About Meah

Meah's Story

Do you ever feel like your routine is all over the place?

I certainly did! Hi I’m Meah Robertson, Naturopath and creator of Fem21, plus a mum of 2 girls. I wanted one simple thing I could take every day.

So, I decided to make it myself...

The very beginning of it all

For me it started as a teenager with irregular cycles, hormonal acne and dark hair growth (around the mouth, nipples, snail trail and a pubic hair line that extended down to the middle of my thighs), typical PCOS symptoms. I tried the pill for contraception and to level things out, but my body hated it. I became terribly depressed and anxious and I knew it just wasn’t for me

My journey into motherhood

So after persevering for about 6 months I came off the pill and quickly fell pregnant. Then at 3 months miscarried (2 weeks before our wedding in 2005) which was pretty full on. I then went on to fall pregnant again a few months later (that’s my eldest daughter Ava), I breastfed Ava for 2 years, and whilst breastfeeding fell pregnant (with my second daughter Jada). I then breastfed again for another 2 years. I was so worn out I couldn’t fathom having another baby anytime soon so I had an IUD put in for contraception as I couldn’t do the pill again and there aren’t many options out their for women!

Battling the Hormonal Rollercoaster

Each cycle I would feel so tired, sluggish, bloated, emotionally up & down swinging from cranky to teary. I had terrible cystic acne and breakouts on my jawline and around my mouth. Both around ovulation and my period, I felt like as I would heal from one lot of pimples the next would pop up. I struggled for many years feeling like crap, but pushing through it was terrible for my confidence and sense of self. I was a hormonal train wreck.

One morning I just snapped, I woke up and thought enough is enough, I need one simple thing I can actually stick to

The idea comes to life

I was prescribing liquid herbs in practice but I just couldn’t commit to taking them myself consistently. So I thought why don’t I create a powdered herbal and superfood blend I’d actually take every day. There wasn’t anything like it on the market. So in 2014 I got to work on creating Fem21, bringing together herbs, greens, superfoods, fibre and probiotics in one scoop.

Dairy Free

Non GMO

Sugar Free

Gluten Free

Soy Free

No Fillers

The formulation process

It took me about 12 months of tweaking before I was happy with the end result which is now Fem21. If I was going to take it everyday and expect other women to do the same it had to taste ok. I think we’ve achieved this whilst keeping it free from any fillers, added sugar, or anything synthetic.

Also wanted it to be gluten and dairy free as they can cause problems for some women. It’s a really easy daily routine to mix in water, juice or a smoothie and it’s an easy habit to keep. I say it’s functional not fun, it’s more about what it does right! But don’t worry it doesn't taste as bad as it looks.