Hormones helped, and then they didn't. If your hormones stopped working, you need to hear something. This is one of the most common patterns I've seen in my practice, and it almost never means...
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Recent Articles
Why Stress and Trauma Block Hormone Healing
Stress and trauma don't live in the past. It lives in the nervous system. And if your nervous system doesn't feel safe, and it doesn't matter how clean your diet is, how perfect your supplements...
7 Symptoms of Hypothalamus Dysfunction Your Doctor Missed
Fatigue and anxiety at the same time. Weight gain despite barely eating. Freezing cold all day, but waking up drenched in sweat at night. If your symptoms contradict each other, here's what I want...
How to Reset Your Hypothalamus Naturally
If your hypothalamus doesn't respond to force, it doesn't care how disciplined you are. It doesn't care how many supplements you take. It doesn't care about your willpower. It responds to one...
Why Nothing Works When Your Hypothalamus Is Dysregulated
There is a reason your thyroid medication stopped working. A reason your hormones helped for a while and then didn't. A reason supplements that used to calm you down now make you feel worse. And...
Best Hypothalamus Supplements — And Why Most Don’t Work
If you've been supplement shopping for your hormonal health and nothing is helping, or things that used to help now make you feel worse. The problem isn't the supplements. The problem is that most...
Adrenal Issues
The Signs and Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue | Hormone Health
So what are the signs and symptoms of adrenal fatigue? Let's find out. Adrenal Fatigue is a condition where your adrenals are overworked and not producing enough adrenal hormones,...
Can Adrenal Fatigue Cause Hair Loss?
Adrenal fatigue means you’re not producing enough levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Unfortunately, adrenal fatigue can cause hair loss.
Treating Adrenal Fatigue Naturally
Adrenal fatigue is real. It’s when your adrenal glands become so overworked from chronic stress that they can no longer keep up with normal daily functioning. But treating adrenal fatigue...
Is Cortisol Bad?
Maybe you’ve heard of cortisol as the hormone that causes belly fat. Maybe you’ve been under the impression that cortisol is bad. Is cortisol bad? Well, I’m here to tell you that there are no bad...
Dealing with Cortisol Illness
Cortisol Illness. If you want to know why cortisol makes you sick, then this article can help. Welcome back to my blog! Today, I'm going to talk all about your cortisol and why it may make you...
Hormone Partners – Cortisol and DHEA
Ok, what about those hormone partners? Well, Cortisol has a partner too. It’s DHEA. DHEA follows cortisol like a puppy. If your cortisol is high, then your DHEA is too. If your cortisol bottoms...
Gut Health
Why Do I Have SO MUCH Gas and Bloating?!
What's the connection between digestion and hormones? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/DrzJG2QERo8?si=WY3a-V1atGNvP4S2 Your hormones control so many vital systems in your body, including your...
Fastest Way to Combat Heartburn, GERD, and Acid Reflux!
What are fast remedies to combat heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/zMMS7WqxL2I?si=2_1Z6FP6qCgdosKW Gastrointestinal reflux disease or GERD is acid reflux from...
How Alcohol Impacts Your Gut Health
How does alcohol impact your gut health? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/tbM3ZPkrFns?si=sOhGkAqyAcueoc4Q Alcohol has been well studied in terms of its effect on your health, including...
Does Colon Cleansing Work?
Is colon cleansing good for your gut health? Let's talk about. https://youtu.be/rVmeb0r1ZoY?si=r5wY_hFDxNR8Qs8x Colon cleansing is quite popular. It basically consists of enemas or water flushes...
Your Gut Microbiome and Arthritis: The Missing Link
What is the relationship between your gut microbiome and arthritis? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/-XtSXrpsOrg?si=-aybm5w-yvLnUrkb There’s a growing body of evidence that your gut...
Your Gut Microbiome and Food Allergies: The Connection You Never Knew
How does your gut microbiome affect food allergies? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/iluhsrJPAvA?si=JwDaw4m6aYZzSQw1 Your gut microbiome helps you stay healthy. Through the neurological...
Hypothalamus
How to Reset Your Hypothalamus Naturally
If your hypothalamus doesn't respond to force, it doesn't care how disciplined you are. It doesn't care how many supplements you take. It doesn't care about your willpower. It responds to one...
Why Nothing Works When Your Hypothalamus Is Dysregulated
There is a reason your thyroid medication stopped working. A reason your hormones helped for a while and then didn't. A reason supplements that used to calm you down now make you feel worse. And...
