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What if the symptoms you’ve been trying to fix…

aren’t actually hormone problems?

In this episode of It’s Hertime, Cody sits down with Laura Federico and Morgan Miller, co-authors of The Cycle Book, to explore a perspective most women have never been taught:

That what we often label as “hormone imbalance”… may actually be a nervous system that doesn’t feel safe.

From PMDD and mood swings to libido and cycle-related anxiety, this conversation reframes what’s really happening in the body—and why so many women feel like a completely different person throughout the month.

If you’ve ever felt like:

•You’re doing everything “right” but still feel off

•Your mood shifts feel intense or unpredictable

•You dread certain phases of your cycle

•Your libido feels inconsistent or confusing

•You’ve been told it’s “just hormones”… but it doesn’t fully explain it

This episode will connect some powerful dots.

In this conversation, we talk about:

•What it actually means to live in a “bracing” state

•The connection between nervous system safety and hormone symptoms

•A deeper look at PMDD and mood shifts (beyond just hormones)

•Why cycle tracking apps can sometimes disconnect you from your body

•How to start tracking your cycle intuitively, without relying on an app

•The relationship between safety, stress, and libido

•Simple, realistic ways to begin building safety in your body

This episode is an invitation to stop asking,

“What’s wrong with me?”

…and start asking,

“What is my body trying to tell me?”

Because when your body feels safe,

everything—from your hormones to your energy to your mood—starts to shift.

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📚 Connect with Laura & Morgan:

Book: The Cycle Book

Instagram: @thecyclebook

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🌿 Work With Cody:

If you’re ready to understand your body on a deeper level and stop guessing, Cody offers personalized testing and support through her private practice.

•HTMA Mineral Testing + Coaching

•Functional lab testing (hormones, metabolism, nutrients)

•1:1 support for women navigating hormone imbalance, perimenopause, and menopause

Instagram: @codyjeansanders

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Heavy periods. Constant fatigue. Brain fog. Hair loss.

And yet… your labs come back “normal.”

So you’re told everything looks fine—and maybe to take more iron.

But what if the issue isn’t that you don’t have enough iron…

what if your body just isn’t able to use it effectively?

In this episode of the It’s Hertime Podcast,Cody is joined by Samantha Chandler from Wellness & Womb to explore a perspective that’s often missing in women’s health conversations: iron regulation.

Together they talk about why so many women experience heavy periods and low energy—even when their iron levels appear normal—and how iron can become “stuck” in the body, meaning it’s not being properly transported to the tissues that need it most.

As a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, Cody also shares how she uses Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) to look at mineral patterns and better understand what’s happening beneath the surface—especially when symptoms don’t match standard lab results.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed by “normal” labs… or frustrated that what you’re doing isn’t working—this episode will help you start asking better questions.

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What You’ll Learn

•Why heavy periods aren’t always caused by low iron

•The difference between iron levels vs. iron regulation

•What it means for iron to be “stuck” in the body

•Why you can feel exhausted even with “normal” labs

•How iron impacts menstrual health, hormones, and fertility

•The role of minerals like copper, zinc, and magnesium in iron metabolism

•Why iron supplements don’t always improve symptoms

•How inflammation and stress can block iron utilization (hello, hepcidin)

•A more holistic way to approach fatigue and hormone imbalance

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Resources & Links

Learn more about Samantha Chandler wellnesswomb.com:

Follow Samantha on Instagram @wellnesswomb_

Work with Cody (HTMA + Hormone Support)

Mixhers Supplements (Use code CODY for 15% off):

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Why do some diets work beautifully for one person… and completely backfire for another?

In this episode of It’s Hertime, Cody Sanders sits down with Neha Shah, founder of Diaspora Nutrition, to explore a more nuanced question:

Should we be eating based on our ancestry?

Together, they unpack the growing conversation around personalized nutrition — and whether our genetics, lineage, and cultural food patterns play a meaningful role in how our bodies respond to food.

This conversation moves beyond trendy diets and into something deeper:

understanding the context of your body.

They explore:

•Whether ancestry actually impacts metabolism, digestion, and food tolerance

•The science behind lactase persistence, amylase variation, and microbiome adaptation

•Why “eat for your ancestry” can be helpful… or overly simplified

•What to consider if you have mixed or unknown heritage

•Whether genetic and microbiome testing is worth it — or overhyped

•Why many women in midlife suddenly feel more sensitive to foods they used to tolerate

•How to approach nutrition with curiosity instead of control

This episode is especially powerful for women in their 40s and 50s who feel like their body is changing — and want a more personalized, intelligent way to support it.

Because maybe the better question isn’t:

“What diet works?”

It’s: “What does my body actually respond well to now?”

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🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES

✨ Connect on instagram with Neha Shah:

Website: https://diasporanutrition.com

✨ Work with Cody / Join the CALM waitlist:

Join the CALM Body Reset Waitlist

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