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Sara Gottfried MD Women's Health Article | Ketogenic Diet | Ketogenic Diet: Who Benefits and Who Is at Risk?

Ketogenic Diet: Who Benefits and Who Is at Risk?

By Sara Gottfried MD | August 30, 2021

The ketogenic diet (“keto”) is often touted as an easy way to lose weight fast, providing impressive weight-loss results for men and women alike. But is it true? How do…

Sara Gottfried Women's Health Article |Ketogenic Diet | Women, Food, and Hormones: Why Keto Doesn’t Work for All Women

Women, Food, and Hormones: Why Keto Doesn’t Work for All Women

By Sara Gottfried MD | August 23, 2021

Keto diets can be disheartening for women, especially when they witness their male co-workers or partners shedding pounds with relative ease. I first tried to lose weight with a ketogenic…

Sara Gottfried MD Women's Health Article |Long-haul Covid| Covid-19: Comorbidities, Long-Haul Symptoms, and Immune Resilience

Covid-19: Comorbidities, Long-Haul Symptoms, and Immune Resilience

By Sara Gottfried MD | February 2, 2021

Vaccines are getting distributed at increasing rates. Researchers are testing 68 vaccines in human clinical trials, 20 are the final stage of testing, and two are approved for full use…

Sara Gottfried Brain Body Diet Recipe |Prebiotic|Prebiotic Porridge

Brain/Body Prebiotic Porridge

By Sara Gottfried MD | November 28, 2020

This porridge is what I eat when I want something warm and comforting in the morning—or the occasional dinner! It is packed with fiber, which plays an important part in…

Sara Gottfried MD Women's Health Article |PCOS|PCOS: Natural Solutions for a Common Hormone Imbalance

PCOS: Natural Solutions for a Common Hormone Imbalance

By Sara Gottfried MD | October 26, 2020

What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)? It is a complex endocrine disorder that affects 20 to 30 percent of women. In medicine, we use the term syndrome to describe a…

Sara Gottfried MD Women's Health Article | Vasomotor Symptoms | New Data About Hot Flashes and Night Sweats That You Need to Know

Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: New Data That You Need to Know

By Sara Gottfried MD | October 11, 2020

The most classic symptoms of low estrogen are hot flashes and night sweats, collectively known as vasomotor symptoms. Vasomotor symptoms are an extreme thermoregulatory response associated with profuse sweating, flushing,…

Endometriosis: Diet and Lifestyle Changes that Work |Women's Health | Sara Gottfried MD

Endometriosis: Diet and Lifestyle Changes That Help

By Sara Gottfried MD | October 4, 2020

Endometriosis is an often undiagnosed problem that affects 10 to 15% of women.1 What happens with endometriosis is that the cells similar to the endometrium, or uterine lining, implant outside…

Hormone Reset Diet |Calcium| Sara Gottfried, M.D.

Creamy Greens Soup: A Great Source of Calcium

By Sara Gottfried MD | September 8, 2020

The dairy industry would have us believe that milk is an indispensable source of calcium in our diet as calcium is necessary for healthy bones. What the milk advertisements don’t…

Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, Part 1: What’s Safe? What’s Smart? |Hormone Balance|Sara Gottfried MD

Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, Part 1: What’s Safe? What’s Smart?

By Sara Gottfried MD | August 26, 2020

I’ve been prescribing bioidentical hormone therapy since 1994. In the 25+ years since that first prescription for bioidentical hormones, we have evidence for and against their use. This has led…

Hormone Therapy for Women: What Are the Known Risks? |Hormone Therapy| Sara Gottfried, M.D.

Hormone Therapy for Women: What Are the Known Risks?

By Sara Gottfried MD | August 2, 2020

Discussion about hormone therapy for perimenopause and menopause is complex. Questions about safety, timing, and duration typically require a nuanced conversation about a person’s history, diet, lifestyle, risk factors, genetics,…