Health Benefits of Tea
Updated 09/12/2021 When a friend called me last month to ask if I wanted to meet for coffee I told her I’d love to see her, but suggested we skip the coffee and head for a local tea shop instead. That’s because [...]
Women’s Alternative Health Care — Make It Work for You
Most of the women we see at our medical clinic aren’t really sure they’re making the right choices about their medical care. They come to us because they have an intuitive sense there must be something healthier, a better way. And they’re [...]
Why Vitamin D Deficiency Makes Everything Feel Harder
Updated: June 15th, 2025 Vitamin D deficiency can impact myriad health issues, including inhibiting your ability to lose weight. Vitamin D is the building block of the powerful steroid hormone calcitriol. Vitamin D helps maintain hormonal balance and a healthy immune system. [...]
Chronic Fatigue — Get Your Energy Back!
As primary caregivers, working mothers, and instinctive people-pleasers, women are extremely prone to fatigue. Every day I see patients who commute to work 40+ hours a week, then zoom home to the demands of children, aging parents, and running a household. They [...]
Finding Your Healthy Weight Starts Here
Updated 7/18/2021 The single biggest topic of conversation in my office is weight. Clients come to me frustrated, confused and overwhelmed. Many have no idea how to even determine what a healthy weight for them is! Society has muddied the water here, [...]
The Full Range of Emotional Expression
It’s easy for most people to identify common emotions such as happy, sad, angry or surprised. But there is such a wide range of emotions that go beyond these well-known few; sometimes what you’re feeling is so much more than happiness or [...]
Medical Hormonal Management Options
For women with fibroids, heavy bleeding, or endometriosis If you suffer from symptomatic fibroids, heavy bleeding or endometriosis, you might be able to avoid a hysterectomy with the right medical management and care. For those who cannot avoid hysterectomy, therapeutic and medical [...]
Am I in Menopause? Perimenopause Symptoms, Causes, and Natural Relief
Have you been having trouble sleeping? Maybe you’ve been experiencing hot flashes. Perhaps your clothes don’t seem to fit like they used to, or you aren’t thinking quite as clearly as you used to. You’re concerned about these changes, but they aren’t happening consistently. [...]
Insulin Resistance – Our Love Affair with Sugar
Most women I talk with at the clinic and in my personal life have experienced sugar cravings, no matter what time of year — or time of the month. Whether it’s having a taste for something sweet after dinner each night or [...]
The Pillars of Diabetes Control
How many times have you reached for a cookie or a bag of potato chips after a bad day? We’ve all been there, and I’m the first to admit that these foods feel good in the short-term. But preventing diabetes means focusing [...]