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Menopause Redefined: Why a Systems-Based Approach Works Better Than Symptom Management

Menopause Redefined: Why a Systems-Based Approa...

Menopause has long been approached as a laundry list of symptoms to manage: hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, and more. But what if we shifted the conversation? Instead of...

Menopause Redefined: Why a Systems-Based Approach Works Better Than...

Menopause has long been approached as a laundry list of symptoms to manage: hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, and more. But what if we...

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The Holistic Menopause Toolkit: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach

The Holistic Menopause Toolkit: A Lifestyle Med...

Menopause is more than just hot flashes and mood swings; it’s a profound shift—a transformation that invites you to reconnect with your body on a deeper level. Instead of seeing...

The Holistic Menopause Toolkit: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach

Menopause is more than just hot flashes and mood swings; it’s a profound shift—a transformation that invites you to reconnect with your body on a...

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Cheers to Health: Alcohol & Menopause—What You Need to Know

Cheers to Health: Alcohol & Menopause—What You ...

Menopause is a journey full of changes, and adding alcohol to the mix can sometimes intensify symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and disrupted sleep. But don’t worry—you don’t have...

Cheers to Health: Alcohol & Menopause—What You Need to Know

Menopause is a journey full of changes, and adding alcohol to the mix can sometimes intensify symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and disrupted sleep....

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Nourish Your Way Through Menopause: A Guide to Hormone-Healthy Eating

Nourish Your Way Through Menopause: A Guide to ...

Menopause and perimenopause can feel like a whirlwind of changes—hot flashes, mood swings, and low energy. But the good news? What you eat can make a huge difference. The right...

Nourish Your Way Through Menopause: A Guide to Hormone-Healthy Eating

Menopause and perimenopause can feel like a whirlwind of changes—hot flashes, mood swings, and low energy. But the good news? What you eat can make...

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12 Vaginal Changes You Might Not Expect During Menopause

12 Vaginal Changes You Might Not Expect During ...

Vaginal dryness and related changes “down there” seem to just sneak up out of nowhere. This is what I hear from my patients every day.  “I woke up one day...

12 Vaginal Changes You Might Not Expect During Menopause

Vaginal dryness and related changes “down there” seem to just sneak up out of nowhere. This is what I hear from my patients every day. ...

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Managing Cholesterol In Perimenopause And Menopause – The Estrogen-Cholesterol Connection

Managing Cholesterol In Perimenopause And Menop...

Heart disease is the number one killer of menopausal women, yet many of us are unaware of how our risks increase as our hormone levels drop. 

Managing Cholesterol In Perimenopause And Menopause – The Estrogen-...

Heart disease is the number one killer of menopausal women, yet many of us are unaware of how our risks increase as our hormone levels...

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Menopause Weight Gain: Why It Happens And How To Eliminate Hormonal Belly Fat For Good

Menopause Weight Gain: Why It Happens And How T...

It all starts with your pants getting a little tight, prompting you to switch to stretchy yoga pants as your staple outfit, then before you know it, your weight has...

Menopause Weight Gain: Why It Happens And How To Eliminate Hormonal...

It all starts with your pants getting a little tight, prompting you to switch to stretchy yoga pants as your staple outfit, then before you...

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Heavy Periods: How To Treat Them Naturally

Heavy Periods: How To Treat Them Naturally

Despite the fact that we live in an age of increasing body acceptance and positivity, “period” can still be considered a dirty word. But like so many other physical cycles, menstruation...

Heavy Periods: How To Treat Them Naturally

Despite the fact that we live in an age of increasing body acceptance and positivity, “period” can still be considered a dirty word. But like so...

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Hormones And DNA How They Impact Each Other

Hormones And DNA How They Impact Each Other

Everything our body does to try and balance stress depends on two important aspects: hormones and our DNA. They influence so many life factors… everything from the act of digesting...

Hormones And DNA How They Impact Each Other

Everything our body does to try and balance stress depends on two important aspects: hormones and our DNA. They influence so many life factors… everything...

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The Gut-Hormone Connection

The Gut-Hormone Connection

Gut Health and Hormones — what does one have to do with the other? As a Naturopathic Physician with a focus on female health, I see a lot of patients with...

The Gut-Hormone Connection

Gut Health and Hormones — what does one have to do with the other? As a Naturopathic Physician with a focus on female health, I see...

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Is Winter Making Me Weak?

Is Winter Making Me Weak?

Every afternoon, Jeff and I take a little break from our computer screens and go for a walk around our neighborhood. It’s a good change of pace and we get...

Is Winter Making Me Weak?

Every afternoon, Jeff and I take a little break from our computer screens and go for a walk around our neighborhood. It’s a good change...

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What Is The Corona Virus And Can You Protect Yourself And Your Family?

What Is The Corona Virus And Can You Protect Yo...

Everywhere you look someone is talking about the Coronavirus.  It’s all over social media, network news, and there is a ton of fear and panic around this topic.  I have...

What Is The Corona Virus And Can You Protect Yourself And Your Family?

Everywhere you look someone is talking about the Coronavirus.  It’s all over social media, network news, and there is a ton of fear and panic...

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