Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that is becoming more common among young women. Hallmarks of PCOS are Irregular periods Excess androgen: elevated levels of testosterone can cause excess facial/body hair Insulin resistance: Insulin resistance is the precursor of diabetes and can occur as a very early sign [...]
Medications are necessary and important for managing issues like blood pressure, mental health, cancer, etc. However, they can come with a cost robbing us of certain key nutrients. When I hear of studies that indicate long term use of a medication creates issues like dementia, I wonder if that person [...]
As we age bone density starts to drop in almost every woman and many men, too! When bone density declines you are more prone to breaking a wrist, an arm or the dreaded hip. You DO NOT want to break a hip because the risk of mortality is very high [...]
February is World Cancer Day and National Prevention Month. I look forward to the day that we are no longer talking about cancer and how the rates are climbing especially in our younger generation. I’m ready to drop the C out this word which just leaves “ancers”. Wouldn’t that be [...]
Memory is such a concern as we age. Does losing words mean you are headed down a dementia path? No! Does one of your family members having dementia or Alzheimer's mean you will get it? No, but you may be at higher risk. Many other factors play a roll in [...]
Dropping a book changed my life! About 19 years ago , I was at Barnes and Noble looking at a specific book on skin care, I accidentally dropped the book and it opened up to the index. This one line…literally one line jumped out at me from the index. All [...]
I know, I know. I hear it every single day multiple times a day. You want more libido. And YES this is women talking!! With Valentines coming up maybe we need to get this up to speed and fast. We think it is switch that all we have to do [...]
By now your New Year’s resolutions may be getting tough so let’s take a step back and figure out a different way to make them doable. Introducing the concept of “snacks”. When we think of snacks we are typically thinking of eating in between meals. I want you to focus [...]
When to think out of the box…. If you want to plan for optimal health and longevity (traditional medicine doesn’t typically focus down the road) If you are being told you are ok and you aren’t feeling optimal If you have been to several physicians and still have no answers [...]
If I told you there was a supplement that could improve your muscle strength by about 12% would you want to hear about it? How about reducing CRP which is a biomarker of inflammation? What about improving your physical performance and muscle endurance? When I heard about this I said [...]
