Updated 07/16/2023 Janet had all the usual symptoms of hormonal issues: hot flashes, irritability, and weight gain. She’d almost anticipated them as she approached the average age of menopause. What she didn’t expect, though, was the way her skin was changing. When [...]
Updated: Apr. 4th, 2024 Shelly burst into tears the moment I asked how her weight loss efforts had been going. She was frustrated and angry, because she had tried everything– but nothing had worked. Shelly told me that her friends, family, and [...]
I had a new patient, Lily, in my office a little while ago asking me about the “circadian rhythm diet.” Like so many of the women I see, she’d been struggling with unwanted weight gain, and had only recently heard this term. [...]
Updated 01/22/2023 When I asked some of my closest friends if they knew what the estrobolome was, their answers sounded like a game of Balderdash. A new amusement park ride? The puff of powder released when putting on latex gloves? A Polish [...]
Carrie sat in my office, sobbing. “All I do these days is cry,” she said. “Or I’m flying off the handle with uncontrollable rage, or I’m exceptionally happy for a little while but there’s a huge crash that soon follows,” she added. [...]
Updated 07/30/2023 Kelly’s story was so familiar to me; I’d lived through the same thing myself. At her first visit, Kelly said her PMS symptoms were out of control, disrupting her life so much that she could barely function for several days [...]
Updated 05/07/2023 My client, Tricia, was well versed in the issues adrenal imbalances can create. But just like… well, pretty much everything else, adrenal fatigue can feel different depending on what hormonal stage of your life you’re in. Tricia began experiencing signs [...]
Updated 09/03/2023 Jess was near tears when she told me her story: “The other morning, I was frantically searching for my glasses near the nightstand where I always put them when I go to bed. I knew they should be there but [...]
Updated 09/17/2023 “This is no way to live!” That’s what Fiona said after describing what the week around her period was like every month. Her anxiety around her PMS was impacting her life all the time; even when she wasn’t experiencing cramps, [...]
Updated 02/12/2023 When Caitlin came to see me, she was frustrated. Almost every day she dealt with bloating, pain and cramping in her abdominal region, and gas. She never knew if she would wake up with diarrhea or be completely unable to [...]
