by Jessamine Sothard | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health
Severe pain during menstruation, bloating, and painful intercourse shouldn’t be accepted as normal. Women experiencing these symptoms could have endometriosis, a condition affecting about 10% of females of reproductive age. Despite its prevalence, endometriosis can be...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 10, 2023 | Blog, Gut Health
A central tenet of holistic health is the interconnectedness of all the elements that make up your well-being. Through this approach, we learn how our lifestyle choices can impact health in ways we may not expect. An often-overlooked component of these complex...
by Jessamine Sothard | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health
Up to five million women in the U.S. have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), but this condition remains frustratingly difficult to diagnose and treat. Interestingly, you don’t even need to have cysts on your ovaries to have the syndrome! One study found that 70% of...
by Jessamine Sothard | Mar 17, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health
A healthy testosterone level is important for a healthy libido, YES, but testosterone plays a number of other important roles in our health that may surprise you. For instance, did you know that women produce it, too? It is not just a male sex hormone,...
by Jessamine Sothard | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog, Hormone Health
One of the keys to feeling great and being optimally healthy is to have balanced hormones. I didn’t learn a lot about hormonal health in medical school. I was taught that hormones aren’t usually the problem and when they are, synthetic hormones are the answer. I...
by Jessamine Sothard | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle
Despite the many scientific advances in the field of medicine over the last few decades, many of us neglect one of the most important contributors to our wellbeing: sleep. It’s a bit ironic. We now know more than ever about the effects of lifestyle on health,...
