menopause is a brain overhaul to become more efficient to tend to our physiological needs in the second half of life. So, it's not about the failure of our bodies because we are aging, it is about our body’s ability to transform and to tend to our physiological needs. From now on, the focus is not the energy intensive process of reproduction, instead is brain, bone, cardiovascular health, and metabolism.
Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi, who studies women's brain in menopause explains that the menopausal brain is smaller and less energy demanding, because it doesn't need to tend to this energy intensive process of reproduction. Instead, the focus shifts to other body systems: our nervous system, brain, cardio health and that's why menopause is a window of opportunity. That is why many women fall off the cliff in menopause; It's not because of aging, it's because they have been stressed, undernourished and overstretched for the whole reproductive period, and now when they enter menopause, that depletion makes they more vulnerable to symptoms.
Is like when you are rebuilding your house, but you didn't tend to your house for 30 years, and when you start remodeling, you find that the electric cables were damaged, the water piping breaks, it's not because of the remodeling. It's because it wasn’t maintained for 30 years.
Would love to hear your reflections and if this resonates or if I'm completely alone in this train of thought.
#womenhealth
#menopause
#health
#womenrights
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2024-05-30 13:31:35

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Ijoined april 2023, had like 2 followers, left for some time and came back in 2024! does that count for the 2023 batch?

2024-05-29 17:23:56

What are your favorite podcasts on democracy, environment, resisting and changing mainstream narratives on the current climate, health, and financial crisis?
#podcast
#health
#climatejustice
#reproductivejustice

2024-05-29 17:19:49

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So glad that it rings a bell. Research is catching up and as we learn new things about our bodies, we need to develop narratives that support our health and welbeing.

2024-05-28 10:58:45

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thank you, hoping to contribute to the conversations, especially on women's health, herbalism and planet wellbeing

2024-05-27 13:46:33

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It's definitely not normal. It's a symptom of hormonal imbalance. I'm posting a lot of content, tips and reflections on the topic of hormonal health, so feel free to follow me if you want some inspiration

2024-05-27 12:44:05

Interesting that we are starting to understand that our hormonal health (in both female and male) is key to our overall health and wellbeing!
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/sperm-counts-worldwide-plummeting-fast-infertility-lifestyle
“Contrary to common perception, infertility impacts men and women equally, says Amy E.T. Sparks, a reproductive physiologist and director of the IVF and Andrology Laboratories at the University of Iowa Center for Advanced Reproductive Health. “I think the perception that infertility is primarily a woman’s problem may be due to the tendency for women to initially seek medical care for infertility rather than men.”
Some interesting points articulate here are:
🖊️ infertility is as influenced by male as by female physiology
🖊️ We talk a lot about endocrine disruptors and the menstrual cycle, and now we are realizing that they influence both male and female physiology
🖊️ Lower semen quality is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality. Very similar in the ways that suppressing sex hormones in women is associated with higher risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia.
#health
#womenhealth
#holistichealth
#grownostr

2024-05-24 14:33:30

This podcast episode has a lot of good points when it comes to our hormonal health and wellbeing.
Here is what stood out for me:
🔥 The overmedicalization and gaslighting of women when it comes to hormonal issues, without addressing the real cause of disease
🔥 How we have been taught to get rid of symptoms instead of seeing symptoms as messengers of deeper health issues.
🔥 The discourses out there: overmedicalization, wellness industry, biohacking, vs. the softer, deeper, simpler reconnection starting in our own kitchen.
🔥 Reclaiming and building health from leaning into the nourishing and pleasurable aspects of metabolic function.
I'm curious to hear your experiences, and reflections about what health approach makes sense for you?
https://avivaromm.com/metabolic-health-casey-means/

2024-05-22 14:52:44

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I love that, from reactive to responsive!

2024-05-19 08:02:11

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thank you for taking us into your magic!

2024-05-18 22:39:32

Really excited to share my interview with Yale MD and hormone health expert, Dr. Aviva Room.
" There was this idea that women and nature were basically resources to be used and all of our inner knowing was considered irrelevant and kind of stupid compared to science, and as women we have deeply internalized that. That value system has really not changed and it shows up today, right when a woman goes to her doctor and says I'm having horrible period pain and I'm not sleeping well before my period and all the things. And your doctor says: oh well it's probably distress. Or when a woman goes to her doctor and says: I've gained 30 pounds, I'm losing my hair, I haven't had my period in four months and the doctor says: well it's probably distress, or worse, your doctor says: well if you just lost weight. So, we're taught to just assume that our body's messages are insignificant and we're taught to respect the external voice which is usually a male authority voice as the authority on our own body."
https://youtu.be/DxertuXxj1E
#nostrwomen
#health
#grownostr
#womenhealth

2024-05-18 22:24:37

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Hi, how can I get in touch, I did apply for the residency, and have checked my spam and DMs and have found any messages.

