Is Balance a Myth?

I bet you hear about “balance” all the time, right? Life/Work balance Balancing your schedule and my favorite (of course) Balancing your hormones Balance can be a tricky thing though, and what is balance anyways? The media paints balance for women as being able to do...

Are you falling through the cracks?

I talked with a lovely woman this week, and her comment was that she was “frustrated with the medical system”.   Have you ever been? I know I have, with my own health and hormones issues, and that is the REASON that I became certified in Functional Medicine!...

Got Hot Flashes?

Peri-menopause, do you know what’s happening? I remember 25 years ago when I became very interested in women’s health, I was a chiropractor treating patients for back and neck pain, sports injuries and trauma. I remember my office manager in my practice that was going...

How’s your Mood and Motivation these days?

How’s your Mood?    Do you ever think about your mood? Are you ever irritable, short with others (because they are getting on your last nerve!), or maybe your family tiptoes around you sometimes? Or you just feel crabby or low, and don’t know why? You may not...

How Self-Care Helps your Hormones…

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, and I was isolating. I’m a natural introvert,...

Easing into the New Year, ideas for your health and hormones…

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 get me wrong, they are...

Hormones and Gut Health, What Women need to Know….

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 be! I help women balance their hormones naturally and gut...

Optimizing your Metabolism with a Paleo Diet, Part 2

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 ways of eating, which includes low carb diets,...

Optimizing your Metabolism with Low Carb, Paleo and Ketogenic Diets, what’s the difference, can they work for you? Part 1

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 run all of your bodily...

Functional Medicine, Can it Help your Hormones?

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 can be uncomfortable. They can be...
Are you an “over-giver”?

Are you an “over-giver”?

Are you an “over-giver”? Do you ever think of yourself this way? Over-givers will give and give, and may receive little in return. As women we are really good at this, right? I see so many women in my hormone testing and coaching programs who are over-givers, and it...

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