Nicole, also known as the Period Girl, is a certified women's health coach (professional period fixer) and her mission is to empower women to take back control of their hormonal health in a fun and sassy way. She’s outspoken and opinionated about women’s health issues, and believes women have the right to be educated about their bodies. Her goal is to provide women with the tools they need to make radical and long-lasting changes so they can live their best lives. In her new book, Fix Your Period, she shares her 6 week protocol to healthy periods! In today's episode we talk about  histamine intolerance and how it impact's the menstrual cycle, and so much more! This is Nicole's 3rd appearance on the podcast. Tune into our first episode Fix Your  Period here, and second episode, Medical Gas-lighting here. Today's episode is sponsored by my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Introduction to Fertility Awareness Charting. I'll be teaching LIVE on Friday June 5th at 12PM ET. Click here to register now! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today!   Topics discussed in today's episode: How Nicole’s personal period problems as a teacher inspired her to research and spread awareness on the relation between histamines, gut health and your menstrual cycle What led Nicole to writing her book Fix Your Period Why it’s so important in understanding your bodies health cycle and realizing its less complicated and starts with the fundamental basics Understanding the symptoms of histamine issues in the menstrual cycle and how they can change cyclically in your cycle The phases of the menstrual cycle and what occurs in each cycle The importance of what histamines are and what responses they trigger within our immune system Why do some women struggle so much of producing extra histamines and some women do not produce and extra amount of histamines How would one know if they are having issues with histamines and what are the symptoms Determining if histamines are impacting their menstrual cycle If it's possible for someone with adequate estrogen clearance to not be bothered by histamine issues versus someone not clearing as much estrogen What the first steps in determining if your histamines are affecting your menstrual cycle How cutting out high histamine products from your lifestyle can help in finding out if it is effecting your menstrual cycle What is the correlation between Gut Health and menstrual cycles issues and how GI issue play in with histamines Why gut related problems and chronic pelvic pain are linked What is the first step in addressing gut related issues Women should seek help from a professional to dig deeper if you are still not feeling better to see if there is a deeper rooted issue Understanding the importance of researching your body and what’s going on and how it can make you feel better in just a short period of time Connect with Nicole Jardim: You can connect with Nicole on her Website, Facebook, or Instagram. Resources mentioned: Fix Your Period (Book) Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 261 | Medical Gaslighting, Feminism, Reproductive Health, and Abortion | Nicole Jardim FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim FFP 302 | Dirty Genes | MTHFR, Folic Acid, and Your Fertility | Dr. Ben Lynch, ND FFP 283 | Overcoming Period Pain | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Prod