When you begin taking a new medication, it is common to become acutely aware of unexpected changes in your body. After all, many medications have profound physiological effects that can cause everything from temporary discomfort to dangerous side effects. And despite the efforts of doctors and pharmacists to educate their patients on the side effects…
If you’ve stepped on a scale recently and been unpleasantly surprised by the numbers, you may be searching for a reason behind your unintentional weight gain. If you’ve recently started taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause, you might suspect your new hormone regimen is the culprit. Or is it menopause itself? Both menopause and…
It’s not the sort of topic people like to talk about publicly, but bowel movements are a totally normal, super natural, very important thing we all have to do. That said, not everyone’s bathroom experiences are so simple. When you live with diarrhea, chronic constipation, indigestion, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or other digestive and GI tract issues,…
If you’re trying to learn more about what to expect when you’re undergoing treatment to correct a hormonal imbalance, you’ve probably read that not all hormone therapies are created equal. More importantly, you’ve likely realized that many of the traditional treatments available to you can carry significant side effects and long-term risks. However, traditional hormones…
You’ve likely heard the talk around probiotics for gut health—from health blogs, your doctor, or even your local health food store associate. Maybe you even take one now and then. But what are they, and do they actually work? A Look at the Gut Gut health is extremely important—not only so that you don’t have to deal…
We all get older. We become wiser, smarter and with the gift of time, we get better. We refine ourselves, becoming better at doing the things we love, better at knowing ourselves, and better at relating to our loved ones. Middle age, if you’re lucky enough to get here, is a gift. Even if we…
More and more people are talking about the health benefits of a well-functioning gut microbiome (also known as gut flora)—and its influence over the entire body. If you nourish, protect, and heal your gut, your body responds in kind. Poor digestive health has been linked in no small way to issues like poor immune health…
The hormonal changes you experience during menopause, andropause, or in the presence of a hormonal imbalance can bring on a host of physical and emotional symptoms that profoundly interfere with quality of life. Today, however, there are a number of hormonal treatments available to help alleviate these symptoms by compensating for such changes. These treatments,…
Are these hot flashes worth going to the doctor for, or is it nothing? Should I just wait for a few days and see what happens? So goes the typical internal self-bargaining dialogue after experiencing a mild symptom of illness without an identifiable cause. We’ve all ignored minor health problems from time to time. Often,…
The human body is home to trillions of complex and necessary bacteria, including probiotics—also known as “good bacteria.” The microbiome (which includes your intestines and colon) is where these bacteria—along with plenty of other viruses, fungi, and disease-causing bacteria—live and flourish. Everyone’s gut microbiome contains totally different gut flora—it is unique to you. The gut…
