You simply can’t build a stable hormonal profile in a system that can’t digest and absorb dietary fat. This post addresses what I feel is one of the single biggest drivers of fat malabsorption.
While hormone replacement therapy can be supportive for some, it’s also a complex, tissue-specific game of trade-offs. This post is not about telling anyone what to take or not take, but about informed consent, biological nuance, and why I’ve chosen a different path.
While many factors play a role in cognitive health, hormones affect everything, especially our brains. This post details just how important our hormones are for emotional regulation, mood, and cognition.
I’m doing some things differently with my alopecia group coaching program. And if you suffer from hair loss…of any pattern…I hope that you’ll consider taking this new journey with me.
The hormones that are most commonly associated with hair loss are the androgens (DHEA, testosterone, and DHT) and thyroid (hypothyroidism). There are others that are equally important, like cortisol, and another is prolactin, which rarely gets the attention it deserves.
There comes a time in many women’s lives where they ask themselves, “Is this perimenopause? Or is it my thyroid? Or maybe both?”
A widespread misconception about peri/menopause is that weight gain, hot flashes, night sweats, forgetfulness, and mood swings are normal. Just because they’re common doesn’t mean they’re normal.
PCOS is largely underdiagnosed and affects up to 10 percent of women of childbearing age. Fortunately, it’s often temporary—it responds well to natural dietary and lifestyle strategies.
There are many ways to lose weight without deprivation and restriction. But is a ketogenic diet recommended for those with Hashimoto’s?
What’s an otherwise healthy woman in her early 40s supposed to think when she hasn’t cycled in over year? Is it always “early menopause?” I don’t think so…
