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! Navigating our health Read more…
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 through hormonal changes and it Read more…
Do you ever struggle with your ENERGY? Energy is one of those things, when you have good energy throughout the day you may not think about it. But when you don’t have it, it may be ALL you think about. The lack of it, the tiredness, needing a “pick me up”. Read more…
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, and moving 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 get me wrong, they are important!), but the other issues, 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 be! I help women balance their hormones naturally and gut 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 ways of eating, which includes low carb diets, Paleo diets 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 insomnia and discomfort. Stress can cause your adrenal hormones to 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 can be uncomfortable. They can be mild or not so Read more…
Has stress taken over your life? you know what I mean…. over busy, over committed, and overwhelmed can become your normal way of living, and your body and hormones can suffer for it! Chronic low grade stress is an epidemic for women these days, with the operative word being “low Read more…