Women’s Hormonal Imbalances: Syncing the Mind-Body challenges with Integrative, Holistic, and Ancestral Wisdom Approaches
with Marla Samuel, October 1-2, 2022

Workshop Information
Open to Nutritionists, Holistic Practitioners, Students, and Health Enthusiasts.
In this weekend workshop you will learn how to use nutrition, supplements, lab results, lifestyle and ancestral wisdom to support healthy levels of hormones that are essential to women’s health.
What you will Learn:
DAY 1: “WHY”: Why does female hormone imbalance exist ? Discussions include:
How to identify the key drivers and symptoms of female hormone imbalance
The relationship between the gut, brain, thyroid, adrenals and ovaries
The effects of chronic stress on female hormones
Effects of gut inflammation on hormones
Effects of diet on hormones
The effects of environmental toxins on hormones
The effects of imbalanced thyroid on hormones
Effects of consistently low energy vibrations from: negative thoughts ( unconscious /conscious), environmental and human energies
The role of estrogen, progesterone and DHEA + Steroidogenesis pathway
Symptoms of estrogen dominance (PCOS, Endometriosis, Fibroids and Cysts)
Symptoms of low progesterone
Nutrients deficiencies during: Menstruation, Perimenopause and Menopause
Day 2: “HOW”: How can we support hormonal imbalance with nourishing foods, supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies, lifestyle and ancestral wisdom.
Learn ancestral and energy shifting activities that raise vibrations and increase healing potential
Learn body movements, stretches, breathing, ceremony, sounding, and meditation practices to create a synchronized flow of hormones
Learn the nutrient needs to prepare for powerful windows of the feminine cycles and psyche: Menstruation, Perimenopause and Menopause
The supportive role of bio-identical hormones, supplements, and herbs for healthy menstruation, peri-menopause and menopause
Case study reviews + therapeutics: PCOS and Perimenopause using a DUTCH test. ( Dried Urine Test Comprehensive Hormones)
Learn how touse the DUTCH test and other lab results as tools for creating an individualized nutrition program. Lab results will be interpreted using The DUTCH and blood markers.
Workshop Instructor
Marla Samuel, DNM, MSc, Nutrition, BAPsych, RNCP, DipHom, CFMP, has been supporting and guiding clients with digestive and hormonal concerns for over twenty years, providing individualized nutritional, herbal, and lifestyle support.
Marla has taught nutrition, homeopathy, and various science courses at George Brown College, The Institute of Holistic Nutrition, The Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine, and developed numerous workshops. Marla continues to share her passion for teaching digestive and hormone health through her online course business, supporting professional practitioners and clients.
Marla is a frequent webinar presenter for nutrition associations, community and corporate events, raising awareness of how we can create more joyful moments by living a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Marla is a Board Certified Doctor of Natural Medicine, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Health Empowerment Coach, and trained Homeopath.