The topic of food intolerance has become very popular in the last decade. You can see all the changes around you: more gluten free menus in restaurants, more dairy-free products in your neighborhood grocery store, and friend’s chronic acid...
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Creating a vegetable garden is incredibly rewarding. The heightened culinary flavors alone are worth the effort, but in addition to having access to a surplus of delicious healthy foods, there are many other wonderful health benefits that the...
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People often come into my office with the goal of losing weight. While this is sometimes a good idea, it’s important to have the right attitude, approach and expectations. To truly resolve weight gain and prevent disease, it’s important to...
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As someone who struggled with uncontrolled sugar cravings for years, I have a passion for working with others who are facing the same challenge. I’ve come to realize that there is a common misconception amongst people who are struggling with...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders and accounts for about 30% of all referrals to gastroenterologists. However, most gastroenterologists don’t like treating IBS, because drugs don’t usually produce...
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition where hormone imbalance and insulin resistance lead to symptoms such as irregular periods, unwanted hair growth, acne, and ovarian cysts. Elevated testosterone is often the culprit for many of the...
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Xenoestrogens are part of a group of chemicals known as endocrine (hormone) disruptors. Endocrine disruptors, once in our system, can mimic or block our hormones and begin telling our tissues what to do. This is a problem, as they then...
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Estrogen dominance is a term found all over the internet these days. I have had a lot of women ask about it. So what exactly is estrogen dominance? Some women may have too much estrogen (or too much of the wrong type of estrogen), which...
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It has been two years since I made the biggest transition of my career since medical school. After the birth of my daughter, I switched to predominantly taking phone and video visits with patients. My husband travels a lot and in...
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Moving back to the pacific Northwest has been lovely, since I consider it my home. However, I have to admit that I miss the California sunshine! When I attended the University of Washington, I had a professor who tracked test scores and...
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Many women spend three weeks out of the month dreading that one week. Your regular doctor tells you to get on the pill. Some women are lucky and have no problems with their periods. These ladies are definitely the exception. The...
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Many of my patients come in thinking they have a problem with their thyroid when they are having issues losing weight. Though it is not the only hormone pathway that is important for weight loss, it is one of them. In mainstream...
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