Your Birth Control May Be Depleting Key Nutrients — Here's What Melanie Hunter Says to Do About It

The fatigue that will not lift. The mood shifts that have no obvious cause. The gut issues and skin changes that showed up after starting hormonal birth control and never quite resolved. Melanie Hunter lived all of that before she discovered that her symptoms were not random — they were her body signaling nutrient depletion. Hormonal birth control, antidepressants, and antibiotics all strip the body of key nutrients including B vitamins, zinc, magnesium, and folate — the exact nutrients responsible for energy, mood, skin health, and gut function. As a holistic nutrition consultant and founder of Alii Supplements she has spent her career helping women understand and replenish what their medications have been quietly taking away. What she shares with Stacey Chillemi about which specific nutrients hormonal birth control depletes, the symptoms most women never connect to their contraception, and the practical solutions for protecting your nutrient levels will give you the most personally relevant and immediately actionable women's health conversation you have encountered. Your symptoms have a cause. This episode helps you finally find it. Discover a new approach to replenishing nutrients and enhancing wellness at  Become a supporter of this podcast: . Follow The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi for weekly episodes on mindset, wellness, spirituality, and business growth—without burnout. Newsletter & resources: https://substack.com/@staceychillemi Watch & connect: • • Be a guest/sponsor: [email protected] • or Disclaimer: Educational only; not medical, mental-health, or legal advice. © The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices