Tavessa Zyphandra

Balancing Cardio: Endurance, Recovery, and Hormone Health Cardio is a powerful tool for overall fitness, fat loss, and heart health—but the key to long-term success lies in balance. Overtraining, especially without appropriate recovery, can backfire by increasing cortisol levels and reducing hormonal stability. For women in particular, syncing cardio intensity with your physiological needs and […]

The endocrine system is like mission control for your body, regulating everything from metabolism and mood to sleep and reproduction using a network of glands and hormones. It doesn’t shout—it whispers, in slow, consistent pulses—but those signals shape everything. When it’s out of rhythm, the effects ripple through the whole body. For women, things are

Stress doesn’t play fair—and for women, it often shows up in ways that slip under the radar. Unlike the more textbook signs of stress (like snapping at your boss or pounding tension headaches), women tend to internalize. Stress plays out in disrupted sleep, digestive issues, irregular menstrual cycles, and that vague sense of being “on

Female biology isn’t static. Hormones rise and fall, energy levels shift, and the nutritional needs that fuel both body and brain change right along with them. This isn’t about one-size-fits-all advice. It’s about recognizing that what’s happening inside—across a monthly cycle, through pregnancy, into perimenopause and beyond—matters when it comes to what we eat. The