Best Hypothalamus Supplements — And Why Most Don’t Work
If you've been supplement shopping for your hormonal health and nothing is helping, or things that used to help now make you feel worse. The problem isn't the supplements. The problem is that most...
The Gut-Hormone Connection Nobody Talks About
If you're struggling with hormones AND digestion at the same time, this isn't a coincidence. In fact, if I see a patient with hormone imbalances, I can almost guarantee they have gut issues too....
Why Your Brain Makes You Crave Sugar vs Fat
New research has discovered something mind-blowing: your brain has two completely separate circuits - one that makes you crave sugar and carbohydrates, and another that makes you crave fat. This...
3 Signs Your Hypothalamus Needs Support
If you have these three signs, your hypothalamus is crying for help. And here's why this matters: your hypothalamus controls every hormone in your body, your immune system, your metabolism, your...
Immunity
How hormones affect your immunity against Covid-19
There has been a lot of news on this novel coronavirus dubbed COVID-19. I am not an epidemiologist, yet with my area of expertise in neuro-immune-endocrinology or your body’s internal...
How to Treat Allergies Naturally
How can you treat your allergies naturally? Supporting your hypothalamic immune function and stabilizing your mast cells can help.
How To Treat Autoimmunity Naturally
How do you treat autoimmunity naturally? Let's talk about it. Your immune system's job is to protect you. But when it's attacking you, that’s called autoimmunity. Your hypothalamus controls your...
Autoimmune Relief
If you want to know how autoimmunity affects you and what you can do about it — then this video is for you. Let's discuss autoimmune relief. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your...
Your Intelligent Immune System
Your immune system has a mind of its own. Oh, yes, it’s controlled by your hypothalamus - the master gland that controls all your hormones and neurotransmitters. Yet your intelligent immune system...
Your Body Tries To Protect Itself
Your immune system’s job is to protect you. Your bone marrow produces the soldiers. White Blood Cells (W.B.C.). Young W.B.C.s need to be trained. So they go to the thymus for boot camp. Then your...
Infertility
Infertility and Depression – What’s the Connection?
Is there a connection between infertility and depression? Let's talk about it. When you're having trouble getting pregnant, it can have a lot of psychological impacts. Depression and anxiety are...
How To Treat Infertility
Infertility affects 15% of American couples. If you can't achieve pregnancy within 12 months of trying, you need a consult. If you're over the age of 35, do not wait longer than six months before...
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Infertility in Men?
Did you know that infertility affects 10% of men. Male fertility wanes with age. If you’re over 40 you have an increased risk of infertility. Male infertility is described as an inability to...
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Infertility in Women?
Female infertility affects 20-25% percent of women. Infertility is defined as the inability to get pregnant after at least 12 months of trying to conceive. https://youtu.be/6oAYDu-xhqg The signs...
Why fetal cells live in their mothers forever…
Did you know that your children are within you? Literally! Fetal cells exist within mothers apparently for life. We’ve known this since the 19th century when a German scientist studying...
Natural Alternatives to Metformin
There are three natural alternatives to metformin. Chromium, Botanicals, and Berberine act as safe replacements. Let’s dive into the details.
Menopause
Case Study: When Perimenopause, Anxiety, and Gut Dysfunction Collide
Why supporting hormones didn’t work—until we addressed the gut and hypothalamus. Many women enter their 40s expecting changes in their cycle. What they don’t expect is anxiety that feels...
How Balancing Your Hormones Can Heal Your Digestion In Menopause
Hot flashes and mood swings aren’t the only changes in menopause. For many women, digestion in menopause, like bloating, acid reflux, and indigestion become everyday struggles. And it’s not just...
Why Menopause Symptoms Persist — Even When You’re Doing Everything Right
Why do menopause symptoms persist even with healthy habits or HRT? Menopause symptoms persist because the hypothalamus—the brain’s hormone control center—becomes dysregulated and is rarely...
Case Study: Acute Liver Toxicity from Supplement Overload
Supplement-Induced Liver Toxicity: Why Coordination Matters Why More Is Not Better — and Why Coordination Matters Clinical Context Approximately 27 years ago, a 34-year-old woman (G2P2) presented...
