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3 Reasons for Painful Periods (and Natural Treatment)
Period pain is considered normal for many otherwise healthy women, but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, I would even argue that it shouldn’t be. Sadly, the medical system is broken when it comes to women’s health, and taking a deep dive into the root cause of problems like painful periods isn’t the…
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Basal Body Temperature 101 (How to Track Your Cycle)
The two most common questions I get about women’s health are with regards to contraception and its opposite, getting and staying pregnant. There are so many birth control options out there (with risks/benefits to each) and so many conflicting pieces of advice for women who are trying to become pregnant. Amid that sea of…
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Natural Treatment for Progesterone Deficiency
Did your doctor tell you that you have progesterone deficiency? Or maybe you are struggling with fertility, or perimenopausal symptoms, and are curious about your options for natural treatment for progesterone deficiency. Whatever your curiosity, you’re in the right place to find answers. Progesterone is a tiny molecule that plays a big role in…
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How to Fix Estrogen Dominance with Functional Medicine
Estrogen dominance is a buzz word in natural health circles. With it popping up in conversations everywhere, you might be wondering what it is, whether you need to worry about it, and how to fix estrogen dominance naturally through functional medicine. If that’s you, you’re in the right place. Women’s health concerns tend to…
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What Your Period Reveals About Your Health (it’s way more than just fertility)
Your period might be something you prefer not to think about. Maybe you even feel uncomfortable talking about it. Or perhaps you’d rather pretend it just doesn’t exist, and only address it for the 4 or 5 days per month that you absolutely need to. But As I hope to make In my late…
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Natural Alternatives to Fertility Drugs
Trying to conceive is an extremely emotional and stressful process, especially when things don’t progress as easily as planned, or hoped for. The pressure put on women from diagnostic tests, prescriptions, and monitoring can sometimes be too much to bear. Whatever your reason for seeking natural alternatives to fertility drugs, I hope that this…
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5 Ways to Balance Your Hormones, Naturally
Hormonal balance is a buzzword in today’s wellness culture. For about $50, you can subscribe to anything from a “hormone balancing” workout, to a juice cleanse, to an expensive regime of supplements. But the only thing you can be sure about with these sorts of programs is that they usually over-promise. That’s because hormone…
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Understanding Hormones for Women
One of my favorite aspects of studying, teaching and writing about hormones for women is the way our bodies have a natural rhythm and an internal sense of regulation. After decades of learning about the human body through research and education, I am astounded by how little emphasis is placed on understanding hormones for…
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How to Balance Hormones Naturally (Understanding the HPATG Axis)
Have you ever wondered why stress can make you miss your period, or why you’re totally exhausted after busy seasons at work? Well, you can thank your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-thyroid-gonadal axis for those things, along with quite a few of the other physiological phenomena we experience in this life. “Okay, okay, hypothalamo-whatta-whatta?“ If that’s what you’re…
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The Root Cause of Hypothyroidism
One of the most common questions I get as a functional medicine doctor is how to treat hypothyroidism naturally. This question is understandable because for one, hypothyroidism is becoming extremely common. And for those affected by it, unfortunately the only option offered from a primary care doctor is synthetic thyroid hormone replacement therapy, levothyroxine…
