Perimenopause is a normal part of the aging process for women and will affect each woman differently. Part of demystifying perimenopause means understanding what is normal for you. Education and awareness are the first steps to understanding potential changes in the body during this transitional phase in life. If you have additional questions after reading [...]
The 4Rs of Gut Healing 1. Remove: The first step is to remove pathogens and inflammatory triggers that are associated with increased intestinal permeability. 2. Replace: The second step is to replace these with nutrients in the diet that help to reduce inflammation and optimize digestive health. 3. Reinoculate: The third step is to reinoculate [...]
Testosterone therapy is increasingly used to treat symptoms of hormone deficiency in pre and postmenopausal women. Testosterone is essential for physical and mental health in women as well as men. Although frequently thought of to increase sex drive, testosterone's role in sexual function is only a small part of its physiologic effect in women. [...]
Adults and children alike are spending more time awake late at night to study, work, or have fun. All those late nights may be slowly killing us. More than 20 years of research shows us that sleep is vitally important to physical and mental health. Most of what we know about sleep and health [...]
The easy, relaxed lifestyle experienced by our ancestors no longer exists, and we're not even aware of how much stress we're under. The problem? "Our lifestyles have changed, but our bodies haven't." The adrenal glands sit over the kidneys, where they play a significant role in the body, secreting more than 50 hormones necessary [...]
