There comes a time in many women’s lives where they ask themselves, “Is this perimenopause? Or is it my thyroid? Or maybe both?”
After more than a decade of debate and input from over 22,000 patients and providers and an international panel of clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates, “polycystic ovary syndrome” is officially polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.
Years ago, ferritin, which is our iron storage protein, was explained to me by a functional medicine doctor like this: Iron is the merchandise in the front of the store. Ferritin is what’s in the back storage room. Unfortunately, most doctors only check what’s on the shelves.
One morning in early June, I put my feet on the ground to get out of bed and it felt like I was walking on broken glass. I panicked. I sat back on the bed and thought…what in the fresh hell is this?
Everyone loves a “hack,” right? We all want a workaround or clever shortcut that saves time and solves a problem. But what happens when hacks meet chronic illness?
Vitamin D isn’t a vitamin, it’s part of the steroid hormone axis alongside cortisol, estrogen, testosterone, and DHEA. This distinction is important because when you supplement with a steroid hormone, you don’t simply raise a level, you introduce a signal into a tightly controlled feedback system that’s designed to regulate itself.
There’s no shortage of health information—God knows there’s no shortage. The problem is the format it’s being delivered in and what that format is doing to people’s ability to actually get well.
Here are a few powerful testimonials from those who’ve participated in the Gut + Hormone Intensive session.
If someone has a history of allergies, there are two gut markers that are almost always a slam dunk—I assume they’re going to be elevated even before the client has sent their stool sample in. These markers have a lot to do with “clock genes” and our circadian rhythm.
Is “estrogen dominance” really just “estrogen dominance?” Because when this enzyme is elevated, it can significantly interfere with hormone clearance and lead to an excess of circulating estrogen that could contribute to symptoms of estrogen dominance and an increased risk of certain cancers.
