As we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome the promises of 2024, it’s an opportune moment to set our sights on a healthier future. Embracing the tradition of New Year’s resolutions isn’t just about setting lofty goals; it’s about taking small, actionable steps towards a healthier lifestyle. Amidst our [...]
What Does Your Thyroid Do? The primary function of the thyroid is producing two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronin (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and a peptide called calcitonin. These hormones regulate pretty much everything your body does, for example: Thyroid hormones increase the basal metabolic rate, influence appetite, stimulate the breakdown of fats, and [...]
There is a lot of information about the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy for men. All the while, the many symptoms of low testosterone that affect men are the same symptoms that occur in women who have low testosterone. The truth is, testosterone is not a “male only” hormone. Women need it in appropriate [...]
You are getting ready for Summer activities, vacations, and fun, dropping those winter pounds, or at least planning on it. You’re following the rules, watching your diet, moving more, and you feel that you should be making progress. But you aren’t. And it frustrates and exhausts you. It doesn’t seem fair! Hormones could be [...]
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, Three-Quarters of US adults are deficient in Vitamin D. You don't have to be one of them. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and a prohormone manufactured by the body. As a vitamin we consume it through our diet, but it is also produced [...]
Fat doesn’t make you fat, carbohydrates and sugar do! We are told that eating fat will make you fat. NO! It is when you eat fat AND too many carbohydrates/sugars together that causes weight gain. When you consume carbohydrates, they are converted to glucose by your body, the pancreas then secretes insulin to reduce [...]
The utility and consequences of hormone therapy has been considered contentious and controversial for several decades. Often, this is what keeps individuals with symptoms from seeking hormone replacement therapy or mentioning it to a Primary Care Provider (who has broad knowledge in many things but likely has spent little time in or has specific [...]
