Updated 09/18/2022 “I’m afraid to eat!” That’s what Gina said to me when she called for a consultation. I wasn’t sure what she meant, so I explored a little further, and she told me that she was having such trouble with her [...]
Updated 05/08/2022 “A past clouded in controversy and bold claims”. I was struck by this phrase when reading the abstract of a recent study on DHEA. Of course, I know that the hormone DHEA does have a past (and even a present) [...]
Updated 8/21/2022 I saw a headline the other day that said: “15 Amazing Health Benefits of Wine”. Wow! Wouldn’t we all love to keep reading that one? The more reasoned truth is that while there may be some health benefits to a [...]
I am passionate about helping women understand why it is so important to keep hormones balanced so they can do the jobs they’re meant to do. Hormones can have such a tremendous impact on the way a woman is feeling, and her [...]
Updated 05/15/2022 The title of this post is an actual question my patient Avery asked me sometime during our first appointment. She was showing some of the early signs of adrenal fatigue, and I wanted her to keep a close eye on [...]
If you’ve been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease you already know your thyroid isn’t functioning the way it should. With hypothyroidism often comes one of the biggest laments I hear from women: no matter what they do, they’re having extreme difficulty losing weight. [...]
This time of year, it’s not unusual for me to hear women talking about stress. The shopping, holiday concerts for the kids, dance shows and parties; external stressors certainly take a toll on the body and mind. But what about the stress [...]
Updated 4/03/2022 A few months ago, I was planning to have lunch with my friend Beth. But, as usual, we both had so much on the go that we couldn’t find the time until late in the afternoon. I noticed Beth suppressing [...]
Women have long been hoping for a “magic” solution to their weight loss struggles. I’ve seen some women do some crazy things in an effort to drop weight -- eating nothing but grapefruit for a week, drinking far more black coffee than [...]
Recently, a patient came into my office visibly upset. When I asked what brought her to see me, she told me what had happened just a few days earlier. She was getting her children ready for school, when her youngest accidentally spilled [...]
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