This blog is #18 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #18 True or false: It is important for someone to read a person’s journaling to give...
This blog is #6 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #6 What might be the best initial step in a 4-year-old child with chronic...
This blog is #5 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #5: A 32-year-old female presents with IBS-D that has worsened since starting a new...
Just before dawn in Sun Valley, Idaho Now that we have completed the 5 consecutive blog posts on hormones for women, lets revisit the hormone cortisol. The “stress hormone.” This is important for all. Women, men and children. Yes, children. Children...
We covered why estrogen is so important for a women in our last blog post. Now we will talk about progesterone. What are some symptoms of progesterone loss? Anxiety. Depression. Irritability. Mood swings. Insomnia. Pain and inflammation. Osteoporosis. Excessive...
We have spoken often about estrogen dominance as a huge driver of immune system dysregulation and more specifically autoimmune disease. And, at the same time, a huge driver of how women get all kinds of cancer. This can make estrogens seem like bad hormones to have....