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Would you have some general dietary and supplemental advice for somebody coming off the oral contraceptive pill? Somebody I work with came off the pill almost a year ago, and her periods have become really irregular despite being regular before going on the pill eight years ago. Her digestion isn’t in a good way and she’s getting dizzy spells and blurred vision. It all began when she came off the pill. I know every case is different and she would need testing to find out what’s going on, but I just wanted your take and experience on what general imbalances people run into having been on the pill for so long and then stopping

Laura Schoenfeld:  Okay, so I actually wrote a guest post for Chris on recovering from post-birth control syndrome. And so...

What nutrient deficiency can someone who is on a Paleo pescetarian diet have?

Laura Schoenfeld:  So I’m assuming Paleo pescetarian means that they’re not eating red meat, chicken, or any poultry. Possibly they’re...

got lost way back in February about how to calculate calories and percentages of calories. Do you actually measure everything you eat and then plug it into one of those obnoxious websites that sends you a barrage of emails afterwards?

Laura Schoenfeld:  So the way that I typically have my clients track their food intake is using an app called...

Do you just do the macronutrients or all of the fruits and non-starchy veggies too?

Laura Schoenfeld:  So I definitely do fruit because fruit does contain calories and carbs generally. Well, yes, all fruit contains...

Would it be okay to just have a piece of fruit before working out, or do you need to combine with protein right off the bat?

Laura Schoenfeld:  I’d say right before working out, just having carbs is fine. The reason why you want to generally...
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