Introducing Our Mom: Hormone Health Educator, Candace Burch! From Growing Up in the 50s and 60s to Discovering Her Dream Career and Advocating for Safe, Natural Approaches to Health Care.

This week, Jess and Ry sit down with their mom, Hormone Health Educator, Candace Burch, M.A., founder of Your Hormone Balance. Candace earned her masters in Health Education in 1979, and has had a 30+ year career in health and wellness, always advocating for safe, natural approaches to health care and disease prevention. She continues to spread awareness about the importance of natural hormone balance: speaking at events, on podcasts and consulting with women every day, helping them relieve symptoms, prevent disease and improve their quality of life. In this episode, Candace shares her experience growing up in the 50’s, moving from Chicago to Beverly Hills at a young age, and overcoming allergies and adrenal issues. Candace talks about the lack of awareness around nutrition when she was growing up and how her health and self confidence was influenced by her upbringing. Candace also shares how she became fascinated with hormones and health, and the skiing injury that ultimately lead to her decision to pursue a Masters Degree in Health Education. They also discuss: · Candace’s 17 day juice fast while living on a health farm in the 70s · Founding A.H.H.A “Aspen Holistic Health Association” after college · Her earliest career experiences out of college in radio and for a local news station · Her reaction to birth control when it was first introduced · The vexed topic of birth control and non hormonal options · The impact of protein and diet on ovulation / healthy cycles · Candace’s experience going through peri-menopause while Ry and Jess were very young · Her work as Director of Education for one of the nations largest hormone testing labs · How she finds meaning and purpose through her work with Your Hormone Balance today · Why saliva is her preferred hormone testing method and how she works with clients to detect and correct imbalances · PLUS quick fire questions: her personal mission, her favorite health trend and what she’s most excited about this year! Connect with us! Solo 2.0 Podcast on Instagram Jessica Suchan on Instagram Ryan Burch on Instagram Email us: [email protected]