16: Andrea Pitts' Integrative Health Approach: Empowering Women's Health

Therapeutic Intentions Podcast

In episode 16, I bring on Andrea Pitts, who is an integrative health practitioner who specializes in women's health, fertility, and hormone balance. I share a little bit around my own personal experience when I worked with Andrea in my fertility journey and how it transformed my health. Andrea's approach focuses primarily on getting to the root cause of your health issues and using natural methods to rebalance hormones and support fertility if that's the journey of life you are in. Andrea offers a variety of functional medicine lab tests to tailor treatment plans to each client's specific needs and she touches on that in the episode. She also emphasizes the importance of preparing the body before pregnancy to promote having a more positive birth experience. Andrea encourages women to trust their intuition and advocate for their own health. When working with women, Andrea may address gut imbalances, toxicities, and deficiencies, and though this process with her may be slow over time, the idea is to achieve long-lasting results for a better overall health. Andrea doesn't just look at your physical health but she also highlights the significance of healing the mental and emotional part of your body as well. Lastly, she encourages women to start cleaning up their environment by gradually swapping out toxic products for cleaner, non-toxic alternatives. Andrea has hopes in the future of potentially getting more into birth work and being able to teach moms how to have more positive birth experiences in order to set their babies up for success.
Takeaways

• Integrative health practitioners focus on getting to the root cause of health issues and use natural methods to rebalance hormones and support fertility.
• Functional medicine lab tests can provide valuable insights into a person's health and help tailor treatment plans.
• Preparing the body before pregnancy can lead to a healthier and more positive birth experience.
• Integrative health is not a quick fix and may require time and patience to see results. Start addressing hormone imbalances and preparing the body for pregnancy early, even if pregnancy is not planned in the near future.
• Healing the mental and emotional side of things is crucial, as stress can cancel out the benefits of healthy habits.
• Gradually swap out toxic products for clean, non-toxic alternatives to create a clean and non-toxic environment.
• In postpartum, focus on having a positive birth experience, nourishing the body, and having a support system in place.
• Trust your intuition, take time to rest, and bond with your baby.

Notes:

• Andrea Pitts: Website & IG
• F*CK The How Book (Amazon)
• The Spillover with Alex Clark Podcast
• Red Light (Lumebox)
• EWG Healthy Living app - to find healthier non-toxic alternatives to household items

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