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5 Ways to Treat Hormonal Headaches Naturally

By Sara Gottfried, MD | June 19, 2014
5 Ways to Prevent and Cure Hormonal Headaches Naturally

Whether it’s a debilitating migraine or the dull throbbing from a stressful day, headaches have the ability to zap your energy, ruin your focus and turn your otherwise centered self…

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The Benefits of Vitamin D – Why It's the Sexiest Vitamin Around

By Sara Gottfried MD | April 8, 2014
The Advantages 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…

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Why Treating Your Body Like a Cell Phone Will Get Your Hormones in Balance

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 18, 2014
Why Treating Your Body Like a Cell Phone Will Get Your Hormones Right

What’s the difference between a woman who’s frumpy and frazzled and one who’s healthy and energized? The second one clearly has Charlie’s Angels on her side. No, I’m not talking…

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Want to Lose Weight? Evaluate Your Hormones

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 15, 2014
Want to Lessen Your Weight? Check Your Hormones

Last year, the American Medical Association did something that will change the way we look at diet and exercise forever: they classified obesity as a disease. Whatever you call it,…

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Maca to Boost Your Mood (and your sex drive).

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 12, 2014
Why Mood-Boosting Maca is a Girl’s Best Companion

Nodding off at your desk every day? In need of a serious mood makeover? Lagging (or completely lacking) sex drive?  I hear these things almost daily from women in my…

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What’s in Your Birth Control? The Pros and Cons of Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Methods

By Sara Gottfried, MD | February 6, 2014
Whats in Your Contraceptive_The Plus and Deltas of Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Technique

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…

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The Health Lies that Keep You Tired, Fat and Grumpy

By Sara Gottfried, MD | January 30, 2014
The-Health-Technique-Lies-that-Keep-You-Tired-Fat-and-Grumpy

If you’ve turned on the TV lately, you’ve probably seen commercials for them. They’re touted as the answer to all of your problems: They can banish your fatigue, fix your…

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5 Easy Post-Holiday Detox Tips

By Sara Gottfried, MD | January 2, 2014 | 2

If you’re feeling sluggish from a busy holiday season, and can barely squeeze into your favorite skinny jeans, I invite you to join me for an easy post-holiday detox to…

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Beginnings of the Ends: Telomere Storytime

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 19, 2013

I’ve been talking up telomeres a lot lately, which are emerging as the key biomarker of biological aging. Think you look younger than your chronological age? Here’s your marker. Telomeres…

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Stuck at the Corner of Fat and Unhappy? The Intersection of Dating & Hormones (+ 3 Ways to Solve Your Dating Dilemmas)

By Sara Gottfried, MD | September 18, 2013

All the single ladies (all the single ladies) All the single ladies, now put your hands up – Beyonce, Put a Ring On It Is your hand in the air…

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“For the first time in my adult life I feel that I have gained control over food. I feel healthier, look better and have gained an interest in making sure that what I am putting into my body is the best it can be. And I lost 10 pounds in all the right places.”

– Janice Lunde, Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“Dr. Sara is the height of excellence! She is incredibly knowledgeable and gives very generously of her time. I feel so blessed to have been able to work with her.”

– Yvonne Varah

“You don’t have to settle for being stressed out, binging on sugar and chocolate, and aging prematurely. Stop blaming yourself and step into sacred action. It’s your birthright. You can have the joyous, mission-driven life you want, and Dr. Sara is here to show us how.”

– Marci Shimoff, New York Times Bestselling Author of Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason

“Dr. Gottfried offers powerful and effective tools for addressing the most difficult health issues facing women and men today. She is warm and kind and has so much experience to draw upon, it’s inspiring. Thank you Dr. S!”

– Cassandra Mick

“Dr. Sara Gottfried is a modern-day healer goddess if ever there was one, and she also happens to be a Harvard Medical School graduate and rigorous physician-scientist.”

– Christiane Northrup MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“Dr. Gottfried’s book and detox came at a time when I was ready to give in to old age. Hot flashes, low energy and libido, weight gain, increasing blood pressure and cholesterol levels were unacceptable to me. I now know that hormone levels and what I eat are a huge influence on how I feel and look. To now be able to control something that was out of control is empowering…”

Cheryl V., Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“My health coach told me about your book and I took the [hormone] test, and lo and behold, I found I was a mess, hormonally speaking. Now I’m getting on track and I love your videos and your book. I feel like I’m getting my life back again, when not long ago I truly thought I was losing it!”

