Michelle Savard Naturopath

31/07/2025

Do you feel off… but your lab tests say everything’s fine? 🧠💤🩸
Your hormones might be trying to tell you something.

As a women’s health naturopath, I see it all the time: fatigue that won’t lift, moods all over the place, periods that suddenly change and most women are told it’s just “stress” or “aging.”

In this post, I’m sharing 3 subtle but important signs your hormones might be out of balance. In my practice I thoroughly assess your hormone profile, your gut and your general health to then give specific dietary, supplement and herbal medicine regiments to help rebalance your gut, hormones and energy.🌿

🔗 Book a free intro call via the link in bio if you're ready for a natural, root-cause approach to your hormone health.

28/07/2025

Se mi hai contattata questo weekend tramite il modulo sul mio sito e non hai ricevuto risposta, ti invito gentilmente a scrivermi di nuovo. C'è stato un problema tecnico che impediva la visualizzazione del tuo indirizzo email nei messaggi che ricevevo. Ora è stato risolto, quindi sarò felice di ricevere il tuo messaggio!

If you contacted me this weekend via my web form and haven’t received a reply, please get in touch again I had a technical issue with the form that’s now fixed.

10/07/2025

📉 Bloating, brain fog, and unpredictable digestion?
You might be reacting to FODMAPs—certain fermentable carbs that can trigger symptoms in a sensitive gut.

In my clinic, I often see women in their 40s and 50s struggle with what they think are "just" hormonal symptoms—when in reality, the gut is a major part of the picture.

A low FODMAP diet isn’t a forever fix, but it can be a powerful tool to calm inflammation, ease bloating, and identify hidden triggers—especially when paired with root-cause support.

Swipe through to learn:
✔ What FODMAPs are
✔ Who can benefit from reducing them
✔ What long-term healing actually requires

💛 Save this if you’re navigating IBS, perimenopause, or persistent gut issues.
💬 Got questions about FODMAPs or SIBO? Drop them below!

06/07/2025

03/07/2025

🔥 Summer heat + hot flashes = double trouble.
If you’re feeling like a melting candle, you’re not alone. When it’s hot outside and your hormones are heating things up inside, it can be overwhelming.

In this post, I’m sharing 4 natural strategies that help many women feel cooler, calmer, and more in control.
✨ Plus, a surprising tip: add cucumber and mint to your water! Both are naturally cooling hydrating your body and soothing your nervous system.

Save this post for the next heatwave and share it with a friend who needs hot flash support! 💧💛

25/06/2025

✨ Did you know your face is part of your nervous system?

Botox might seem like a beauty choice but it also impacts how we connect, co-regulate, and even feel safe.
For many women, the time they start Botox (late 30s–50s) is also when hormonal shifts begin.

During perimenopause, estrogen fluctuations make the nervous system more reactive and sensitive.
Our facial expressions and ability to co-regulate with others become even more essential for hormone balance, mood, and sleep.

Botox isn’t “bad.” But if you’re working on healing your nervous system, regulating hormones, or managing stress or trauma, it’s worth understanding this deeper connection.

💛 Your body communicates in many ways. Supporting it with compassion and knowledge leads to empowered, embodied choices.

21/06/2025

Ovulation isn’t just about making babies.
It’s a sign your body feels nourished, safe, and hormonally in sync. 🌿
Note that you can have regular periods without ovulating. Look out for signs of ovulation such as cervical mucus.

When we ovulate regularly, we make progesterone, a key hormone that supports mood, sleep, metabolism, bone health, and more.

In the language of the seasons, ovulation is your inner summer: a time of connection, confidence, and vitality. ☀️✨

But many women aren’t ovulating consistently due to stress, under-eating, over-exercising, inflammation, or hormonal imbalances like PCOS.

