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Sep 2022
37m 56s

Making Peace with Period Cravings

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
About this episode
Did you know that it’s normal to crave carbs during your period? In today’s episode, we chat with women's health Dietitian Valerie Agyeman of Flourish Heights about all things menstruation. Tune in to learn if you should eat different things during the various phases of your cycle, dealing with menstruation fatigue and common period myths + facts.   In Thi ... Show More
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