Women’s Health
Nutrition Advice From a Phone App: Does It Really Work?
Cook? Between the job, the kids, and everyone’s social calendars, who has time to cook anymore? I hear the same lament all the time from busy parents. Who has time to worry about food? I’ve often felt the same way myself. Sometimes I cringe when I think back to the food “products” I allowed my…
Read MoreThyroid Math: What Those Numbers Mean (and What Your Doc Probably Forgot to Tell You About Hypothyroidism)
You may have low thyroid function, also called HYPO-thyroidism, and not know it. But let’s face it… thyroid numbers are often counterintuitive and confusing. When you combine hypothyroidism with the common low-thyroid symptom of brain fog, maybe even a bit of depression, and you’ve got a perfect storm for feeling overwhelmed, and even worse, disempowered about…
Read MoreHow to Prevent and Cure Seasonal Allergies
From the sniffling and sneezing to the red eyes and itchy nose, allergies rank high on the health misery scale. Whether you flare up from time to time or live with them chronically, allergies can make you feel rundown, foggy brained and irritable. To make matters worse, most conventional allergy treatments will induce either drowsiness…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Vitamin D – Why It's the Sexiest Vitamin Around
Have you been getting enough D? Among other things, Vitamin D impacts your sex hormones and your mood, which, if you’re like most people, you definitely want working as well as possible! Vitamin D is so important, it’s one of my top six biohacks. Vitamin D deficiency can cause low estrogen in women, which means low sex…
Read MoreThe Wahls Protocol – Dr. Sara’s Book Club #11
If you’re an avid reader of mine, by now you’re familiar with the fact that the food we eat has an overwhelming impact on our health. Food choices directly affect energy levels, mood, proper organ function and even life expectancy and incidence of disease. Seems pretty intuitive, right? Even so, in the age of modern…
Read MoreWhat is Personalized Medicine? A New Way Of Looking at Health Care
Greetings to you—the women, the men, the health warriors and advocates—who follow my good friend and colleague, Sara Gottfried, MD. I am Dr. Jeff Bland and there is a very good chance this is the first time you have heard my name (and that’s okay). But I’m not new on the scene, believe me—the medicine…
Read More3 Tips for Staying Healthy When There’s a Bun in the Oven (Or Soon to Be One!)
If you ask any newly pregnant woman if she prefers a boy or a girl, you’re bound to hear one resounding statement: I just want a healthy baby. Every soon-to-be mama wants her baby to be as nourished and well protected as possible, and this requires the mother’s own health be in tip-top shape during…
Read MoreBreakthrough Science: Curing “Incurable” Diseases
The “incurable” diseases are not as incurable as you think. I expected to bedridden and befuddled by now due to my “incurable” disease – secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. For 7 years, I’d been going steadily downhill, despite taking the latest, greatest drugs. In 2007, I could walk short distances using two walking sticks, and could…
Read MoreWhat’s in Your Birth Control? The Pros and Cons of Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Methods
When it comes to birth control, I think we can all agree on at least one thing: We’ve come a long way. These days, a visit to your gynecologist can leave you feeling empowered, in control and confident about your sexual health. Take your pick of the pill, the patch or the ring, or…
Read MoreAdaptogen Herbs To Heal Your Thyroid and Boost Metabolism
If you are looking to restore your energy, look younger, and reverse disease, then aswagandha and rhodiola may be the herbs you’re looking for. Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb popular in Ayurvedic medicine, that has shown incredible results for lowering cortisol and balancing thyroid hormones. Rhodiola Rosea, also known as “golden rod,” is an…
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