Women's Wellness With Dr. Robinson

05/08/2026

10 (!!) years ago I graduated from my Integrative Medicine Fellowship at The University of Arizona! That was where i first experienced QiGong. QiGong is a 4,000-year-old traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice that blends intentional movement, meditation and breathing practices. It’s based on the theoretical principle that we all have qi (pronounced “chi”), an energetic life force, flowing through our bodies. The belief is that qigong reduces stagnation of that energy, allowing the body to better heal itself. The literal translation of qigong is “to work with qi.” The purpose of the movements in Qigong is to mix and balance the energy from heaven and earth (yang/yin, shen/jing). The energy from heaven or sky is considered to be active, male, spirit, yang and shen energy, while the energy from the earth is resting, female, body, yin and jing energy. The movements gather and blend these two energies and bring them into the body’s cells and meridian system, healing and energizing the practitioner. Qigong has been shown to lower blood pressure, improve pain from arthritis, manage anxiety and depression and manage side effects from cancer treatment. Aligning your energy using gentle movements regularly may help to regulate hormones, hunger and satiety and prevent cognitive decline. In addition, Qigong helps to improve balance and flexibility with age which is so important as we move towards our later years.

05/08/2026

GLP1 Medications are being studied for off label use in women to manage metabolic concerns in PCOS, minimize the infammation and pain of endometriosis, improve the outcome of assisted reproduction techniques such as IVF and intra uterine insemination by making the uterus more amenable to implantation and modifying inflammatory response. There are also reports of GLP1 benefits in conjunction with progesterone therapy in oncology in women who have been diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer who hope to avoid a hysterectomy. While the stidies are just beginning, many of these conditions have been troubling for women and difficult to manage. With the help of GLP1 medications, hope for a better quality of life is within reach.

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There is an unmet-need for a personalized treatment approach in cases of first-line progestin treatment failure. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists are a class of anti-diabetic agents, but may have a role in fertility-sparing treatment of obese patients with malignant endometrial pathology by...

05/04/2026

She walked into a place that called itself a medical spa. Three months later she was still in the hospital, and the prosecutor told her: you went there of your own volition. What did you expect.

The person who almost killed her had no medical training. She had ordered the product off Alibaba. It was contaminated with mycobacterium. She had no malpractice insurance. She had no license to lose. No prosecutor would touch the case. No lawyer would take the civil suit, because there was no money to recover.

That is the aesthetics industry in 2026. It is a 20 billion dollar business. As big as the NFL. And almost nobody is checking who is holding the needle.

Last year, people in 11 states landed in hospitals from fake Botox ordered off the internet. A woman in Texas died at an IV bar when an unlicensed person hung potassium and ran it into her arm like a martini order. There were HIV cases out of an unlicensed spa in New Mexico. None of this is fringe. This is happening in strip malls and hair salons and weekend pop-ups in every state in the country.

And the people doing it often have no idea they are practicing medicine without a license. They took a two-day course. The course promised them a medical director on paper. Now they are independently injecting strangers' faces with whatever they could order online.

Kate Dee is a board-certified radiologist who left breast imaging for aesthetics ten years ago and watched the industry explode around her. She wrote a book called "Med Spa Mayhem" because she could not keep quiet about what she was seeing in her own field. The way she puts it: physicians worry about losing their license if they do something wrong. If you don't have a license, you don't have one to lose.

So here is what to ask before anyone touches your face, your skin, or puts a needle in your arm. Who am I seeing today, and what is their license. Who is the medical director, and can I see them. Is the person holding the needle qualified to do a good faith exam. If the answer is "an RN comes by once a month," walk out.

Send this to the friend who just booked Botox at a place she found scrolling Instagram. Send it to your sister who keeps mentioning the IV bar that opened next to her gym. Send it to anyone you love who walks into a "medical spa" assuming the word medical means something there.

Listen to the full conversation on The Podcast by KevinMD. Link in the comments.

What is the most concerning thing you have seen or heard about a med spa or IV bar in your community.

