Understanding Reverse T3: When Your Thyroid Slows Down Under Stress Have you ever looked at your thyroid labs and thought, “Everything looks normal… so why do I still feel awful?” That question comes up more than you’d think.Fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, hair loss — all the classic thyroid symptoms — yet your TSH, […]
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Understanding Folate (Vitamin B9): What It Means and Why It Matters I’ll never forget a patient who came in exhausted, foggy, and frustrated. Her iron, thyroid, and even B12 all looked “normal.” But when I asked about her folate, she blinked and said, “My what now?” That’s the thing about folate — it quietly
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Understanding Testosterone in Women: The Hidden Hormone Behind Energy, Strength, and Drive I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a woman sit across from me and whisper, “I think my hormones are off… but my doctor said everything looks normal.” She’s exhausted, her workouts don’t feel the same, her motivation’s MIA, and
Understanding Your White Blood Cell Count (WBC): What It Says About Your Immune Health I once had a patient who came in after her annual labs, completely panicked because her WBC count was “a little high.” She was Googling things she definitely shouldn’t have been Googling — and thought she had every infection under the
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Understanding Thyroid Antibodies: What TPO and TgAb Really Mean for Your Thyroid Health A few years ago, a patient looked at her thyroid panel and said, “My TSH is fine — so why do I still feel awful?” That question stopped me in my tracks because it’s one I’ve heard dozens of times. Fatigue,
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Understanding Bilirubin: What Your Liver Is Trying to Tell You I’ll never forget a patient who came in worried because her lab results said her bilirubin was “high.” She looked fine, felt fine, and was convinced she was dying.Spoiler: she wasn’t.Her liver was just sending up a little flare. Bilirubin is one of those
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Understanding Iron and Ferritin: The Energy Duo Your Body Can’t Thrive Without I’ll never forget a patient who came to me exhausted. She swore she was eating clean, sleeping “enough,” and exercising regularly — but she still felt like she was dragging herself through the day. Her labs? Totally “normal,” except for one thing the
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Understanding Free T3: The Active Thyroid Hormone That Fuels Your Metabolism I once had a patient look at their labs and say, “My doctor said my thyroid was fine — but I’m exhausted, cold, and gaining weight. How can that be?” It’s one of the most common frustrations I hear. And often, the answer lies
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Understanding ALT & AST: What Your Liver Enzymes Say About Your Health I’ll never forget a patient who came in worried about their “liver numbers.” Their lab report showed ALT and AST flagged in red, and their face said it all: “Does this mean I have liver disease?” If you’ve ever seen those same
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The Connection Between Thyroid Health and Weight Management I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had someone sit down with me and say, “No matter what I eat or how much I move, the scale won’t budge. Could it be my thyroid?” If you’ve ever wondered the same thing, you’re not alone. Your
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