Hormone Health for Moms - Functional Medicine, Holistic Health, Weight loss, Fatigue, Metabolism

About Hormone Health for Moms - Functional Medicine, Holistic Health, Weight loss, Fatigue, Metabolism

*TOP 2.5% GLOBALLY RANKED PODCAST* Feeling exhausted no matter how much you sleep? Dealing with stubborn weight that won’t budge, blood sugar that feels unpredictable, high fasting glucose, or energy crashes that hit hard, especially after having gestational diabetes? Do you feel like your body is working against you, and no matter how “healthy” you try to be, you’re still struggling with cravings, inflammation, weight loss resistance, and wondering why no one warned you that gestational diabetes could impact your health years later? I’m Sara Moreira, nurse, functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner, and mom of 4. After walking through my own journey with gestational diabetes, postpartum depletion, blood sugar struggles, flatlined cortisol, and gut imbalances, I know what it’s like to feel dismissed, misdiagnosed, and told “everything looks normal” when you feel anything but. For years I was stuck in the cycle of clean eating, supplement guessing, and chasing symptom after symptom until I discovered how powerful it is to work with the body, not against it. Now I blend functional lab testing with ancestral rhythms, mineral balancing, and a faith-rooted approach to help moms rebuild their metabolism, regulate blood sugar, and restore their health after gestational diabetes. Inside the Blood Sugar Balance for Moms Podcast, we go beyond quick fixes and diets to uncover the root causes of insulin resistance, high fasting glucose, and prediabetes after having GDM. You’ll learn how to reset your circadian rhythm, balance your master hormones like insulin and cortisol, and nourish your body back to safety with simple, science-backed strategies rooted in both functional nutrition and God-designed healing. Each episode will help you understand your body on a deeper level so you can lower your risk of future diabetes, improve your metabolic health, and get real results that last without burning out or giving up the things that matter most. Because true healing isn’t just about numbers on a lab report, it’s about restoring the health and vitality you were created for. Let’s redefine what it means to recover after gestational diabetes and walk in the healing and wholeness you were always meant for.

Publisher

Sara Moreira: Functional Health Coach, FDNP, BSN, RN

Category

health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   119. Eating Fewer Carbs Was Hiding My Blood Sugar Problem, Not Fixing I

   Host Sara Moreira, a functional mom, shares her personal journey of discovering that reducing carbs masked, rather than fixed, her underlying blood sugar issues, offering insights beyond dietary restrictions.

2. 

   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   118. You're Not Addicted to Sugar, Your Blood Sugar Is Crashing

   Host Dr. Sarah Ballantyne explores how circadian rhythms and natural light exposure significantly impact blood sugar crashes and sugar cravings, offering practical insights for metabolic health.

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   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   117. This blood sugar mistake costs my a lot & I became prediabetic because of i

   Host Dr. Sarah Moreira shares her personal journey of becoming prediabetic due to a blood sugar mistake, revealing why restricting food doesn't always lower fasting glucose and offering a pattern-focused approach.

Inside a recent episode

119. Eating Fewer Carbs Was Hiding My Blood Sugar Problem, Not Fixing I

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So those spikes after meals, that's what is happening when you reduce carbs, you're not having as big of a spike after your meal. But your glucose meter doesn't necessarily tell you how much insulin your body is producing. So you can have a normal glucose reading and still have elevated insulin. And like taking out carbs, you know, it can help insulin resistance. I don't want to tell you or like lead you wrong there. But But lower glucose readings alone don't prove that it's resolved. And so when my goal shifted from avoiding carbs to improving my body's ability to actually handle them, that's when I could improve my numbers but also not have all the crazy symptoms that I did on keto. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

51 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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