by Jessamine Sothard | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog, Lifestyle, Mindset
Have you ever heard of emotional buffering? It’s something we all have, whether we realize it or not. Emotional buffering is when we use external things to change how we feel emotionally. For instance, if we feel guilt, shame, boredom,...
by Jessamine Sothard | Jan 9, 2024 | Blog, Hormone Health
What is the Thyroid? Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland situated at the base of the front of your neck, just below your Adam’s apple. Hormones produced by the thyroid gland, such as — triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) — have an enormous...
by Jessamine Sothard | Jan 1, 2024 | Blog, Lifestyle
Weight loss is a popular goal this time of year. A study found that 48% of people who make New Year’s resolutions choose “weight loss” as a goal. However, the unfortunate truth is that many of them won’t succeed. Researchers have found that at least 80% of...
by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 25, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
In my former conventional practice as a family doctor, if you came to me wanting to lose weight, I’d explain to you with the best of intentions and love in my heart that weight loss is simple math—calories in versus calories out. I created a handout (bless my heart)...
by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog, Mitochondrial Health
Did you know our body is made up of 37.2 Trillion cells? Yep, that’s Trillion with a T. The health of those cells determines your overall health, let alone your cellular health. An important organelle inside the cell is the mitochondria. Multiple mitochondria are...
by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 11, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health, Lifestyle
Picture this. You go on a summer trip you’ve been looking forward to for months. You normally eat pretty well but decide to live it up on vacation (aka overating). You only live once, right? Then, you return home and get on the scale and your weight has...
