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🧬Genetics - Hormones - Longevity
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04/09/2026

Did HRT/MHT make your mood worse?

You could have a problem regulating copper.

Estrogen can increase your copper level. Some of us genetically cannot offload excess copper due to improper functioning of proteins in our GI tract called metallothioneins.

Copper overload is associated with anxiety, mania, oxidative stress, episodic anger and neurodegeneration. It can also lead to increased synthesis of stress hormones, and lead to lower dopamine levels (hello ADHD symptoms).

🤔 It’s interesting that many postpartum depression cases involve copper overload.

It’s really quite easy to test, and there are ways to treat this condition.❤️

Book a call with me to learn more!

04/08/2026

It’s true, many women can struggle with mood challenges, mental illness, and amplified ADHD during perimenopause.

There are different reasons for this, and hormone volatility is one of them. An estrogen patch can be stabilizing, but is it really getting to the root cause?

According to Dr. William Walsh, there are multiple biochemical factors involved in behavior disorders, ADHD and mental illness.

1. Overmethylation
2. Undermethylation
3. Copper Overload
4. Pyrrole Disorder
5. Glucose control
6. Toxic Substances
7. Malabsorption
8. Essential Fatty Acids

These are all involved in hormone synthesis/regulation/detoxification, but hormones aren’t the root cause. The question is - what is driving your hormones to be all over the place? We have to figure out what the driver is, and fix that.

HRT/MHT may be needed as a bandaid (although mood is not one of the primary indications of HRT).

But don’t miss this signal from your body - it’s an opportunity to address the root cause.

👉🏻 Schedule an introductory call to learn more about how testing brain chemistry markers can help bring your mental health back into balance. ❤️

04/03/2026

The Good News is that Jesus Christ died on the cross to reconcile humanity with God and RESURRECTED on the Third Day!

The bible promises us that like Christ’s body was resurrected, so will those who believe in Christ.

One day, our bodies will be whole again, and Praise God, my job will be obsolete! And, we will be basking in the glory of our Savior and King.

May you and yours have a blessed Easter!

03/31/2026

5 tips I gave to my 40+ husband to help him get back into shape:

Prioritize yourself.
Work out every morning.
Protein spaced throughout the day.
No eating after 7 PM.
Keep starchy carbs to one meal.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of caring for others, working hard, and then being too exhausted to care for yourself.

With most men, it’s best to keep things simple. Small, consistent changes go a long way.

I give him his handful of supplements in the morning and night to manage cortisol, blood sugar, detoxification, and sleep.

We take turns working out since we still have a small human at home - I have programmed his exercise for his genetics.

He is running 4 days per week, and doing a strength training/mobility workout 3 days per week.

He’s being a bit more mindful about his food intake.

I expect that by summer, he’ll be very glad he prioritized himself!

03/25/2026

Why I don’t recommend using diet tracking apps:

👉🏻 Stress! We simply were not meant to track everything we eat. Eating should be a time to savor and delight in.

Tracking your food takes the fun out of eating, harms your relationship with food, and interferes with our parasympathetic nervous system.

👉🏻 Apps don’t work with my dietary guidelines. I am teaching you what and how much to eat. If you blow past your carbs because of eating some asparagus, something is not right.

👉🏻 I don’t see people being successful with diet tracking apps. It’s often when you finally get off the app that change happens.

Grab my “Hidden Challenges of Weight Loss” Freebie at the link in my bio.❤️

03/17/2026

If you are experiencing joint pain in peri/menopause - this is a signal that your body is inflamed.

Menopause is an inflammatory event.

Here are some helpful tips to decrease inflammation.

1. Stay moving! In the Physical Medicine world, we say “motion is lotion”. Make sure you have a great mobility routine that you incorporate into your day.

2. Maintain a healthy weight. We know that increased weight will exacerbate joint pain. Weight management does get more difficult in peri/menopause, but it IS absolutely possible.

3. Try a quality collagen supplement. Some of us break our collagen down too quickly, and need more of the building blocks to make collagen.

4. Know how much protein your body needs and don’t eat much more than that. Excess protein can increase both inflammation and fat in our body.

5. Photobiomodulation: look for local doctors or PT clinics that offer this therapy to help reduce inflammation in your joints.

Check out our website for more peri/menopause tips, education and support. ♥️

03/13/2026

Are hormones the only way to fix brain fog?

Brain fog is real in peri/menopause, but research shows that brain fog also occurs in men around the same age, and that for women - the brain fog improves post-menopause.

We know that estrogen is very important for the brain, but - estrogen therapy alone has not been shown to improve brain fog.

Progesterone can help brain fog due to its benefit on sleep. Some women may choose to use progesterone for sleep (oral micronized progesterone does not seem to carry the risks that estrogen has when it comes to blood clots and breast cancers).

Rather than jumping to MHT, which can carry risks, there are other areas to evaluate. Thyroid, sleep, blood sugar issues, cortisol, neuroinflammation (all issues that tend to amplify during peri/menopause).

