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When ‘Acceptable’ Vitamin D Hides Insufficiency: A Physician’s Discovery
We’re both physicians. We both had ‘acceptable’ Vitamin D levels. We were both insufficient. I’m Sara Szal, an OB/GYN with 30 years of experience. My Vitamin D was 32 ng/mL. My doctor said, “You’re fine. Above 30 is sufficient.” But I was struggling with recurrent infections, seasonal mood issues every winter, rising anti-nuclear antibodies, and…
The Top Hormone Imbalances I See in Women
Hormones don’t fail quietly.They speak through symptoms, often long before labs look “abnormal.” In my clinical work, these are the most common hormone imbalances I see in women, especially during premenopause, perimenopause, and menopause. Many women experience more than one at the same time, which is why symptoms can feel confusing or contradictory. High Cortisol…
The Exhausted Achiever’s Body: What Your Symptoms Are Actually Telling You
You achieved everything on the checklist. The education, the career, the carefully constructed life. So why does your body feel like it’s breaking down? This isn’t a personal failing. It’s a physiological inevitability when we ignore how female bodies actually work. The Biology of Achievement at All Costs Female physiology operates on multiple overlapping rhythms:…
