I got back into the yoga studio last week, a new studio for me, to expand my self-care to nourish my body and mind. It was time. My beloved yoga studio closed during the pandemic and never reopened. I was feeling isolated, Read more…
Easing into the New Year… In my functional medicine and health coaching practice I help women balance their hormones naturally. The main focus for women I work with are not the “female” hormone issues like pms and hot flashes (don’t Read more…
Are you curious why gut health is such a hot topic? Or maybe even what the heck a gut microbiome is, and how this relates to your hormones? Gut health is a hot topic in the forefront now, as it should Read more…
The Paleo Diet, Part 2 In part 1 of this series I talked about what it means to optimize your metabolism with the low carbohydrate approach to eating. There is a lot of science and research to support low carbohydrate Read more…
The Low Carbohydrate Diet, Part 1 What exactly does it mean to optimize your metabolism? Our metabolism is how our bodies burn fuel and power our cells. It takes a combination of all your hormones and complicated chemical interactions to Read more…
“Can acupuncture help my hormones?” I get that question a lot in my practice. I do believe as women we are becoming more intuitive in our bodies, and increasingly want a natural solution to hormone symptoms. And the answer to Read more…
Getting good sleep is so necessary for good health! Never underestimate the healing power of sleep! Many women I see in my practice have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep, or both. Hot flashes and night sweats can cause Read more…
Are your hormones screaming at you, or making you crazy? Are you having hot flashes, night sweats, PMS, insomnia, fatigue? Are you irritable or bitchy? You may not think so but maybe others in your life do! Yes, hormone imbalances Read more…
“Progress, not Perfection”. I like that saying, although I certainly didn’t make it up. But I can see how in many areas of life it can apply beautifully. I have usually seen it used in areas of weight loss, and Read more…
My mission is to help women improve their health and improve their lives. We all deserve to have the quality of life we choose. While I focus on physical health and women’s hormones in my practice and in my posts, Read more…