Posts by Rachel Scheer
Your Labs Say WHAT About Inflammation?
In order to function properly, our bodies undergo routine biological processes. However, if your body notices a threat or that something isn’t right, inflammation is one of the key markers. Many of us don’t even know we have inflammation in our bodies! Before getting into specific lab testing, let’s dive into a little more detail…
Read MoreDr. Stephanie Estima: How to Train and Eat Based off of Your Cycle for Optimal Hormones and Body Composition
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, Dr. Stephanie Estima joins Rachel to talk about the menstrual cycle and how women can optimize their body’s health. She explains how a woman’s body differs from men and its reaction to different types of food diet. She also covered what happens to the body during the menstrual…
Read MoreIs Estrogen Dominance Causing Your Symptoms?
To achieve optimal health, females need to achieve balance in all of their hormones, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. But what happens if one or more hormones go array? Estrogen dominance is one example that can wreak massive havoc on the body. Before diving into this common, yet frustrating imbalance, it is important to understand…
Read MoreAndy Frisella: Mental Health and Coming Off Antidepressants
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, Andy Frisella joins Rachel to talk about not being a quitter. The two become open about their struggles with being antidepressant-dependent for a long time, finding the courage to get off of it and restart life with a healthier lifestyle. They also talk about the three things that make…
Read MoreKathryn Gordon: How to Create Powerful and Long Lasting Relationships
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, Kathryn Gordon joins Rachel to talk about relationships. They exchange insightful thoughts on the four big C’s – communication, connection, commitment, and care – how practicing these can help strengthen any relationship and how the lack of either one can lead to the relationship to fall apart and fail.…
Read MoreWhat is SIBO and How Can Diet and Probiotics Help? With Dr. Joe Mather
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, Dr. Joe Mather joins Rachel to talk about gut health. They discuss what Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is, the leading causes of SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), what we can do to help control bacterial growth, and how functional medicine can help address gut issues long-term. At the Ruscio…
Read MoreYour Thyroid Does WHAT?
Critical Thyroid Functions: Regulating Energy Levels, Hormone Production, Metabolism, and Food Breakdown Your thyroid is an important organ but thyroid complications are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially Hashimoto’s disease (also known as autoimmune thyroiditis) and Graves disease. This makes thyroid health even more foundational! What does thyroid disease look like and how does our gut play…
Read MoreWhat is Health? And My 3 Pillars for Optimal Health
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, I share my three pillars for optimal health. We all need to have a healthy and functional gut, stay active through regular exercise, and do things that help promote mental health. All these and putting our time and effort into things that make us happy will lead to a…
Read MoreCan Functional Lab Testing Discover Your Root Cause?
Functional lab testing helps us find the ROOT cause of your health concerns. You may have heard our team use the phrase, “test, don’t guess!” This is because we know that utilizing comprehensive, analytical lab testing can helps our clients in a multitude of ways. Not only do we find exactly what is occurring in…
Read MoreHow to Use Functional Medicine to Heal and Optimize Your Health with Christine Forsythe
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, we welcome back Christine the Dietitian, a Registered and Licensed Dietitian at Rachel Scheer Nutrition. Previously, we talked about overcoming PCOS, the functional approach to weight-loss resistance, and how fats play a role in hormone and blood sugar support. Now, she helps explain the difference between Western and functional…
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