Our Favorite Resources for Healthy Living & Female Health
When it comes to women’s health and overall wellness, we love turning to trusted experts who provide valuable insights on topics like hormonal balance, gut health, fertility, and autoimmune healing. Whether you’re looking to optimize your health, navigate fertility challenges, or simply feel your best, these books, Instagram accounts, and blogs offer science-backed guidance and real-world tips.
Must-Read Books
If you’re ready to dive deep into women’s health, these books are packed with game-changing knowledge that have changed both of our lives:
Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz– A deep dive into fasting for women, honoring the hormonal cycles to support metabolism, energy, and longevity.
Beyond the Pill by Jolene Brighten – Everything you need to know about balancing hormones naturally, especially for those transitioning off birth control.
The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack – A must-read for understanding menstrual health as a key indicator of overall well-being.
Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Michael Ruscio– Explores the critical connection between gut health and overall wellness, with actionable steps to heal digestion.
Food for Fertility by Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack – A nutrition-based guide to optimizing reproductive health and preparing the body for conception.
9 Months Is Not Enough by Alexandria DeVito – Explores how preconception and pregnancy health shape a child’s future health.
For Hashimoto’s Healing
If you or someone you love is navigating thyroid health and autoimmune healing, these books are essential:
The Hashimoto’s Protocol – A step-by-step plan for healing Hashimoto’s thyroiditis naturally. This has helped me (aka Annie) tremendously in my thyroid healing journey. This breaks it down in easy and digestible sections including diet, supplements, and decreasing stress.
Medical Medium: Thyroid Healing – An alternative approach to understanding and reversing thyroid dysfunction.
Favorite Instagram Accounts for Daily Wellness Tips
For bite-sized insights, recipes, and expert advice, these Instagram accounts are must-follows:
Taylor Dukes (@taylordukeswellness) – Holistic wellness tips, functional medicine insights, and non-toxic living. She is a wealth of knowledge! We both love her products and the free tips she gives out to the public. She has a really cool backstory as well! Some of our favorite’s from Taylor’s line include: Bone Broth Protein, electrolytes (no natural flavors in these and the taste is light and delightful), and the non toxic coffee and creamer)
Dr. Will Cole (@drwillcole) – Expert in functional medicine and gut health.
He has a wonderful podcast called The Art of Being Well
Dr. Josh Axe (@drjoshaxe) – Nutrition, herbal remedies, and natural healing techniques.
He also has a great podcast called The Dr. Josh Axe Show with bits of information on various hot health topics.
Dr. Mark Hyman (@drmarkhyman) –Family physician, educator, and advocate for functional medicine
He also has a great podcast called The Dr. Hyman Show that shares daily health tips where he interviews many experts in the field of health and wellness
Amy Migdalia (@amymigdalia) – Women’s health, recipes, and natural wellness strategies.
Courtney Wood (@courtneywoodwellness) – Practical approaches to hormone balance and cycle syncing.
Dr. Green Mom (@dr.greenmom) – Natural remedies for family health and wellness.
The Skinny Confidential (@theskinnyconfidential) – Beauty, wellness, and biohacking tips.
One of our all time favorite podcasts too :)
Gary Brecka (@garybrecka) – Expert insights on longevity and metabolic health.
Host of the podcast The Ultimate Human
Best Blogs for Health, Recipes & Clean Living
If you love deep dives into health topics, these blogs are full of incredible resources:
Taylor Dukes – Covers holistic health, functional medicine, and natural living strategies.
Amy Migdalia – Shares delicious healthy recipes, product recommendations, and wellness tips.
Primally Pure – Shares info on healthy living, clean skincare swaps, biohacking, and other wellness tips.
The journey to better health all starts with knowledge! The more you know, the better you can do! Thanks for reading!
Love,
Kylie and Annie
