Posts by Sara Gottfried, MD
7 Tips to Boost Metabolism: Reset Your Internal Chem Lab
One size fits all dieting fails 98% of the time. The alternative? I’ve got 3 options that work, that have helped thousands of my patients lose pounds and keep ’em…
Read MoreTrack Equanimity + Adjust Sooner in 2012
Peace. Stress hormones, particularly the queen of ‘em, cortisol, normalizes. Briefly. Not too high. Not too low. Tank full, even overflowing, and it’s the overflow I give to others—my family…
Read MoreHoliday Hormones: Harvard MD Teaches You How to Surf 'Em
It’s the end of the year. Are you depleted? Burned out? Gaining weight over the holidays? Asexual? How much is it worth for you to shift in 2012 to vital,…
Read MoreChina Dispatch #2: Chinese Originated Bioidentical Hormones in 1025 AD
Did you know that the Chinese were the first to create, compound, document and prescribe bioidentical hormones to replace what’s lost due to aging? Certainly not me, yet I am not…
Read MoreChina Dispatch #1: "Too much pressure. Too much stress." Followed by an extraordinary night of sleep.
“Hell, Yes.” That was my response when my husband, David Gottfried, founder of the US Green Building Council and LEED, was asked to give a speech at a green…
Read MoreYoga for an Easeful Birth: From Correct Baby Positioning to Endurance "Presence" Training
Guest post by Lexi Yoga Giving birth is not an easy task. Getting pregnant, carrying a child in your womb and having to suffer the pains of childbirth isn’t something you can easily dismiss. Not…
Read MoreHormonal Hostage: Six Reasons Your Thyroid is Sluggish + Metabolism Slow
When your thyroid is working against you, your body feels slow. Reflexes? Not as rapid-fire as they were 10 years ago. You don’t react as fast to changes in your…
Read More5 Quick Tips to Jumpstart Your Vitality
Today is our final day of the first Mission Ignition, so I decide to share our Jumpstart with our larger community. I create a Jumpstart once per week in Mission…
Read MoreEnergy of Desire: How Overproviding Gets in the Way
Guest post by Rosie Vega This week we’ve been focusing on how to integrate all we’ve learned in Mission Ignition. But my mind is still being blown by all I’ve…
Read MoreDr. Sara's Top 8 Hormone Tests: Find Your Blind Spots + Track Your Progress
If you read O Magazine as avidly as I, you know that December features a story on the quantified self, called Beyond Measure. Author Catherine Price describes the Hawthorne…
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