https://vimeo.com/900635210?share=copy Many conventional doctors don’t routinely measure hormone levels in perimenopause and menopause because medical training focuses on diagnosing hormone diseases, like tumors or thyroid failure, rather than optimizing the everyday hormone shifts women go through. Being told your labs look “normal” doesn’t always mean your hormones are optimal for you. If your symptoms are
Ten Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight Do you want to lose belly fat? For many years we have been told that weight loss is straightforward – eat less and exercise more. Unfortunately it is just not that easy! For some people, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is hard in our modern world. Many of our patients
Joan and Victor (not their real names) run a successful business together. They raised 3 kids, and now they are enjoying being empty nesters. Unfortunately, things in the bedroom aren’t great. Joan doesn’t really care about sex anymore (“Honestly, I’d rather just go to sleep…”) Part of the problem is that due to dryness and
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, which is a pretty scary thought. You’d like to prevent yourself from becoming one of the statistics, but what I see doctors advising women is to live a healthy lifestyle (obviously good advice) and to get a mammogram (ok – but the mammogram only shows
Did you know that what you eat directly affects your hormones? Here are a couple of examples. Jessica is a 43 year old lady with perimenopausal symptoms. After starting on our nutrition program, she felt tremendously better (without any hormone replacement). By one month her energy and mood were back to normal, she no longer
For many healthy women, modern menopausal hormone therapy is considered safe and can significantly improve quality of life. Research shows that the risks and benefits depend on factors such as age, medical history, time since menopause, and the type of hormones used. Hormone therapy may help relieve hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness,
