Advanced Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

11/27/2025

Sharing a meal with others brings wonderful benefits. It encourages mindful eating and creates a sense of connection that can help reduce stress and loneliness. Eating together can also lower the risk of depression and support better physical health, including heart health, weight management, and stress reduction.

When we dine with others, it naturally slows us down, aiding digestion and helping us recognize when we're full, which can prevent overeating.

Gathering around food strengthens social bonds and offers many health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure, decreasing depression risk, and promoting a longer, healthier life.

Whether during festive holidays or ordinary weeks, sharing food and company enhances our connections, uplifts our mental and emotional well-being, encourages healthier habits, and fosters a sense of community.

Wishing you connection in an environment of acceptance, warmth, and gratitude. May you feel surrounded by love and blessed by food.

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27/2025

As we see it, blood sugar management is a Non-Negotiable regardless of a diabetes or pre-diabetes diagnosis or status.

With blood sugar dysregulation affecting everything from heart health, digestion, sleep, stress management, and even liver function, blood sugar balance is always a core consideration.

11/27/2025

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many of us are heading back into the kitchen to recreate family favorites.

If you’re looking to swap refined sugar for more supportive options without sacrificing the recipe, here’s a quick conversion guide to help you bake with confidence.

11/26/2025

‘A whole-body disease’: Why endometriosis is so difficult to diagnose and treat?

“Taylor, the Anita O’Keeffe Young Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine. “It was very frustrating to me seeing many of these women having suffered with this disease for a long time before it was accurately diagnosed.”

“Endometriosis is far too often dismissed, uncomfortable to talk about, and, quite frankly, we don’t have a full understanding of the disease or great ways to diagnose or treat it.”

Endometriosis affects one in 10 women of reproductive age across the United States. In a Q&A, world-renowned expert Hugh Taylor explains why it’s often misunderstood — and what treatments exist today.

11/15/2025

One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study providing the strongest evidence yet for a link.

11/04/2025

With three autistic children, a Michigan mother has been lured into spending thousands on unproven and sometimes risky treatments to ease their symptoms.

09/24/2025

09/10/2025

Women are typically given 6 weeks to recover from pregnancy, but new research has revealed that the brain changes that occur during pregnancy can actually take 2-6 years to recover from, affecting memory, hormones and the woman’s stress response.

Forgetfulness, mental fogginess and difficulty concentrating are common complaints, sometimes referred to as “mom brain”. The massive changes in hormones like estrogen and progesterone during and after pregnancy affect brain chemistry. Progesterone, in particular, can cause drowsiness and contribute to mental fog. Also, the chronic exhaustion that comes with caring for a newborn significantly impacts memory and focus. Additionally, a mother’s priorities shift completely to her new baby, and the mental load of new responsibilities, anxiety, and stress can interfere with concentration and memory.

After childbirth, hormone levels like progesterone and estrogen, which were extremely elevated during pregnancy, drop dramatically and the hormone levels continue to fluctuate for months or even years while the body adjusts. These hormonal shifts, along with other life changes, can contribute to mood swings, anxiety and depression.

Furthermore, the body’s stress response undergoes significant changes during and after pregnancy. Pregnancy alters the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which regulates the body’s response to stress. Elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been linked to changes in the amygdala, a brain region involved in social and emotional development. While these changes are part of a normal adaptation to motherhood, excessive stress can increase the risk of anxiety and depression for the mother and may even affect the child’s neurodevelopment.

It is VITAL to give yourself grace and understand that these changes are beyond your control. I will put a few tips for coping with these changes in the comments section. Take good care of yourselves sweet friends and always ask for help when you need it.

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06/05/2025

06/02/2025

Too much added sugar can be one of the greatest threats to cardiovascular disease. Basically, the higher the intake of added sugar, the higher the risk for heart disease,

People consume too much added sugar—extra amounts that food manufacturers add to products to increase flavor and extend shelf life—which can have a serious impact on heart healt...