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 | 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...
by Jessamine Sothard | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Nutrition
When I was a teen in the 80s and 90s, low-fat became the thing. It seemed like it would be the magic answer to staying slim and healthy. I remember bingeing on things like Licorice, Fig Newtons, and SnackWells. I thought I was making a healthy choice since they are...
by Jessamine Sothard | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog, Functional Medicine
Around the age of 40, I noticed a shift in how I felt. My weight wasn’t as easy to maintain as it had been in my younger years. Despite having a great life, I felt more irritable and moody than I had previously. Additionally, while I had the energy to do all...
by Jessamine Sothard | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog, Gut Health, Hormone Health
If you constantly feel tired, you are not alone. Many health practitioners report tiredness as one of the most common patient complaints, with around 45% of people in the US experiencing constant fatigue. Getting to the root cause of fatigue can be tricky – it is...