2024-04-28 20:16:04

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would love.to hear your thoughts ❤️

2024-04-24 20:29:23

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it has 2 parts, so, you might want to listen to part 1, to understand the context!

2024-04-24 20:22:51

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this one on the Emerald Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e5bkfY8mCsdhb9H39dHmy?si=SZH3cKhOTbSt8lko6GR_4A

2024-04-24 20:21:05

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I just finished listening to his interview on The Emerald podcast! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3e5bkfY8mCsdhb9H39dHmy?si=SZH3cKhOTbSt8lko6GR_4A

2024-04-24 20:17:51

for every real food there is an ultra processed
alternative. I recently came across Chris van Tulle and his book Ultra processed people. https://youtu.be/l3U_xd5-SA8

2024-04-24 20:13:54

hello, here's my wild garlic harvest 🌿
#herbs
#garden
#homestead
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2024-04-24 15:38:04

Do you have any fav. Recipes for wild garlic? I just fried it in butter, and it was amazing 🌿 .
#nevent1q…4ndt

2024-04-21 17:03:20

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I see Art as a process, a form of activism and I love how eARTh and HeART both contain the word art.

2024-04-21 16:53:14

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Thanks for sharing. I loved this one. Bayo always inspires me to deconstruct everything. I love how he blends the spiritual and the political. I was part of his class We Will dance with mountains, and it was a before and after.

2024-04-19 16:50:41

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I hope so too! Is there something you are curious about?

2024-04-18 15:25:36

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Hello there!!!

2024-04-18 12:55:03

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I love this. This reminded me of sth similar I heard yesterday. If you open a chrysalis, you will not see half caterpillar, and half butterfly, you would see a dna soup, the not yet become. The being in the process can feel uncomfortable because is the not yet. So therefore the need to be gentle with ourselves.

2024-04-13 17:12:15

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I see there are more women around and posting other things beyond Bitcoin, so I'm trying to make a comeback and connect with new people.

2024-04-13 17:10:17

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Thanks for sharing, will give it a listen. Hormonal health is the foundation if how we work and has an impact on our cardiovascular, bone, break health, together with how we handle stress and how our immune system fights infections. That's why I think we should all be understanding better that it goes beyond fertility! We have gone do long with a narrow view of our hormones are only for reproduction, and now neuroscience, and psychoneuroimmnunology is proving otherwise.

2024-04-12 21:54:01

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I believe in informed consent, and when it comes to birth control, and women's health women should know that some forms of hormonal birth control like the pill, the patch and insert suppress ovulation. If you don't ovulate, you cannot produce progesterone, which has a calming and balancing effect on mood, slepp and brain. This lack of progesterone has been associated with increased heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and depression. There are other forms of birth control that don't suppress ovulation, like the copper iud, condoms, or fertility awareness method . So, when deciding which form of birth control, YOU should consider this together with your context, desires and health situation.

2024-04-12 20:50:09

Hey everyone,
Im coming back after a year away and wondering what has changed here.
So, I wanted to reintroduce myself, Im Johanna. I work as a holistic women’s health educator. I focus on all things women health: periods, birth and postpartum and menopause.I think my personal and work life are very intertwined and my personal interests are connected also to my work: herbalism, somatics, movement and sound. I guess they are all rooted in a sense of sovereignty, and agency and that’s why I am here. Looking for other ways to be in the world and also interested in Bitcoin as a tool to break the current monetary system.
#grownostr
#introductions
#nature
#garden
#herbalism
#womenshealth
#bitcoin

2024-01-08 01:45:13

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So nice to meet you, always excited to speak about all things sovereignty: food, economy, and health!

2023-03-04 11:14:44

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Hi #[5] #[6] #[7] greetings from Oslo. It's nice to find others here working on health, community and social Justice. I have worked in environmental movements and women's health for the past 10 years. happy to connect here.

2023-02-11 13:46:41

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Tell us more!