If you’ve been told to get your hormones checked, you’ve probably assumed that meant a blood draw. But blood is only one option for hormone testing, and it isn’t always the right one for the question you’re actually trying to answer. In our practice, we use both methods regularly, and patients often ask us directly: […]
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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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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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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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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
By Dr. Holly German If you’ve ever wondered why hormonal imbalances (in both men and women) — from thyroid dysfunction to PCOS to unexplained weight gain — seem so prevalent despite people eating “reasonably well” and living otherwise normal lives, endocrine disruptors may be a significant part of the answer. These chemicals are everywhere. They’re
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by Dr. Sarah Kashdan, ND, LAc If you have been exploring natural approaches to hormone balance, you have likely come across seed cycling — a practice that has gained significant traction in the integrative health world over the past decade. At Rocky Mountain Natural Medicine, seed cycling is one of the first dietary strategies we
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by Dr. Holly German Previously known as PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome — and now referred to as PMOS – Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. PMOS is one of the most common hormonal conditions affecting women of reproductive age, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and underdiagnosed. It affects an estimated 5–10% of women
Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones – DUTCH Complete hormone test: Hormone testing is rarely a priority in conventional medical practice. In fact, most of our patients come to us after being denied hormone testing altogether — or after receiving only basic panels and being told their results look “fine.” This disconnect exists largely because mainstream medicine has limited
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By Dr. Holly German Perimenopause doesn’t announce itself politely. For many women, it shows up as unexplained fatigue, blood sugar swings that weren’t there before, weight that seems to shift for no reason, and a mood that can turn on a dime. A lot of that comes down to hormonal changes that directly affect how
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