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Explore the latest articles by Dr. Sara Szal, where she blends science and holistic wisdom to address the most pressing issues in women’s health, longevity, and personal transformation.
Are You a Type C Personality? How to Transition from Cortisol Crazed to Calm & Connected
By guest blogger Michelle Leath Top 3 Signs That You Have Elevated Cortisol Levels #1: You seem to have developed a stubborn muffin-top. #2: You feel constantly in a hurry, rushed, like you are running out of time. #3: You are looking for the quickest fix to your cortisol problem! We’ve been hearing a lot…
Tired of Being Too Tired for Sex
By guest blogger Rosie Vega When I first heard about Mission Ignition, I thought maybe it wasn’t for me, because I don’t feel like the zing is gone in my sex life with my husband. We are both still madly in love after 30 years of marriage, and we have passionate, unboring sex. But I…
What’s your Distractibility score? 8 questions for you.
Last week 100 of you skimmed through my email on ADD, hit reply to say, ‘Dr. Sara, that’s me!’ but then forgot what you were supposed to be doing, and went to the kitchen for a snack. This happens to me a lot. How do you know if it’s a symptom of stress, internet brain,…
Want to get your questions answered?
Sign up for my Q&A – Thursday 10/20/11 at 10am Pacific Register right here and you’ll be directed to ask a question, if you want! We’ve got some great questions in the hopper, including: I’m about to surrender to the idea of being 10+ pounds overweight. Exercise and a reasonable diet aren’t working. Any recommendations?…
Weight, weight – don’t tell me.
When I asked what you wanted to hear about last week, guess which topic got more votes than anything? “My husband would say more on sex drive,” one lovely woman wrote. “But I say help me lose 10 pounds.” I asked permission to use her comment, and she asked, “If I lose 10 pounds, will…
What happened to my brain? ADD vs the usual suspects – Anxiety + Depression
Did you know women over 35 have a quadrupled risk for depression? That’s what the data says, anyway. But what if the data aren’t entirely complete? If you’re a 35+ woman wondering what happened to her brain–because you’re losing the keys, forgetting things, getting easily distracted, and watching piles form around the house–your doctor might…
Emotional Eating Redefined: Stressed About Your Weight? That May Be the Problem…
By Guest Blogger Michelle Leath If there was ever a reason to stop worrying about your weight, it’s this – The worry in and of itself may be what’s keeping the weight on! Here’s what I mean: If you haven’t been able to attain or maintain the weight you want, it may not be about…
Vitality: Hormonal, Nutritional, Sexual + Lifestyle Tweaks
I became an integrative physician when I found mainstream medicine failed to address the #1 issue my patients struggle with: decreased desire. I went rogue but not in a Sarah Palin way… more of a Dr. Christiane Northrup meets Dr. Andy Weil way. There are many reasons for low sex drive which goes hand in…
Bioidentical Hormones: Yes or No? VOGUE Magazine Wants to Know
Here’s a great question from a member of our community named Amy Fleischer, pictured here on the beach with her husband. Amy’s question popped up in response to the September Vogue article on hormones by Ginny Graves. Amy’s Question I have all the classic perimenopause symptoms, and yet even with all I do with nutrition,…