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…
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 even realize that you 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…
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 can lead 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…
“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 the question is YES, acupuncture can help your hormones! Whether 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…