Women’s Health – Anatomy, Hormones & Cycle-Tracking
Learn about the phases of the menstrual cycle and how to cycle-chart. Empower yourself with an understanding of hormones.
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Meet your course instructor
Krista Dawn Poulton | Medical Herbalist, DIP PHYT, RHT
Krista Dawn Poulton is a Medical Herbalist in Victoria, BC. She balances her private practice as a faculty member at Pacific Rim College, teaching courses in herbal medicine and medicine making, along with supervising clinical training. Her mission with her practice is to teach women to love and adore their bodies, address societal norms of body awareness, and educate ways to shift reproductive issues with the use of herbs, diet and supplements. Krista’s clinical practice focuses primarily on reproductive health from post-birth control care, fertility planning to infertility, endometriosis, fibroids and PCOS.
Course description
This course is designed as the first in a possible series of three, depending on your desired level of study. Following this course, we suggest taking: Menstrual Cycle-Tracking and Herbal Medicine (designed for general enthusiasts) or if you’re a clinical practitioner, Menstrual Cycle-Tracking and Herbal Medicine for Practitioners.
Have you ever felt the need to get back in touch with the natural rhythm of your body? Or perhaps you already feel that connection and would like to have a better knowledge of the reproductive hormonal system of the anatomical female body. Either way, Women’s Health Part I: Anatomy, Hormones, and Cycle-Tracking, will enlighten and empower you in understanding hormonal health and fertility. In this course you will learn methods for charting menstrual and ovulation cycles. Your instructor, Krista Dawn Poulton is an experienced herbalist who focuses her practice primarily on reproductive health.
In This Course You Will Learn About:
- An overview of the reproductive hormonal system, including the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovarian/adrenal hormones
- The follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle
- How these phases are affected by reproductive hormonal systems
- How to track cycles with basal body temperature, cervical changes, and mucosal changes
Lesson plan
Students are saying…
“Great – Loved the delivery, she explains things very well, slow, and gives good examples. I appreciated the length of the videos because they didn’t overwhelm or intimidate me. Can’t wait to take all of the others you have!“
“Very impressed. Teachings were very thorough and detailed. This course offers valuable information.“
“I loved this course. It complemented all other women’s health courses without repeating information. It was very comprehensive and useful. High quality.”
“Krista is doing such great work empowering, inspiring and educating about our cycles, and inner goddess, with ALL the details. Every women and young girl should learn what Krista is sharing.”
“The teacher have a perfect rhythm and intonation optimizing the absorption of the information. The information is clear, organize and synthesize will beeing complete enough for a global comprehension of the process.“
“I love how Krista repeated information and in new ways so you can could really take it in. I found the way she taught so useful! The slides were great and easy to comprehend. Very informative, easy to follow, and great resources that you could put into action right away. I really loved the entire course.“
“I find Krista to be very detailed and easy to listen too! I found out things I didn’t even know. I have hormonal imbalances and I would like to help other women with theirs.“
“Very educational. Learning about the hormone axis, endocrine system and charting was very useful!”
“Impressive! Loved the length of the course. I am a registered Holistic Nutritionist wanting to specialize in woman’s health and hormones. I was able to fly through it and can always refer back to it. Also, love the additional slides so I can print them off and have them with me.”
“This course was very informative and easy to follow along—a great intro to women’s health and cycle tracking.”
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