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PCOS + Performance: Why Standard PCOS Advice Fails Active Women
PCOS affects up to 1 in 10 women, but the majority of our clinical guidance is developed from sedentary populations . Not runners. Not lifters. Not hybrid athletes. Not women engaging in 5–10 hours of training per week. This creates a major clinical gap: Active women are told to follow low-carb, weight-focused guidelines that directly conflict with the metabolic demands of their training. The result? We see women who are: Training 4–6x/week Eating “clean” Restricting carbohy

Poppy Hawe
3 days ago1 min read


Birth Control Isn’t the Enemy, It’s Just Misunderstood
I see it all the time with the women I coach.They tell me they feel “guilty” for being on birth control, like they’ve chosen the easy route or done something wrong. But birth control isn’t bad. It’s just misunderstood. It gives women freedom, choice, and control over their bodies — yet most of us were prescribed it as teenagers without ever being told how it actually works. The Truth About Birth Control Most contraceptives work by preventing ovulation , which means your body

Poppy Hawe
Nov 122 min read


Female Physiology 101-Understanding Your Cycle, Not Fighting It
Why We Need to Talk About This It still blows my mind that so many women, even those who train, track macros, and care deeply about their health, don’t actually understand their menstrual cycle.And that’s not their fault.We were never properly taught it. For decades, women have been told to “push harder,” “eat less,” and “train the same every week.”But the female body doesn’t work like that.Our hormones fluctuate every month, impacting our strength, recovery, cravings, sleep,

Poppy Hawe
Nov 102 min read
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