The good news? There are natural ways to support your body’s ability to ovulate:
🌿 Eat enough, especially healthy fats and complex carbs
😴 Prioritize deep, consistent sleep
🧘‍♀️ Support your nervous system (gentle movement, breathwork, rest)
🌸 Reduce chronic stress + inflammation
🥦 Balance blood sugar with regular meals and avoiding processed and refined sugars
💛 Work with a practitioner to address root causes

If your cycles are irregular, painful, or you suspect you're not ovulating, it’s worth listening as ovulatory cycles are a sign of health and have an impact on your mind and body. As a naturopath, I help women restore ovulation gently and holistically.

13/06/2025

🖤 Friday the 13th & the Hidden Beliefs That Shape Your Health
Why do some people recover from “incurable” illness, while others don’t?
Dr. Jeffrey Rediger spent years studying spontaneous remetions.
His conclusion?
What we believe especially unconsciously affects how our body and how it heals.

Most of us carry old, hidden beliefs like:
“I don’t deserve to feel good.”
“Pain is just who I am.”
“My body can’t be trusted.”

These aren't just thoughts.
They shape your biology, your stress response, and your ability to recover.
But here’s the good news:
✨ Beliefs can change.
✨ Healing is possible.
✨ There are tools to access the subconscious and rewire what’s holding you back.

This Friday the 13th, ask yourself:
➡️ What beliefs are running under the surface?
➡️ Are they helping you heal — or keeping you stuck?

Let’s make the unseen… seen.
Let’s make healing conscious.

See full article on my website article section.

13/06/2025

Il ne reste plus qu’une place!

11/06/2025

Did you know just 1–2 Brazil nuts a day can support your hormones, thyroid, and mood—especially during perimenopause? 🌿

Selenium is a trace mineral your female body truly needs to thrive.
It plays a vital role in:
✨ Thyroid hormone production
✨ Ovulation and fertility
✨ Immune balance and inflammation
✨ Protecting cells from oxidative stress

During perimenopause, your need for antioxidant and thyroid support increases—and selenium becomes a quiet but powerful ally.

🥜 The simplest way to get it? Just one or two Brazil nuts a day.
A whole food, easy ritual with big benefits.

As a naturopath, I guide women through hormonal transitions like perimenopause with natural, effective tools such as food, herbs, and deep support for your nervous system.

DM me or book a free clarity call to get started.

09/06/2025

Co-regulation: Healing Through Connection

We are social beings.
Our nervous system is wired not just to survive but to connect. And so many of our deepest wounds are interpersonal: disconnection, neglect, rejection, rupture.

That’s why healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in relationship. In the presence of another regulated, attuned nervous system, our own body starts to remember what safety feels like.

This is co-regulation.
It’s biology.
It’s the basis of the social engagement system, a powerful branch of the vagus nerve that influences our heart rate, breath, digestion, and even hormonal rhythms.

In craniosacral therapy, in moments of shared presence, in soft conversation, in long exhalations with someone we trust our body and nervous system begins to shift.
From defense to social engagement and a feeling of safety.
From survival to connection.
From stress to healing.

Hormonal balance, good digestion, sleep, energy; all of it is downstream of a well-regulated nervous system.

As human mammals, our nervous systems are not designed to self-regulate in isolation. Co-regulation is how we return to balance.”
- Paraphrased from Peter Levine’s work

05/06/2025

🍒 Cherry season = sweet relief if you're sensitive to histamine.

Did you know histamine isn’t just about allergies? It also plays a big role in female hormones. Estrogen actually increases histamine release, while progesterone helps break it down which is why histamine symptoms (like headaches, anxiety, hives, or heavy periods) often flare during times of hormonal shifts like perimenopause or certain phases of your cycle.

During allergy season, your system is already on high alert. Eating high-histamine foods like aged cheese, smoked meats, tomatoes, or wine can tip the balance further, triggering or worsening symptoms.

That’s why choosing low-histamine foods and fruits (cherries, apples, pears, and watermelon) over high histamine foods can be so helpful not just for calming histamine, but also for supporting your overall hormonal balance.

✨ Sometimes your body just needs a little less histamine. Knowing what foods to prefer and to avoid can make a big difference.

👉 Curious if histamine is affecting your hormones or allergies? Let’s talk, I help women explore the root causes of their symptoms.