Author name: Dr. Holly German, Fort Collins Naturopathic Doctor

Naturopathic vs Functional Medicine: What’s the Difference and Which One Do You Need?

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If you’ve been trying to sort out the difference between naturopathic vs functional medicine, you’re not alone — the terms get used interchangeably online, and it’s not always clear where one ends and the other begins. They both promise some version of the same thing: root-cause, whole-person care that looks past a single symptom. They’re […]

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7 Signs of Insulin Resistance in Women Over 40 You Shouldn’t Ignore

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Insulin resistance is one of the most common and most overlooked metabolic conditions in women over 40 — and it often goes undetected for years. Not because it’s hiding, but because its symptoms are easy to attribute to other things: stress, aging, not sleeping well, being too busy. The signs of insulin resistance in women

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Why PCOS Is Now PMOS

PCOS Is Now Called PMOS — What Every Woman With This Diagnosis Needs to Know

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By Dr. Holly German If you have PCOS — or suspect you might — you may have recently come across a new term: PMOS. And you might be wondering what changed, whether your diagnosis still applies, and whether any of this affects your treatment. The short answer: the condition is the same. The name changed

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10 Satisfying High-Protein, High-Fiber Mediterranean Meals for Perimenopause

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If you’re in perimenopause and you’ve noticed that food affects you differently than it used to — more fatigue after certain meals, blood sugar swings that weren’t there before, a harder time feeling satisfied — you’re not imagining it. Estrogen fluctuations directly impact how your body processes food, particularly carbohydrates, and how efficiently it manages

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The Mediterranean Diet: A Practical Guide to (Delicious!) Eating for Long-Term Health

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By Dr. Holly German If there’s one way of eating that has been studied more thoroughly than any other — across more countries, more decades, and more people — it’s the Mediterranean diet. And the research keeps pointing in the same direction: people who eat this way tend to live longer, get fewer chronic diseases,

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Could Mold Be Making You Sick? 7 Key Mold Illness Symptoms

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By Dr. Sarah Kashdan If you’ve been struggling with symptoms that don’t have a clear explanation — fatigue that doesn’t go away, brain fog that comes and goes, digestive issues that don’t respond to dietary changes — mold might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Most people think of mold as a

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How to Reverse Insulin Resistance Naturally

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By Dr. Holly German You’re doing everything right. You eat reasonably well, you move your body, you’ve cut back on sugar. But you’re still exhausted by early afternoon, still struggling to lose weight despite your efforts, still reaching for something sweet after every meal like clockwork. Your doctor runs bloodwork and tells you everything looks

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7 Signs Your Gut Microbiome Is Out of Balance (And What to Do About It)

Digestive Health /

By Dr. Holly German Bloating that won’t quit. Mood crashes for no obvious reason. Skin that flares up after a stressful week. Fatigue that no amount of sleep seems to fix. These kinds of symptoms are frustratingly common — and frustratingly dismissed. “It’s probably just stress.” “Try cutting out dairy.” “That’s just how your body

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What the Gut Microbiome Really Does for Your Health

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By Dr. Holly German  You’ve probably heard the word ‘microbiome’ tossed around — in health articles, on probiotic labels, maybe even at your last doctor’s appointment. But what does it actually mean, and why does it seem like scientists are connecting your gut microbiome and health to just about every health condition imaginable? Here’s the

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Your Immune System Goes Through Menopause Too: What Every Woman Should Know about Menopause and Histamine Intolerance

Women's Health /

By Dr. Holly German, ND When most people think about menopause, they think hot flashes. Maybe mood changes, sleep disruption, or bone health. But there’s a significant piece of the menopause puzzle that rarely gets attention — and it affects millions of women who are left wondering why their body suddenly seems to be reacting

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