166. Hormone Health for Creatives with Funk It Wellness

Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast

What's with the hype on seed cycling? Tune in as Michelle dives in with Kate Morton, the founder of Funk It Wellness, who shares about the benefits of seed cycling and synching your business up with your menstrual cycle. Discover how a sprinkle of seeds can elevate your productivity and how creativity shifts throughout your cycle. Get the scoop on cutting caffeine, the bliss of maca lattes, and how balancing your hormones might be the ultimate business hack. Kate Morton is a Registered Dietitian, founder of Funk It Wellness, SXSW & TEDx speaker, and menstrual health advocate. Kate has a master’s degree in Human Clinical Nutrition and focuses on menstrual health and anti-diet culture education. After completing her studies, Kate moved to New Zealand where she began working with wellness start-ups to develop nutritionally sound products in the “better for you” market. While in New Zealand, Kate started to presume a more holistic way of living that led her to dive deeper into the science of hormones and cyclical living. Kate’s mission is to empower everyone to have autonomy over their bodies and learn to make peace with food and their cycles. ------------------------ In today's episode, we cover the following:

• Seed cycling and how it affects your menstrual cycle
• The rise in popularity of seed cycling
• The origins of Cycle School
• Phases of the menstrual cycles and their impacts
• Developing the Funk It Wellness products
• How caffeine affects hormones
• Entrepreneurship and mental health
• Lessons learned in the first five years of entrepreneurship

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• Listen to Kate's podcast, Period Chats

----------------------- GUEST INFO: To learn more about Kate, follow her on Instagram @CarbsAndKate and follow Funk It Wellness on Instagram @Funk.It.Wellness and TikTok @FunkItWellness, and visit their website, FunkItWellness.com ----------------------- This episode is sponsored by Harvest. Track time and expenses seamlessly so you can keep projects on track and effectively estimate future ones. Get 50% off your first month when you use the code KMA at GetHarvest.com/kma ----------------------- WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Connect on social with Michelle at:

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