Woman Who Lost Her Periods for Years Due to Disordered Eating Starts Family by Eating ‘Real Food’

Woman Who Lost Her Periods for Years Due to Disordered Eating Starts Family by Eating ‘Real Food’
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An Illinois woman lost her menstrual periods after years of disordered eating and over-exercise. Hoping to get pregnant and start a family in a natural, healthy way, she and her husband embarked on a radical diet overhaul—and in doing so, they changed their bodies, lives, and future.

Joelle Kurczodyna, 35, lives with her husband Jim, 36, and their three children on a 5-acre homestead in northern Illinois, and they are expecting a fourth child in March.