Jenna Longoria - The Period Guru

Jenna Longoria - The Period Guru Women's Hormone Specialist. Functional Nutrition & Diagnostic Testing with Jenna Longoria, FDN-P. Find Hormonal Balance and Digestive Wellness TODAY.

Jenna Longoria aka The Period Guru, is a board certified functional nutrition practitioner specializing in women’s hormones. She was listed by The Huffington Post as one of the top 20 new health writers to follow in 2017. Her work has been featured in Mind Body Green, NBC, The Elephant Journal, SXSW and she is the author of The Period Solution, a 28-day hormone balancing guide. Through her virtual

private practice, Jenna helps women reclaim their hormones and digestive health with a multidisciplinary approach combining functional medicine, nutrition, and diagnostic lab testing. Jenna is a firm believer that the right diet and lifestyle can put any hormonal condition into remission. You can find her at www.jennalongoria.com or reach me by email at jenna@jennalongoria.com

How hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help during perimenopause 👇⁠⁠Despite common belief, hormonal balance is not ac...
04/28/2026

How hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help during perimenopause 👇⁠
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Despite common belief, hormonal balance is not achievable during perimenopause… Because perimenopause is a state of hormone imbalance due to the natural decline of s*x hormones.⁠
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When it comes to perimenopause, I often see clients prescribed testosterone FIRST. Here is why this doesn’t work.. ⁠
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With testosterone alone, you may feel better at first, but supraphysiologic doses can cause high androgen symptoms and make estrogen receptor sites weaker.⁠
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Here’s the truth about HRT during perimenopause:⁠
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✅ Progesterone is usually the first hormone to drop (often starting around 35)⁠
✅ I recommend starting with progesterone + supportive nutrition, exercise, and nervous system care⁠
✅ In many cases, DHEA & testosterone naturally balance afterward — no HRT needed⁠
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⁠HRT can help during perimenopause, but the key lies in ⁠using it in the right order. ⁠
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🔥If you are in perimenopause & confused with all the conflicting advice, I have a free Perimenopause Guide + Diagnostic Quiz to help you thrive during this season. Comment HELP and I’ll send it to you!⁠
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Perimenopause isn’t just worse PMS and it can start in your late 30s.😣 Unexplained weight gain😣 Poor sleep😣 Random anxie...
04/27/2026

Perimenopause isn’t just worse PMS and it can start in your late 30s.

😣 Unexplained weight gain
😣 Poor sleep
😣 Random anxiety
😣 Brain fog
😣 Low libido

And yet… you’re told everything is “normal.”

This isn’t something to band-aid..it’s a transition that shapes your next 20+ years.

Support your body the right way, and everything shifts.

🔥 Comment BLUEPRINT to learn more.

The hormone shift no one prepares you for…⁠⁠I’m talking about the season of life when you’re hit with:⁠❌Low energy⁠❌Mood...
04/25/2026

The hormone shift no one prepares you for…⁠
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I’m talking about the season of life when you’re hit with:⁠
❌Low energy⁠
❌Mood swings⁠
❌Weight gain⁠
❌Poor sleep⁠
❌Digestive issues⁠
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And despite “everything looking normal,” you feel anything but normal.⁠
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If you’re in your late 30s or early 40s, all these signs may point to perimenopause.⁠
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During this season, many women feel a complete shift in their body, but most are left in the dark with no clear guidance or support.⁠
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🔥That’s exactly why I created my FREE Perimenopause Thrival Guide + Diagnostic quiz. (👋🏼comment GUIDE & I’ll send it to you)⁠
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Inside you’ll discover:⁠
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✅ How to identify if you’re truly in perimenopause⁠
✅ What’s really happening with your hormones and why it matters⁠
✅ The tests that give you real insight (not just “you’re fine”) ⁠
✅ Practical tools to support energy, mood, digestion, and metabolism⁠
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This isn’t about putting a band-aid on symptoms or being told to just “deal with it.”⁠
It’s about learning how to work with your body, not against it.⁠
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First of all, there is no such thing as “balancing” hormones during perimenopause. Perimenopause is a time characterized...
04/24/2026

First of all, there is no such thing as “balancing” hormones during perimenopause. Perimenopause is a time characterized by hormone imbalance.⁠
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But with that said, there are ways to support this transition and for those who are candidates for HRT, hormones can be replaced. ⁠
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Many hormone-balancing habits that once worked in your 20s and 30s may no longer work once we hit perimenopause.⁠
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Why?⁠
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Because our hormone landscape changes dramatically during this time and those one-size-fits-all fixes stop cutting it.⁠
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Perimenopause is a natural state of hormone imbalance due to the decline of estrogen, progesterone, and even testosterone. This usually starts around age 35. ⁠
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Despite common belief, it isn’t a glitch– It’s a transition. But that doesn’t mean you have to suffer through it blindly.⁠
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Here are some common signs that you might just be in perimenopause:⁠
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❌️Unexplained weight gain⁠
❌️Increased anxiety (especially pre-period)⁠
❌️Insomnia⁠
❌️Intense PMS⁠
❌️Sore or painful breasts⁠
❌️Joint pain⁠
❌️Low libido⁠
❌️Headaches⁠
❌️Heavier periods⁠
❌️Shorter cycles⁠
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Sound familiar?⁠
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👋🏼Comment GUIDE in the comments and I’ll send you my FREE Perimenopause Thrival Guide-it includes a diagnostic quiz, functional testing tips, and real strategies to help you actually feel better in midlife.⁠
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What if the fertility conversation is missing some of the most important pieces?⁠⁠Not just hormones, tests, and protocol...
04/23/2026

What if the fertility conversation is missing some of the most important pieces?⁠
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Not just hormones, tests, and protocols⁠
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But also the deeper factors that can influence the journey⁠
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That’s exactly why Michelle Oravitz of created The Fertility Shift Summit, and I’m so honored to be part of it as a speaker.⁠
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This event brings together an incredible group of voices who are helping expand the way we understand fertility - from integrative medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and spiritual perspectives.⁠
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You’ll hear conversations with experts like⁠
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These are the kinds of conversations that can truly shift how you see your fertility journey. ⁠
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The summit runs April 21–25 and you can attend for free.⁠
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🔥Comment SUMMIT & I’ll DM you the link to register!

