Best Supplements for Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) and Fertility: Why Beef Liver and Oysters Work
If you’re on a journey to recover from functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), you probably already know that eating enough and gaining weight are essential steps to getting your missing period back.
But there’s another crucial and often overlooked part of recovery: replenishing your body’s deep nutritional stores. Years of under-eating, over-exercising, stress, or hormonal birth control use can leave your body depleted of key vitamins and minerals.
That’s where beef liver and oysters come in. These nutrient-dense superfoods are two of the most powerful allies in restoring fertility, hormone production, and helping you get your missing period back.
Why We Recommend Liver and Oyster Supplements for Fertility & HA Recovery
1. They’re Preparatory for Testing
Testing nutrient status without nutritional support often shows what we already know: you’re depleted. By taking nutrient-dense supplements like beef liver and oysters, you improve your baseline status, which can make future lab testing more accurate and actionable.
At The HA Society, we believe in food-first supplementation. We only suggest isolated supplements once you've identified a specific deficiency through testing. Until then, the most bioavailable and effective way to support your body is through real food-based supplements, especially freeze-dried beef liver and oysters.
2. They’re Better Than a Multivitamin
Unlike synthetic multis or prenatals, these whole food supplements offer nutrients in their most bioavailable forms, meaning your body recognizes and uses them more effectively.
If you’re recovering from HA, or have a history of disordered eating, birth control, or fertility treatments, nutrient depletion is almost guaranteed. Rather than guessing what you might need, start giving your body what it can truly use…right now.
In many traditional cultures, nutrient-dense foods like liver and oysters were often reserved for couples preparing to conceive, because of their rich supply of fertility-supporting vitamins and minerals.
Why Minerals Matter in HA Recovery
While calorie and weight restoration are non-negotiable for recovery, many women with a missing period are also running low on essential minerals. Chronic stress, including the stress of under-eating and overtraining, causes the body to burn through minerals faster. And since minerals help run nearly every system in the body, low levels mean those systems can’t function optimally. In some cases, the body will even downregulate them completely (hello, HA).
Rebuilding your mineral stores supports:
Thyroid health for regular cycles
Ovarian function and hormone production
Energy, mood, and metabolic resilience
In short: you need more than just enough calories, you need mineral repletion. You need nutrient therapy.
Beef Liver for Hormone Balance & Fertility
Beef liver is one of the most nutrient-rich foods on the planet and contains exactly what women recovering from HA need most.
Key Benefits of Beef Liver:
Vitamin A (Retinol) – Crucial for hormone production and ovarian function
Iron – Supports energy levels and prevents anemia (common in HA)
B Vitamins (B12 & Folate) – Essential for metabolism and fertility
Copper & Zinc – Work together to regulate ovulation and thyroid function
Choline – Supports brain health, egg quality, and liver detoxification
🐮 Try our Jool Beef Liver Supplement – made with 100% freeze-dried, grass-fed beef liver from New Zealand.
Oysters for Fertility & Hormonal Health
Oysters are sometimes called “the ocean’s multivitamin” or “liver of the sea”, and for good reason. They’re the most concentrated food source of zinc, a mineral that’s key for reproductive health. Oyster’s are especially great for vegans and vegetarians, providing nutrients similar to liver, that are hard to get on a plant based diet.
Key Benefits of Oysters:
Zinc – Boosts FSH/LH production and supports healthy ovulation
Iodine – Supports thyroid function, often disrupted in HA
Selenium – Helps protect egg quality and supports antioxidant defenses
Copper, Iron, & B12 – Complement beef liver for a full nutrient profile
🌊 Try our Jool Oyster Supplement – sustainably sourced in New Zealand, freeze-dried, and packed with bioavailable nutrients.
How Liver & Oysters Help You Get Your Period Back
When used consistently, these two superfoods can:
Support thyroid health for regular cycles
Restore ovarian function and boost progesterone
Improve egg quality and future fertility
Rebuild energy, mood, and overall metabolic health
When You Can’t Eat Liver or Oysters Regularly
We get it, not everyone enjoys the taste of organ meats or seafood. Eating them multiple times a week can also be tricky with a busy schedule.
That’s where high-quality freeze-dried supplements can make a big difference, offering the same nutrient benefits without the prep work or strong flavors.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve been working on eating more, resting more, and reaching a healthier weight but still struggle with a missing period, focusing on deep nutrition might be the missing link.
Here inside the HA Society, we believe in beef liver and oysters so much that we eventually bought a supplement company to make sure we could source the highest-quality products possible. You can check them out over at Jool — where we’ve crafted our own beef liver and oyster capsules to make this nutrient boost easy and sustainable for recovery.
That said, nutrients alone often aren’t the whole story. Many women we work with discover their missing period wasn’t just about food gaps, it was about hidden habits, subtle mindset blocks, or blind spots they didn’t even realize were keeping their body in stress mode.
That’s where coaching comes in. If you’ve been trying to figure this out on your own and still feel stuck, our team can help uncover what’s really holding you back and guide you toward full recovery. Apply HERE.
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