Updated 11/18/2020 When Crystal told me her sex life was nearly non-existent, and had been for months, I could see her distress. She’d come to see me about other symptoms that were cropping up as she experienced perimenopause, but this was the [...]
By Dixie Mills, MD The questions and answers around mammograms are muddy to say the least. The debate about their use can get quite heated and more emotional than one would think for a medical screening test. No one really gets up [...]
Have you been hearing a lot about thyroid imbalances lately? More and more often these days, when women experience problems like increased fatigue, loss of concentration and weight gain, the first thing that comes to mind is “it must be my thyroid." [...]
Do you remember the frightening stories related to the safety of IUDs (intrauterine devices) shortly after they were introduced many years ago? If so, it’s important that you realize that since that time, the IUD has become one of the best methods [...]
S-E-X. Sex. For a small word, s-e-x evokes all sorts of varied emotions for people! Some women tell me that sex was never discussed in their homes when growing up; others say that it was discussed infrequently and in hushed tones. Rarely [...]
by Dixie Mills, MD Medical school requires one to be alert and awake, so of course I relied on a cup of coffee to do just that. After I got pregnant however, I lost my taste for it completely. Now don’t get [...]
Recently, I was in Tucson, facilitating workshops at the Institute of Functional Medicine. It is such an honor to be asked to facilitate and assist in training so many brilliant minds and amazing health professionals. I love working with like-minded professionals and [...]
Updated 05/05/2021 For as long as I’ve been in practice, I’ve explored the impact that stress has on physical health. This wasn’t something that the conventional medical profession used to talk much about. I remember how excited I was in 1983 when [...]
PMS doesn’t exist! That’s what I heard from a speaker recently who was giving a TED-X talk. Describing PMS as a myth, she went as far as to say that the PMS label is an excuse for women to behave in a [...]
Updated 04/28/2021 I began my functional medicine journey over three decades ago because I knew there had to be a better way than what I saw in conventional medical settings. Bio-individuality and the firm belief that there is no “one size fits [...]
