Female Hormone Update according to the 2012 North American Menopause Society position paper. Which women benefit from estrogen hormone therapies? The bottom-line factors which are most important to weigh in the risk / benefit of estrogen therapy are Age: the earlier...
Hormonal Imbalances
PSA & the prostate
PSA and the prostate Prostate Second Opinions Dr. Phranq Tambouri, NMD of Prostate Second Opinions in Scottsdale, Phoenix and Seattle is an expert in the field of men's health and the prostate. I attended a presentation of what he does with...
Stressed, Wired or Crashed?
Stressed, Wired or Crashed? Are you thriving? Do you feel enthusiastic, mentally sharp and focused, and have deep and restful sleep? Or instead are you edgy, overwhelmed, or exhausted? A lot of that has to do with your adrenal function, specifically your daily...
Hormone Testing Primer
Hormone Testing Primer A lot of women as well as men ask their doctor to check their hormone levels as a cause for low energy and lack of zest for life as they get older. Many of these women and men are getting on bio-identical hormones, and the hormone levels must be...
Lose Wheat, Lose Weight
Lose Wheat, Lose Weight When you lose wheat, you may lose: Joint stiffness and pain Acid reflux Rashes Mental fog Fatigue Poor quality sleep Food obsessions Some asthmatic symptoms Leg swelling A few points of fasting blood sugar A few pounds Frankengrain Wheat has...
Natural Thyroid Medications
If you have been diagnosed with low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, you and your doctor have a number of medications to choose from. As a Naturopathic Physician, my focus is to choose the medication that fits your needs, to individualize your prescription so that...
Breast Health Awareness
It's October again and the campaigns with the pink ribbons, walks for the cure and being asked for contributions at the grocery store checkout line begins. Going against the grain of the mainstream, I am going to illuminate your choice: are you focusing on what you...
Cholesterol – Friend or Foe?
Fire! When we see firemen running towards a fire and other firemen on the scene quenching the fire, do we blame the firemen for the fire? We recognize that with all these firemen working, there must be something wrong. But do we think that the firemen are the cause...
No-diet Weight Loss
My Story I, myself, started dieting in the sixth grade, and was up and down my whole life. More up than down, as a matter of fact. I could not correlate it to anything in particular, but sometimes I could lose weight, but inevitably I got to a point that I could not...
Tired of Being Tired?
Are you: Always fatigued or exhausted? Irritable and impatient? Feeling too hot or too cold? Depressed, anxious, or panicky? Bothered by changes in your skin or hair? At the mercy of your moods? Inexplicably gaining or losing weight? Losing enthusiasm for life?...