Your Period Is Talking: Birth Control, Gut Health, and the Faith–Body Connection

Q&A: Wellness Hype, Movement as Worship, and Real-Life Marriage Talk- Lisa Whittle - Season 11 Episode 12

Candace sits down with Dr. Tabatha Barber—triple‑board‑certified in OB/GYN, menopause, and functional medicine—to bridge the gap between faith and women’s health. Together they explore why your period is more than a calendar date, how hormonal birth control works (and what it may mask), and why gut health is often the hidden driver of gyn symptoms. It’s a hopeful, practical guide for teens, moms, and women navigating perimenopause.

The Pressure Is Real

Candace shares a vulnerable moment from her early 20s when depression intersected with starting the pill. Dr. Tabatha explains why informed consent matters—covering potential mood shifts, nutrient depletion, and gut changes—so women can make prayerful, wise choices.

Periods Are a Vital Sign

Your cycle offers real‑time feedback on health. Painful, heavy, or irregular periods signal root issues worth investigating rather than masking. Think data, not drama—information you can use to pursue healing.

Birth Control: What No One Told You

From combination pills to progestin‑only methods, IUDs, shots, and implants, Dr. Tabatha outlines what each does. She also names non‑hormonal options and natural family planning, emphasizing agency and stewardship over your body.

Your Cycle, Explained

A clear tour of follicular, ovulation, and luteal phases—why estrogen lifts energy, how progesterone calms, and why understanding timing helps with training, planning, and relationships.

Gut Health Drives Gyn Health

Functional medicine shows that inflammation, microbiome imbalance, stress, toxins, and food quality often sit upstream of pelvic pain, endometriosis, and cycle irregularities. Small, sustainable shifts—cleaner proteins, simple dressing swaps, farmers’ markets—compound over time.

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