-Tracy, Registered Nurse

“You don’t have to accept the hormonal hell of being tired, stressed, overweight, and never in the mood for sex as you grow older. In her fabulous new book, the brilliant Dr. Gottfried gives you an effective, easy-to-follow plan to balance your hormones and become lean, energetic, and loving life again. Stop settling and reclaim your sexy!”

–JJ Virgin, Author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy and The Virgin Diet

“I lost 10 lbs., reset my hormones and metabolism and eliminated my sugar cravings! I have also found that I respond to stress much differently, I feel it, notice it and move on from it. Stress no longer has a grip on me. Dr. Sara’s conference calls and detox information was invaluable. I am so grateful for this program. Thank you Dr. Sara!”

–Sophia, Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“The Hormone Cure is the playbook for your mojo, your mind, and your bootie. With every chapter I thought, ‘So THAT’s how that works.’ I wanted to call every girlfriend and give them the goods on how to glow… now and always.”

-Danielle LaPorte, Author of The Fire Starter Sessions and The Desire Map

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If you suffer from anxiety, a hormonal imbalance m If you suffer from anxiety, a hormonal imbalance may be involved. Sex hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain interact, contributing to imbalances. This is why I always advise addressing the root cause before resorting to medication. ▪Dysregulated cortisol—high or low, or both within the same day ▪Insulin resistance—high insulin and high blood sugar ▪Thyroid dysfunction—usually high, but low thyroid function can also mimic anxiety symptoms ▪Low estrogen ▪Low progesterone Women in perimenopause and menopause with hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop anxiety, more fears, decreased memory and concentration, poor sleep, and somatic complaints (like muscle pain) when they are experiencing symptoms of low estrogen and low progesterone. Poor sleep can then exacerbate other hormonal problems, such as dysregulated cortisol and insulin resistance. Evaluation of anxiety and depression during the menopausal transition is tricky because of the overlap between symptoms of anxiety and depression and symptoms of menopause. Certainly, lifestyle-based approaches like removing caffeine, eliminating foods that may trigger a stress response (gluten, dairy), exercise, and cognitive behavioral therapy are warranted, and if not helpful, a trial of bioidentical estrogen and/or progesterone may help. You can read more about the safety and risk factors of bioidentical hormones on my website blog at the link in my bio @saragottfriedmd I want you to know that you’re not doomed to be anxious, burned out, overly sensitive, in survival mode, or depressed for the rest of your life. How do you soothe the emotional tension? Coming up in the next, I will share how you can eat for calm, how to improve your sleep, what are my favorite chill-out brain/body botanicals and nutrients as well as yoga exercises that can help. #brainbodydiet #thehormonecure #hormonebalance #hormoneimbalance #hormonalbalance #hormonalimbalance #perimenopause #menopause
Since we sequenced the human genome in 2003, “ep Since we sequenced the human genome in 2003, “epigenetics” gives us hope that we are more than just the sum of our genes. As Francis Collins MD/PhD once said in a brilliant summary of epigenetics, genes load the gun but environment pulls the trigger. Might the air we breathe, the food we eat, the alcohol we drink or not drink, the trauma nearly all of us experienced, even the emotions we now feel, influence not only our genes but those of children and their children? How have you made epigenetics actionable? #epigenetics #epigenome #nutrition #metabolism #genetics My perpetual self editor wants to add that 70-90% of chronic disease may be epigenetic and due to environmental factors like how you eat, move, sleep, connect, and supplement. Caption inspired by Heard and Martienssen, Cell. 2014 Mar 27; 157(1): 95–109. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.045 PMID: 24679529
Since we sequenced the human genome in 2003, “ep Since we sequenced the human genome in 2003, “epigenetics” gives us hope that we are more than just the aggregate of our genes. As Francis Collins MD/PhD once said in a brilliant summary of epigenetics, genes load the gun but environment pulls the trigger. Might the air we breathe, the food we eat, the alcohol we drink or not drink, the trauma nearly all of us experienced, even the emotions we now feel, affect not only our genes but those of children and their children? #epigenetics #epigenome #environment #gxe #genetics #nutrition #function #performance Caption inspired by Heard and Martienssen, Cell. 2014 Mar 27; 157(1): 95–109. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.045 PMID: 24679529
Wanted to let you know first about my IG LIVE next Wanted to let you know first about my IG LIVE next week with @drjillcarnahan— please check her out as she’s one of the best functional medicine docs in the country. As a dear subscriber, your questions come first, so please let us know what you want me to ask Jill. Hope you can make it and as always, I will post a recording! XO Dr. G
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