If you are tired, cold, losing hair, struggling with constipation, gaining weight, or simply feeling like your metabolism has slowed down, it is easy to immediately blame your thyroid And sometimes, the thyroid absolutely is part of the picture But one of the biggest lessons I have learned practicing integrative medicine is that we cannot look at the thyroid in isolation Your thyroid is part of an interconnected system involving your brain, adrenal glands, immune system, nutr

If alcohol asks your liver to put everything else on hold, the good news is that there are simple ways to help your liver do its job well. I tell my patients all the time: your liver doesn't need a trendy "detox." It needs the right nutrients. God designed the liver to detoxify your body every single day. Our job is to give it the tools it needs to work efficiently. Here are some of my favorite evidence-based ways to support healthy estrogen metabolism. 1. Milk Thistle: Prote

As an integrative physician, I rarely tell women they "can never" do something. But alcohol is one of the few things I consistently encourage women—especially those in perimenopause and menopause—to seriously reconsider. If you're struggling with weight gain around your midsection, heavy periods, breast tenderness, migraines, anxiety, poor sleep, hot flashes, or estrogen dominance, alcohol may be working against you in more ways than you realize. It isn't simply about calorie