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What is Estrogen Dominance & 5 Steps to Reverse It
What is estrogen Dominance? & 5 Steps to Reverse It Estrogen dominance is either an overabundance of estrogen or too much estrogen in comparison with progesterone. Being estrogen dominant can cause a variety of symptoms including: Heavy periods Breast tenderness Weight gain Hair loss Water retention PMS Headaches Hot flashes But How Does Estrogen Dominance…
Read MoreHow Boundaries Improve Our Health
Boundaries are critical for overall wellness. We usually look externally and are tempted to blame others for our lack of boundaries, but boundaries are something we create within ourselves. Lack of boundaries in our lives can lead to, to self-sabotage, resentment, and anger because we’re not doing what we need to serve ourselves. What are boundaries?…
Read MoreWhy Do you Have Food Sensitivities?
Do you have digestive issues and you are cutting out more and more foods trying to figure out what is causing your symptoms? ? I hear this all too often. I get women that are only eating 10 foods because they don’t tolerate a variety of foods. Or women that have developed a…
Read MoreLet’s talk about self-worth…
A high-self worth is NOT something I have always had. Honestly, it’s something I struggled with for most of my young adulthood. It’s something that I had to ?????. I subconsciously sought my worth through things that were outside of me…achievements, fame, how desired I was, or my relationships. But placing our values…
Read MoreFunctional Medicine Approach to Depression & Other Brain Health Issues
The traditional western medicine approach to brain health issues is often to just label you and prescribe ?. Functional medicine says WHY is this happening in the first place and how is everything interconnected⁉️ 1. Deficiencies in key amino acids such as tyrosine, tryptophan, or cysteine that are precursors for MAKING neurotransmitters.…
Read MoreAchieving Real and LASTING Change
In my previous post, I talked about how raising your standards and turning your SHOULDS to MUSTS is the first part to achieving real and lasting change…BUT… If change isn’t happening for you, then one of two things is happening: You believe that you SHOULD change… but it’s not a total absolute MUST in your…
Read MoreTurning your “Shoulds” to a “Must”
I’m gonna tell you something I wish I had done YEARS AGO that is keeping you from getting the results you want… Anyone is CAPABLE as being as fit and healthy as they want to be. Anyone is CAPABLE of being happy. Anyone can have the impact on our friends and family that we want to…
Read MoreHow to Fix Acne
I get many clients whose main source of concern is their acne. These individuals feel they have tried every treatment imaginable, coming to me extremely frustrated that their acne continues to reappear. What are the most common underlying causes of acne? How does one move away from conventional approaches toward a root-cause approach? INFLAMMATION and…
Read MoreHow to Stay Healthy Through the Holidays / Keeping your New Year Resolutions
We are officially in the holiday season… this time of year is often a time of getting together with our loved ones which often includes an entourage of Grandma’s Mac & Cheese, that delicious homemade pecan pie, & a couple bottles of wine 😉 The average person gains 7 to 10 pounds between Thanksgiving…
Read MorePCOS, What is it and Why Does Diet Help?
By Christine Forsythe, RD, LD Generations of women have been struggling with what is known today as polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. Only recently however, have we discovered just how common this medical condition is. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is, at its core, a condition that affects women’s hormones. Shockingly, around 1 in every 10 women…
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