04/22/2026

Perimenopause isn’t something to band-aid.

It’s a biological shift and how you support your body through it determines how you feel for the next 20+ years.

When you balance your blood sugar, support your hormones instead of suppressing them, regulate your nervous system, build muscle, and optimise your digestion and detox pathways - you’re not just getting your life back. You’re actively reducing your long-term risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and more.

This window matters.

And the women who come out the other side thriving are the ones who stopped waiting and started getting answers.

✅Sleeping through the night again & actually waking up rested.

✅Feeling emotionally steady.
Not white-knuckling through the week, not apologising for your moods, not wondering where the calm version of you went.

✅Having consistent energy that doesn’t depend on caffeine and willpower to get you through the day.

✅Feeling strong and clear in your body again,
and actually understanding what it needs, instead of guessing.

This is exactly why I created my 1:1 program: 💙The Perimenopause Blueprint.

👋🏼Comment BLUEPRINT below to learn more & schedule a free call with me.

04/21/2026

The women in their 40s and beyond who are thriving in perimenopause aren’t “lucky”. They took radical responsibility.

These women listened to their gut when the advice from their OB to “take the pill to regulate your hormones” just didn’t sit well with them.

Nor did the advice from the local hormone therapy clinic that everyone raves about on the local Facebook group, to just “take lots of testosterone and low dose progesterone daily”.

These women were seeking more than just symptom care relief. They wanted to thrive and set themselves up for health long term.

They too experienced the disrupted sleep, weight gain out of nowhere, PMS on steroids, mood swings and brain fog.

But now they are sleeping through the night, at a healthy weight, have control over their moods, and thinking with clarity.

What was their secret?

Well, it’s not really a secret because I’m spilling all the beans.

This phase is a critical window. What you do now doesn’t just impact how you feel today—it directly affects your longevity and future health.

(Psst.. 🔥This is exactly why I created my 1:1 program:

💙The Perimenopause Blueprint.

👋🏼Comment BLUEPRINT below to learn more & schedule a free call with me. )

✅When you properly support your body during perimenopause, you can:

✅Improve metabolic health and maintain a healthy weight
✅Support brain function and reduce risk of cognitive decline
✅Lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
✅Support healthy hormone metabolism and reduce long-term risks like breast cancer
✅Build strength, resilience, and energy for the decades ahead

This is not a guess-and-check approach.

You’ll receive a full functional workup.... the kind your OB isn’t running

04/20/2026

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry you’ve been told that your new symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, decreased patience, unexplained weight gain and belly fat are all just part of aging and something you need to “just live with”.

I’m sorry you were told that birth control, sleeping pills, and anti-anxiety meds are your only option.

I’m sorry you’ve been told vitex, seed cycling, and wild yam cream will help “boost” your progesterone.

Meanwhile you’re over here drowning in wasted money on supplement blends and OB visits that leave you with no answers.

This isn’t your fault. Our medical system is not equipped to help women navigate perimenopause.

🔥That’s why I created my 1:1 Perimenopause Blueprint.

In this program my promise to you is after our work together you will:

1. Feel at home in your body again
2. Lose the stubborn, unexplained weight gain
3. Have decreased bloating, constipation or IBS symptoms
4. Sleep better and wake up feeling refreshed
5. Have more balanced moods (your family will really love this one)
6. No more “PMS on steriods”
7. Enjoy having less anxiety
8. If a candidate, be connected with an HRT provider and HRT plan that supports longevity not just symptom care relief.

💙If you want this to be your reality comment BLUEPRINT below to learn more and book your free Discovery call

Perimenopause is not problem too fix, it’s a season to understand. ⁠⁠If you’re in your 40s and the hormone tricks just a...
04/17/2026

Perimenopause is not problem too fix, it’s a season to understand. ⁠
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If you’re in your 40s and the hormone tricks just aren’t working anymore... there’s a reason.⁠
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Once we enter perimenopause, our hormonal shifts require more than vitex and seed cycling. Our bodies need the real deal. ⁠
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So, what is the real deal?⁠
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Perimenopause is a natural (but dramatic) decline in our s*x hormones. The first hormone to drop off is progesterone, and this begins around 35.⁠
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It’s not something to “hack,” but it is something to understand.⁠
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So if you’re dealing with:⁠
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• New weight gain despite no diet changes⁠
• Heightened anxiety or insomnia⁠
• Sore breasts, joint pain, low libido⁠
• Headaches, heavier periods, or shorter cycles...⁠
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You’re not broken. You’re not failing.⁠
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You’re just in a phase no one taught you how to navigate.⁠
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I created a free resource to give you clarity and real tools to support your body through this transition!⁠
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👋🏼Comment GUIDE and I’ll send you my FREE Perimenopause Thrival Guide. It includes a self-assessment quiz, testing recommendations, and practical, root-cause strategies for midlife women 🩷⁠
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