If you're a woman who's been struggling with hormone issues, specifically related to your menstrual cycle or hormonal birth control, this episode is for you. Laurie Christine King recognized that women need support in this area and has taken to social media to share educational information with her followers about how to live your best life. About Laurie Christine King By surrounding herself with supportive people, empowering her body to achieve its full potential and unlocking her passion for education and nutritional coaching, Laurie is taking the fitness world by storm as a positive and healthy role model. Finding someone to work with one on one with, creating an appropriate diet plan and getting your body back to where it needs to be is what Laurie specializes in, and she is sharing all she knows with us today. If you have ever been curious as to how hormonal birth control could be affecting your nutrition goals, why your high-intensity workout might not love you as much as you love it, and the impact stress can have on your menstrual follicles, this episode is for you. Laurie is a wealth of knowledge and a powerhouse advocate for getting your body working for you. Laurie is all about having conversations that need to be happening in order to empower women to understand their bodies better. By putting out diverse, scientifically based and accurate information, Laurie is helping change the nutrition game one client at a time. Are you ready to take your health seriously in 2019? Let us know your fitness goals in the comments section on the episode page! On Today's Episode How to use social media and blogs to learn more about your own health journey Understanding why your menstrual cycle is the best indicator of your overall health Risk factors and implications of hormonal birth control for your specific body Simple changes to incorporate into your daily routine to support your hormones Why you should probably be eating a little more food to regulate your caloric intake Quotes “Just having that conversation of helping females understand their bodies, their menstrual cycle, and just helping empower women to really feel good” (7:43) “Anybody who is in the space and really trying to help people understands that nothing in nutrition is black or white, nothing in health is black or white” (19:45) “Your body is just this amazing vehicle that is just having to put up with your shit. So if you treat it pretty well, then we get some pretty good return on investment” (45:50) “Just understanding our habits and how they may be affecting us then gives us some feedback and some things to toy with to try and make changes” (46:00) “Don't be afraid to invest in yourself, nutrition can be a scary thing. If you don’t know what you are doing…I want to teach you everything I know so that you can keep going on crushing life and being empowered by the information I left you ” (53:20) Resources Mentioned In This Show  Follow Laurie on Instagram Paragon Performance Training Laurie Christine King Website The Badass Nutrition Guide E-Book by Laurie Christine King Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden Healthy Gut Healthy You by Dr. Ruscio Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!