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Why do Hormone Imbalances Happen?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 9, 2018

Hormone imbalance stems from various factors. In fact, symptoms and sensations you might consider normal as an aging woman are actually from broken hormones that can easily be fixed with…

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Postpartum Anxiety: A Unique Problem Faced by Women

By Sara Gottfried, MD | April 2, 2018

You’re thinking about the birth or just had a baby. You’re not ill, you’re thrilled about having a baby. You’re not depressed, but you’re on edge and worried about having…

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How to Look and Feel Your Best As You Age

By Sara Gottfried, MD | March 19, 2018
How to Look and Feel Your Best As You Age| Women's Health | Sara Gottfried MD

Do you want to feel your best as you age? What are the secrets to improving your healthspan and better aging? Here are the main steps I recommend to turn…

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Six Tips to Sleep Better, Detox Better, and Lose Weight.

By Sara Gottfried, MD | February 19, 2018
Six Tips to Sleep Better, Detox Better, and Lose Weight. | Sara Gottfried, MD

You already know the importance of sleep to your health. But did you know that sleep governs over 600 genes? Those include weight loss genes (such as CLOCK) as well…

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Get Better Sleep: 7 Tips for 7 Hours

By Sara Gottfried, MD | July 3, 2017

Do you get fewer than seven hours of sleep per day? If you answer yes, you are not alone. In fact, one-third of American adults “undersleep,” according to the most recent,…

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The Melatonin Effect: Could Nighttime Light Cause Female Cancers?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | May 8, 2017
the melatonin effect

Are you routinely awake at night with the lights on? Your health might be more at risk. For one, studies on almost two hundred thousand [1] night-shift workers showed increased…

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My Top 5 Health Lessons of the Year: HIIT, Blood Glucose, Divine Unrest and More!

By Sara Gottfried, MD | December 25, 2016

As I close out this year and look toward next year, I want to continue what was good and improve upon it. I have a vision of myself, fully expressed,…

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Thanksgiving: What Gratitude Does to Your Brain

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 13, 2016
Sara Gottfried MD Women's Health Article |Gratitude|What Gratitude Does to Your Brain

Dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin walk into a bar . . . No, I’m not going to torture you with a bad joke. Instead, I want to discuss what gratitude does…

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The Natural Sleep Cure: How to Get Restful, Rejuvenating Sleep Without Popping a Sleeping Pill

By Sara Gottfried, MD | July 11, 2016

We’re all aware of the common breakfast cereal commercials that show a bowlful of bran flakes with milk, topped with banana slices, with a side glass of orange juice, accompanied…

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Cortisol & Cancer: How Lowering Stress Can Help Prevent Cancer

By Sara Gottfried, MD | June 27, 2016

Every week on the news, online, in a magazine, we hear or read about the ever-elusive “cure for cancer.” So far, it’s still a far-off medical goal. While I think…

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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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Hello Subscribers — here’s your exclusive cont Hello Subscribers — here’s your exclusive content as a post. Today’s topic is fungal overgrowth. Have you ever experienced excess yeast in your body? I have a vulnerability towards it and have recently been eating more carbs as part of an Ayahuasca dieta (!) so I noticed fungal overgrowth on my ring finger and pinkie (see photo). Curious if you’ve ever had this, and what helped?
Heard of the U-BEND? The dip in psychological well Heard of the U-BEND? The dip in psychological well-being that begins in your 30s and lasts until 50? It’s not kids. It’s not gender. What is it? #wellbeing #health #science #nutrition #parenting #hormones #ucsf
Ketamine for stuckness, and more clinically, thera Ketamine for stuckness, and more clinically, therapy-resistant depression, eating disorders, and chronic pain, among other indications. In this episode of the 15-Minute Matrix with @andreanakayama I take a deep dive into ketamine and ketamine therapy. Ketamine has shown potential in helping patients with chronic ailments, and I explain its significant promise for those with therapy-resistant depression. Be sure to listen to the entire podcast for some juicy conversations on deep healing. 🔗in my bio takes you to the podcast page where you can also download the full Mapping Ketamine Functional Medicine Matrix #brainbodydiet #depression #depressionawareness #ketaminetherapy
Did you know that you produce four hundred times m Did you know that you produce four hundred times more serotonin in the gut compared to the brain? Did you know that your gut makes other feel-good hormones like melatonin and estrogen? Or that imbalances in your gut flora can cause altered thyroid function? So you can start to see how problems in the gut can be contributing to the symptoms of depression. 👉The key is to look upstream of the depressed symptoms for the root cause. The microbial ecosystem that resides within your intestinal tract isn’t static—it changes with diet, age, stress, other environmental factors, and health status as well as medication exposures. Some of these factors can shift your gut microbiome in the direction of depression. There is constant talk between the gut and brain: some of it travels along the vagus nerve and some of it travels in the blood, especially in nutrients, hormones, proteins, peptides (smaller versions of proteins), and inflammatory messengers like antibodies and cytokines. The good news is that while abnormal microbiota can lead to brain/body dysfunction and cause brain symptoms like depression, correcting these disturbances is proven to reverse symptoms. Depression is closely intertwined with a healthy balance in the gut. 👉Maintaining and restoring the condition of the gut ecosystem can prevent and reverse brain symptoms like depression and burnout. #brainbodydiet
Having a family history of depression increases yo Having a family history of depression increases your risk. If one identical twin is diagnosed with depression, the other twin has a 70 percent chance of developing it. Here’s a quick review of what we know about the genetics of depression (see the slides for more details). The depression genes include: ▪Serotonin transporter (SLC6A4) Variants for this gene are classified as long (normal) or short (variant). Women with short serotonin transporters show greater amygdala hypervigilance, which may worsen when estrogen declines, as in late perimenopause or menopause. ▪Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) If you inherit a variation from one parent, you have a 3-fold greater risk of depression. However, if you inherit the variation from both parents, you are more likely to be introverted and resistant to depression when faced with repeated defeat. So inheriting a variation of this gene can work for or against your mental health. ▪Glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) Variations in the NR3C1 gene involving the glucocorticoid receptor are associated with major depression in women but not men, which points to the gene/environment vulnerability that may account for why women have higher rates of depression. ▪Calcium channel (CACNA1C) When you inherit a variant, calcium flow into your brain cells gets dysregulated, which puts you at greater risk of major depression. ▪FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5) In addition to being involved in PTSD and anxiety, FKBP5 is associated with lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis as well as structural changes in the brain. ▪Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) This gene has an inconsistent or at best modest association with depression. *The caveat is that a gene polymorphism (variation) does not mean a diagnosis of depression; it just means that your genes may predispose you. So if you’re exposed to certain biological and environmental factors—such as maltreatment as a child or specific toxins—your risk may be higher. #brainbodydiet #depressionawareness
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