Menopause, the Hypothalamus, and Why Your Symptoms Aren’t Random
What is the connection between menopause and the hypothalamus? Menopause and the hypothalamus are connected because the hypothalamus regulates temperature, sleep, metabolism, stress response, and...
Menopause: What’s Really Happening When Your Periods Stop
(And Why Supporting Your Hypothalamus Changes Everything) Menopause is often described as a moment in time—the year your periods stop. But clinically, menopause is a neuro-endocrine transition,...
Men’s Health
How Testosterone Therapy Can Protect You From Autoimmunity
So how do thyroid hormone and testosterone affect one another? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/pOZXdj5TMFc?si=Tpdu_Qx_gIWfP6DR All hormones are interconnected including thyroid and...
5 Easy Ways to Balance Your Hormones!
What is the key to vitality and well-being? Hormonal harmony. Let’s talk about it. https://youtu.be/Jr3Sdi2fHKo?si=gJOXD4qfgTfMEAGI Hormones are biochemical messengers produced by glands in your...
Does Colon Cleansing Work?
Is colon cleansing good for your gut health? Let's talk about. https://youtu.be/rVmeb0r1ZoY?si=r5wY_hFDxNR8Qs8x Colon cleansing is quite popular. It basically consists of enemas or water flushes...
Genesis Gold®: The Secret to Lifelong Health?
Can Genesis Gold® be taken every day for your lifetime? Yes! https://youtu.be/_4FPKnHTt10?si=RogADx22nqAqf0tC I designed Genesis Gold® as a foundational hypothalamic nutraceutical to be used daily...
The Secret Benefits of Red Light Therapy
Do you know all the healing benefits from red light therapy? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/MHijgur-Zms?si=-bt_Q0dje4dfhzBR Red light therapy, also known as laser therapy, utilizes...
Unveiling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Causes and Effective Treatments
So what are the causes and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/L1okyfu-8q4?si=bWfSfVqdItt3UBl- Chronic fatigue syndrome also known as myalgic encephalitis...
Mind / Body
Staying Healthy Physically, Mentally, and Energetically In Your Youth
What can you do to stay healthy in your youth? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/idqD8dx5Kys?si=bBL_obV7aZxaLpDO Every stage of your life holds a different potential for health as well as...
Stuck On A Healing Journey
Are you feeling stuck on your healing journey? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/USl3JQRiw2k?si=Ff1EUxZ61323ewu3 I've been treating patients in my integrative medicine practice since...
Keep Healthy While You Take Care of Others
Studies show that caretaking increases illness and mortality. How do you keep yourself healthy while caretaking? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/x8EAKi7SIyA?si=BZ7U6rf4TVtg67lJ I recently...
Emotional Eating Isn’t All Emotional
A recent study shows that emotional eating is very common. An analysis of over 5000 adults found that over 20% eat emotionally, with prevalence higher in young white women. ...
What Kind of Sunscreen is Best? Mineral VS. Chemical
What kind of sunscreen is the best — mineral or chemical? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/_ITND-X12_A Overexposure to the sun can induce premature aging and skin cancer. So it’s important...
Naturally Resolve Hormone Imbalances
How can you naturally resolve hormone imbalances? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/arXHObRDpVw As a neuro immune endocrine specialist treating the hormonally challenged for over 30 years, I...
Obesity
How to Lose Belly Fat After Menopause
If you're struggling with that stubborn belly fat since menopause, you're not alone. It's not just what you're eating or how active you are. Your hormones are calling the shots. Today, I am going...
The Truth About Emotional Eating | Hormones, Trauma & Healing Naturally
If you've ever reached for food when you're not hungry, but cope with stress, you're not alone, and you're not broken. Emotional eating isn't just willpower. It can be hormonal. Let's talk about...
Does Intermittent Fasting Cause Hair Loss? Here’s What You Need to Know
Does Intermittent Fasting Cause Hair Loss? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/bybR1ls2gVE?si=CllSUcQIxL0qIqxa Intermittent fasting has gained global popularity to help with weight loss,...
Is Ozempic the Only Answer? Do You Need Obesity Drugs?
Do you really need drugs to lose weight? Let’s talk about it. https://youtu.be/DOjsg5eSN3M?si=1vAjjGpVJVjYDDQl Over 50% of adult Americans are overweight. Obesity is in an epidemic. The GLP-1...