This is where having a naturopathic doctor is key. If you are having brain fog due to low thyroid, poor sleep, blood sugar issues, etc. - no amount of estrogen is going to help. Estrogen is just adding fuel to the fire in this case, because now your liver has to process more hormones, and this can backfire with inflammation and blood sugar.

All you have to do is go to Reddit to see the amount of women who went on MHT because they believed it was going to cure their brain fog, just to find - it made their brain fog worse.

Bottom line: address the root cause which may involve pharmaceuticals, cortisol support, blood sugar support like berberine, inflammation-decreasing supplements such as NAC and glutathione, or even anti-viral support.

03/10/2026

In my experience, many women are seeking MHT because they are fearful of gaining weight in menopause and are hopeful that estrogen therapy will keep them trim.

The truth is that this has NOT been well-established in the research.

There was one quality study back in 2003 that demonstrated a VERY MODEST reduction in weight gain (about 1.4 pounds) in women who started MHT in perimenopause - over a five year period of time. This was significant, but not at all substantial.

Menopausal weight gain is more related to cortisol (cortisol affects insulin sensitivity), inflammation, and poor sleep.

The solution: support cortisol, balance blood sugar, address inflammation head-on, know how your metabolism works (genetics) and prioritize sleep.

This is where understanding your genetics is so crucial - with the help of a genetics-informed practitioner, you can understand your weaknesses when it comes to weight gain, and where to put your time, money, and energy.

Book an intro call with the link in my bio to learn more!

03/06/2026

Key takeaway —
Methylcobalamin works — when it’s tolerated.

But for many people, especially women in midlife, hydroxocobalamin is the safer starting point.

Not because it’s weaker —
but because it lets the body decide how much activation is appropriate.

When you know your genetics, it makes it easier to make healthy choices.

03/03/2026

Muscle isn’t built by protein alone.
It’s built by training.

The primary driver of muscle growth is not diet.
It’s mechanical tension.
(aka: lifting progressively heavier things)

🧠 Strength training sends the signal
Your muscles respond by adapting and growing.
No signal → no meaningful growth.

🥗 Protein plays a supporting role
Once basic protein needs are met,
extra protein delivers diminishing returns.

More protein without enough training doesn’t equal more muscle.

It usually means:
• Oxidation for energy
• Or storage

🏋️‍♀️ Training = the signal
🥗 Protein = the raw material

You need both — but the signal comes first.

This is why:
• You can’t “eat your way” to muscle
• Shakes won’t replace progressive overload
• Precision beats excess

Protein matters.
But strength training does the heavy lifting.

Save & follow for more precision fitness support!

02/27/2026

Fatigue and hair thinning in perimenopause?

Sometimes the issue isn’t hormones — it’s B12 absorption.

During perimenopause, many women are eating enough B12…but absorbing less of it.

Why?
Hormonal transitions can affect:
• Stomach acid production
• GI motility
• Intrinsic factor function
• Underlying autoimmune or inflammatory patterns

And B12 absorption quietly suffers.

🧬 Why this matters:
• B12 is essential for mitochondrial energy
• It supports red blood cell production and oxygen delivery
• It’s critical for nervous system and cognitive function
• Hair follicles are highly energy-dependent — low B12 can contribute to diffuse shedding and slow regrowth

💉 Why hydroxocobalamin injections help…
Injections bypass the gut entirely, making them effective when absorption is impaired.

Hydroxocobalamin is also:
• Longer-lasting in tissues
• Converted into active B12 forms as needed
• Often better tolerated than methyl-B12 in women with anxiety, sleep disruption, or stress sensitivity

📌 Bottom line:
In perimenopause, fatigue and hair loss aren’t always “just hormones” (but sometimes hormones, especially thyroid, are involved).

Sometimes these symptoms are a nutrient delivery problem — not an intake problem.

02/24/2026

Stress doesn’t just affect your mood.
It affects your cells.

Chronic stress = chronically elevated cortisol
And cortisol reaches every tissue in the body.

🧬 At the DNA level, stress can:
• Increase oxidative stress
• Create DNA damage
• Interfere with DNA repair

Stress also changes epigenetic signaling → which genes are turned up or down

Your DNA sequence may stay the same, but how it’s used changes.

Over time, this creates genomic instability — a known driver of aging and disease.

This is why chronic stress is linked to:
• Accelerated aging
• Immune dysfunction
• Hormone imbalance
• Increased cancer risk

🧠 Your genes are not your destiny.
But your stress biology matters.

Stress management isn’t self-care fluff.
It’s genome protection.

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Naturopathic Doctor in Longmont, Colorado. Primary care, Women’s Wellness, Naturopathic Pediatrics and Cardiovascular Wellness. Focusing on prevention and getting to the root cause of chronic illness through naturopathic diagnostics and therapeutics.