Painful Periods Aren’t Normal (And What You Can Do to Stop the Pain) with Dr. Cecilia Cruz
Most women have been told that painful periods are just part of life. They’re not.
Bloating, spotting, pain with intercourse, exhaustion. These are signals from your body that something is wrong. Yet so many women walk out of their doctor’s office with a birth control prescription and no real answers.
In this episode, Dr. Miranda Naylor sits down with Dr. Cecilia Cruz, functional medicine physician, preventive medicine specialist, and associate physician at Modern Women’s Wellness. Dr. Cruz personally healed her own endometriosis through functional medicine and now helps other women do the same. They get into what’s actually driving period pain, what’s truly normal during your cycle, and what you can do about it.
We’ll explore:
✔️ Why period pain has been over-normalized and what’s actually considered normal
✔️ Red flags during your cycle that are often overlooked or dismissed
✔️ The root causes of period pain from inflammation and gut health to endometriosis and fibroids
✔️ How an anti-inflammatory and Mediterranean style diet can make a real difference
✔️ The best food sources and supplements for omega-3s
✔️ Why self-treating with supplements without testing can backfire
✔️ How functional medicine testing leads to personalized, targeted treatment
✔️ How to work with Dr. Cruz at Modern Women’s Wellness
If you’ve ever been told painful periods are just something you have to live with, this one’s for you.
Timestamps
00:06 Why period pain is over-normalized
01:19 Dr. Cruz’s background in functional and preventive medicine
02:01 Dr. Cruz’s personal journey with endometriosis
03:08 What is actually normal during a menstrual cycle
07:23 Red flags to watch out for
10:52 How stress and lifestyle impact period pain
13:01 Root causes of period pain
15:30 Can period pain actually be eliminated?
17:20 Anti-inflammatory diet and omega-3s
21:14 When to work with a functional medicine provider
22:29 Why testing matters more than symptom-chasing
24:28 The dangers of unsupervised supplementation
25:49 How to work with Dr. Cruz
Dr. Cruz’s link:
Free Clarity Call for Dr. Cruz — https://drmirandanaylor.com/schedule-now/schedule-dr-cecila-cruz/
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dr.cececruz/
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