Understanding Food Intolerances and Sensitivities

Why unresolved health issues often persist—even when you’re eating “healthy” Understanding food intolerances and sensitivities is often the missing piece behind unresolved inflammation and chronic symptoms. For this reason, many people continue to struggle despite eating what they believe is a clean, healthy diet. What do these “healthy” foods have in common? Acorn squash Blueberry Lemon Tomato Wild rice Zucchini Squash Egg whites At first glance, these foods look harmless—甚至 beneficial. However, through testing, I learned that I had moderate to severe food intolerances to every food on this list. This matters because food intolerances and sensitivities contribute directly to chronic inflammation, even when the diet is organic,…

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How Natural Progesterone Cream Helped Me Reclaim My Life

Struggling with Hormone Imbalance? You’re Not Alone. Well into my 30s, I silently endured mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, bloating, heavy periods, and stubborn weight gain. My symptoms were so intense that I missed work multiple days a month and barely left the bathroom during my cycle. These issues don’t just disrupt life—they steal energy, joy, and confidence, especially for women in their 40s when we should feel our strongest. If you’re in that place right now, I see you—and I want you to know: there is hope. What Is Progesterone and Why It Matters Progesterone is often misunderstood as just a "reproductive hormone," but it affects nearly every tissue…

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Food Sensitivity Testing

Food sensitivity testing (also called food intolerance), is highly beneficial to uncover hidden conditions and symptoms. I have clients that end up with high sensitivity to what we consider highly healthy foods such as beets or blueberries. Of course, beets and blueberries may be good for 80% of people. However, if you are one of the 20%, then clearly it is not the right food for you and will do more harm than good. “The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”― Ann Wigmore Is food sensitivity testing the same as food allergies testing? Exposure…

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Why Estrogen Balance is Important

Why Estrogen Balance is Important
Estrogen

Why Estrogen Balance is Important Estrogen is the name of the class of hormones related to the reproductive cycle.  It includes the three main estrogens called estrone, estradiol, and estriol.  Each of these plays a role in the hormonal balance in women. In healthy premenopausal women, estrogen is made from progesterone and/or from androgens within the ovary's cells. Estrogen is responsible for changes in young women at puberty and gives adult women their shapely curves. During childbearing years, estrogen rises during the first half of the menstrual cycle in preparation for pregnancy. Elevated estrogen causes water retention and weight gain, and too much estrogen can lead to excess fat…

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