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Digestive Health

The Estrobolome Explained: What Your Gut Has to Do With Your Hormones

When we think about hormones, we often think about the ovaries, thyroid, or adrenal glands. When we think about gut health, we think about digestion. But these systems don’t operate independently. Your gut is constantly communicating with your brain, immune system, metabolism, and endocrine system. And the trillions of microorganisms living in your digestive tract, the gut microbiome, are active participants in this conversation. Scientists are increasingly studying what is sometimes called the gut–endocrine axis: the two-way communication between the gut microbiome

August 10, 2026 No Comments

Women's Health

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Becoming the Default Answer to Menopause?

For centuries, menopause was viewed as a natural transition that women navigated with varying degrees of support. Today, however, it can sometimes feel as though the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. Social media is flooded with menopause influencers, celebrities are openly discussing hormone therapy, and many women are hearing the message that they simply need hormones to feel like themselves again. While hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), can be life-changing for some women,

July 16, 2026 No Comments

Hormones

Hair Loss: Looking Beyond The Surface

For many people, hair is much more than just strands growing from the scalp, it is an important part of identity, self-expression, and how we present ourselves to the world. Whether it’s a favorite hairstyle, color, cut, or simply the confidence that comes with healthy hair, our hair often reflects our personality and sense of self. For many women, changes in their hair can feel like changes in how they see themselves. Hair loss is often dismissed as a cosmetic concern,

June 16, 2026 No Comments

Women's Health

When Motherhood Feels Heavy: Unraveling Postpartum Depression

Bringing a baby into the world is often portrayed as one of the happiest times in a woman’s life. While welcoming a new child can certainly bring joy, it can also bring exhaustion, overwhelm, anxiety, identity shifts, and emotional struggles that many mothers never expected. During Postpartum Depression Awareness Month, it’s important that we normalize these conversations and remind mothers that struggling after birth does not mean they are failing. Postpartum depression (PPD) affects approximately 1 in 7 women, though

May 12, 2026 No Comments

Women's Health

Endometriosis: More Than Your Average Monthly Nuisance

I recently completed our family with the birth of our daughter, Paulina, in November. While I am not a fan of being pregnant, one of the few perks is not having a period for an extended period of time. For reasons that I cannot comprehend, my period quickly returned, not even 7 weeks postpartum, even while exclusively breastfeeding. With the return of my period, it made me reflect on periods in general. One thing I’ve commonly seen in practice is

March 2, 2026 No Comments

Women's Health

From PMDD to Peace: A Real-Life Homeopathy Case Study

Homeopathy is one of the most versatile and rewarding tools I use in clinical practice. I incorporate it into care for the majority of my patients because it allows for deeply individualized treatment across physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms. Despite its long history, homeopathy is frequently misunderstood. This real patient’s story demonstrates not only the value of homeopathic treatment, but also sheds light on some common misconceptions that patients and practitioners may have. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old female came to

February 13, 2026 No Comments

Women's Health

Is It My Thyroid? How To Comprehensively Evaluate Thyroid Health

What distinguishes our practice from conventional care is our personalized, whole-person approach. We meet individuals where they are and thoughtfully evaluate all of their symptoms to piece together a clearer picture of their health. However, one area where I sometimes feel a bit “lazy” is when it comes to ordering labs, especially thyroid panels. By “lazy,” I mean that I test almost everyone for thyroid function. Because the thyroid influences nearly every system in the body, dysfunction can show up

January 6, 2026 1 Comment

Mental Health

If Herbs Could Talk: The SAD Winter Council

The transition into colder and darker months is a difficult transition for many. We are no longer offered the gift of long days and the warmth of consistent sunshine on our skin. Seasonal affective disorder, also known as “seasonal depression,” affects up to 10% of the United States population and increases in prevalence as you get further from the equator. We deserve to honor and nourish our cyclical natures and offer the fall and winter as times to slow down

December 6, 2025 No Comments

Digestive Health

Healing Beyond The Gut: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Awareness

For those living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), planning your day can feel like a big question mark. – Will this meal send me into a fit of cramping pain?– Where’s the closest bathroom at the mall?– Can I make it through the hour-long car ride without stopping?– How do I explain to my aunt that I can’t eat her dish at the potluck? And perhaps most importantly – how do I emotionally cope with the stress of having an

October 28, 2025 No Comments

Women's Health

POTS, Hormones, and Hidden Triggers: What Every Patient Should Know

What Is POTS? Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome or Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, commonly called POTS, is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. This part of the nervous system controls “automatic” body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and temperature regulation. In people with POTS, the body has trouble adjusting to upright posture. When standing, instead of blood flowing smoothly back to the heart and brain, it tends to pool in the lower body. To compensate, the heart races —

October 1, 2025 No Comments

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