Why Do I Wake Up Feeling Unrefreshed?
“I don’t understand it,” Mia said when she came in for her appointment. “I go to bed at a reasonable hour, but when I wake up in the morning I often feel like I haven’t slept at all! I’m so tired all [...]
“I don’t understand it,” Mia said when she came in for her appointment. “I go to bed at a reasonable hour, but when I wake up in the morning I often feel like I haven’t slept at all! I’m so tired all [...]
Weight loss is one of the many reasons women come to see me. Last March many people were suddenly thrust into working from home, were unable to go to their gym, and started spending hours each day sitting on video calls. These [...]
Kristen arrived in my office, like so many women before her, almost completely worn down. She told me she simply had no energy to “do life.” She was eerily calm when she said this, her voice so full of weariness that my [...]
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 [...]
“It’s three weeks into the new year and I’m already stressed and frustrated with myself. I want to be healthier this year - but I just can’t seem to get motivated.” That’s what my friend Jessica said to me this week 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 [...]
Updated 02/26/2023 When Traci came to my clinic for the first time, just like so many of the women who find their way to me, her biggest complaint was utter exhaustion. “I can’t even remember what it felt like to have energy,” [...]
If there’s one thing I can count on each year, it’s the flood of women who come to see me after the holidays complaining of exhaustion, uncomfortable symptoms, and the dreaded weight they’ve put on again. They tell me this happens every [...]
A friend sent me a message this week that said “Happy Thanksgiving. It’s a little weird this year.” My response was “That’s an understatement.” Clearly, the holiday this week was vastly different than in years past. Many people cancelled travel plans and [...]
Updated 11/27/2022 A long time ago, my friend Catherine tried the “black coffee” diet. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. She ate very little, and drank black coffee with every “meal.” She dropped a [...]