05/01/2026

We inherently have a certain body type and metabolism that honors our ancestors. If your ancestors experienced hardship, famine, scarcity of food, you may have developed genes that are making it difficult for you to lose weight in order to save your life. Your ancestral genes don’t know there is a market on the corner. If you are starving yourself to lose weight and not providing your body with nutrient dense food, you will hold onto weight. The science behind weight loss and metabolism in families with these genes holds the key to moving towards a healthier relationship with food and body image.

04/10/2026

This is so very true. Perimenopause and menopause puts us at risk for metabolic syndrome.Hormones are not the only answer. We need to take a deep dive into cellular energy and metabolism. Functional Medicine is key in that regard.

04/10/2026

Multivitamins - especially when added with phytonutrients slow cellular aging .
My personal favorite ?
Metagenics PhytoMulti
You can always do an in depth Nutrition test to look at your nutrient levels and oxidative stress through Functional Medicine testing. It’s great baseline information to help you take the guesswork oit of which supplements you actually need .

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/multivitamins-may-slow-biological-aging-older-adults-supplements-rcna262002?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHqQKrfdlQ0-NNz7xwWiCfG3t6PEKb1fFNEuiczNmPGqCyJjsGF5kUj94W9pU_aem_7J70p4R_AOX5K5tsPomGVw

The research focused on biological aging, which reflects wear and tear on the body at the cellular level.

03/25/2026

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2846683?guestAccessKey=1267ca84-3870-4930-8766-bfb71c1867c1&utm_source=fbpage&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=19978173834&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=922461784&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHjFoSZ0GX42fcNIQdBTuxWfnVe4X-ccAl3m8yeItKs-M1no7NFXJUSeHHxl4_aem_Xf-_D6G7_besVZ3kvGXTug

This Perspective discusses the implications of the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label change on menopausal hormone therapy for clinicians to better integrate hormone therapy options and personalized, shared decision-making to improve care for midlife women.

03/07/2026

When something feels overwhelming, the brain flicks the switch into survival mode. The amygdala takes over, scanning for threat, and everything can suddenly feel bigger, heavier, and harder than it really is.

One of the simplest ways to change that state is with your breath. Slow steady breathing through the nostril. Another way is by asking yourself the question, “what’s the next thing I need to do? What’s the next step?”

That small shift moves your attention from fear into problem-solving. The prefrontal cortex begins to engage, perspective returns, and the nervous system can begin to settle.

You don’t have to solve everything at once. As the old saying goes, “take one step at a time!”

Hope that helps
With love
Fiona
www.earthmonk.guru

03/07/2026

This, is a world where we move quickly to the next task and never reflect on the origin or importance of how these tools came to us.
Coffee with two hands … most importantly takes the doomscrolling away. There is always a moment to have that first taste of coffee or tea or water - and feel the temperature on your skin. The vessel you have chosen to place it in. Make it symbolic and special to elevate the experience. Is it rustic pottery? Are there rough edges?Is it smooth? Let the warmth warm your hands into your joints and into your body. Close your eyes. What do you hear? Silence? You are meditating ~ take some breaths. Are you outside? Do you hear the so gs of birds?, the wind in the trees? Pick one to focus on. This helps you train your brain, and lower your cortisol. Bue bye brain fog! These activies while lowering cortisol lengthen telomeres lengthen your lifespan.
Coffee with two hands💕

Please pick something up and hold it in your hand — a pencil, a coffee cup, your keys, whatever is nearby. If you’re reading this on your phone, then just for a moment, allow your atten…

02/09/2026

41 Days until spring!!!
It’s right around the corner! The days are getting longer! If you are troubled by Seasonal Affective disorder , you may find this is improved by Vitamin D supplement, or by direct exposure to sunlight or artificial light via a 10,000 luxe lamp daily. This can often improve your mood.
Adding omega 3 supplements has been found to help also .

01/18/2026

Obesity is known for causing inflammation and infammatory disease processes. Moderating inflammation may result in reduction of many chronic diseases including many fat driven cancers. This articlee explains the mechanism behind inflammation and obesity. Many have postulated that this may be the generation that obesity is cured thanks to the medications available to patients to help with management of weight.

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered a molecular pathway that links obesity to widespread inflammation, providing long-sought insight into why obesity increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.