The Safest Way to Lose Weight, Naturally
What's the safest method to lose weight naturally? Let’s talk about it. https://youtu.be/CGvpoBBnNK8?si=tjp7KIEPltve2PPY Obesity is endemic. Nearly 40% of US adults are obese. Obesity increases...
Secrets to Managing PCOS Weight Without Surgery
What are some non-surgical solutions for the weight issues with polycystic ovary syndrome? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/guCXRV6S9Lg?si=BiSQbgbFrV89FEcU Polycystic ovary syndrome affects...
PCOS
How to Deal with PCOS
Dealing with the symptoms of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) can be daunting. Your hormones are out of balance. You make more estrogen than progesterone because you're not ovulating regularly....
How to Heal PCOS Naturally
Polycystic ovary syndrome affects about 10% of women. Many of them suffer for years with hirsutism, irregular periods, infertility, acne, obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, before...
The Best Supplements for PCOS
I’ve been asked many times what the best supplements are for PCOS. PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, is an imbalance in sex steroids in women. PCOS is characterized by high levels of androgens,...
What are the Signs and Symptoms of PCOS?
Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a condition in young women in which they do not ovulate regularly and have high levels of male hormones in their systems. Signs and symptoms of PCOS are a...
Is PCOS an Autoimmune Disease?
Is polycystic ovary syndrome an autoimmune disease?. Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a condition in women that is characterized by chronic high levels of testosterone and an anovulatory state meaning not ovulating regularly.
The Link Between PCOS and Insulin Resistance
PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome is linked to insulin resistance. In fact, it is believed that insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome is caused by the underlying mechanisms contributing to polycystic ovary syndrome.
Thyroid Issues
Hypothyroidism: How To Balance Thyroid Hormones Naturally
If you have hypothyroidism, let’s talk about how to balance your thyroid hormone naturally. Your thyroid produces hormones that control your metabolism. If you’re tired, run-down, gaining weight,...
Hypothyroidism, What is it? How Can You Treat It?
Your thyroid controls your metabolism - how much energy your cells make. Hypothyroidism means your thyroid is not producing enough thyroid hormone. If you don’t have enough thyroid hormone, you...
Thyroid and Testosterone
Your thyroid is a small gland located below your Adam’s apple that produces hormones. They control your metabolism. Low thyroid hormone production leads to low energy, high cholesterol, and...
The Thyroid Demystified
Hormones affect your thyroid function especially estrogen. The dramatic shifts of pregnancy and menopause put women at greater risk for thyroid disorders and the risk increases with age. The risk...
Natural Treatment of Thyroiditis
If you want to know how to treat thyroiditis naturally, including autoimmune hypothyroidism, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, then this video is for you! If this video was helpful, be sure to...
3 Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Symptoms
If you want to know if you might have thyroiditis, autoimmune hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, then this video is for you. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your hormones in...
Women’s Health
Is Ozempic the Only Answer? Do You Need Obesity Drugs?
Do you really need drugs to lose weight? Let’s talk about it. https://youtu.be/DOjsg5eSN3M?si=1vAjjGpVJVjYDDQl Over 50% of adult Americans are overweight. Obesity is in an epidemic. The GLP-1...
You Are Probably FULL of Microplastics! (Here’s What to Do…)
Microplastics are everywhere. Let’s talk about how they’re affecting your hormonal health. https://youtu.be/V_2i_R_0u78?si=Uutrfz6s0stHn3In Microplastics have been found in food, water, and even...
Fix Menopausal Insomnia Naturally!
How can you deal with menopausal insomnia naturally? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/jiRszDTebMQ?si=msnGDVXiR1WeKupK Insomnia means that you're not able to sleep. Menopausal women...
Estrogen Therapy and Blood Clots: What You NEED To Know
Let’s talk about the estradiol side effect of blood clots. https://youtu.be/GzkBNZdSguI?si=klkBBQHSz0DDK1yE Of all the side effects that estradiol may have, inducing blood clots is the most...
3 Easy Fixes for Water Rentention!
Let's talk about the estradiol side effect of water retention. https://youtu.be/u9fuqCAQXE8?si=tovtrlS_N0j4jk5t Estradiol is a growth-promoting hormone that also has an amazing effect on...
Excessive Estrogen May Cause Anxiety!
Let's talk about the estradiol side effect of anxiety. https://youtu.be/TgS5a161BZs?si=RTINysLvRwIIKU6M Excessive amounts of estrogen, especially unopposed estrogen, may cause anxiety. Without an...
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