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Iron Deficiency: Why Is It Important, Why More Women Have It, and How Do We Diagnose and Treat It?
What causes iron deficiency? When we find that someone has iron deficiency, first, we determine what caused the deficiency. A nutrient deficiency is generally a result of insufficient intake or absorption, excess loss, or a combination of these factors. ...
Thriving in Menopause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPj-G-lPCBE In our last newsletter, we discussed the prolonged history of lack of evidence-informed modalities and inadequate care for women during perimenopause and menopause. Fortunately, times have changed. In this week’s video, we...
Thriving in Perimenopause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ul7gapPYps Perimenopause and menopause are often considered the dreaded time periods in a woman’s life. If you search up images for either word (as I did while preparing one of my PowerPoint presentations last month), you’ll realize...
Pharmacotherapy for Individuals with PCOS
PCOS has often been viewed or treated as a gynecologic condition, however it is now being better understood as a condition that involves the endocrine system and is both a gynecologic and metabolic condition. To be formally diagnosed with PCOS, individuals must...
The Low Fodmap Diet Reintroduction from Start to Finish
What is The Low Fodmap Diet? Written by Erica Gittleson, RD, medically reviewed and edited by Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly. FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. These are short-chain carbohydrates (sugars)...
Lifestyle interventions for PCOS
Following a PCOS diagnosis, individuals can integrate various medical, supplemental, and nutritional modalities into their lives. After comprehensive testing is done to identify specific areas of concern and to formulate a specialized treatment plan, it is essential...
How to Determine Your Cardiovascular Risk
In my clinical practice, one of the main areas of focus is healthspan – supporting my patients to have longevity and a higher quality of life with evidence-informed tools, personalized to their needs and goals. Given that cardiovascular disease is the number one cause...
Supplemental Recommendations for Individuals with PCOS
Both nutritional and supplemental interventions can have a significant impact on the symptoms associated with PCOS. Women with PCOS are commonly deficient in vitamins and minerals. 1 2 Gathering and assessing blood work as well as discussing specific symptoms with...
The Surprising Controversy of Blastocystis
Written by Jonah Udall; Select sections of article researched, written by, and reviewed by Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly. If you’re like most people, the mention of parasites probably gives you the ick. You may think of severe gut infections from contaminated water,...