The 5 Lab Markers That Reveal Your Metabolic Health THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS If you’ve ever been told “your labs are normal” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or stuck in a body that won’t respond no matter how hard you try — I want you to hear this first: Metabolic health […]
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Hormone Imbalances That Mimic Stress (And Vice Versa) THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS There’s a phrase I hear all the time — from patients, clients, friends, and honestly… from women everywhere. “I think it’s just stress.” And yes — stress plays a role.But here’s the part that doesn’t get explained often enough: Several hormone
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What Spikes Me? How to Spot Your Personal Triggers I’m just going to say it:Most women think they struggle because they “have no discipline.”Meanwhile, their blood sugar, cortisol, hormones, emotions, sleep, and nervous system are all whispering: “Girl… it’s not you. It’s your triggers.” If you feel like you do great in the morning
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How Lifestyle Affects Liver Detox & Hormone Balance There’s this moment I see all the time with women — they’re frustrated, exhausted, bloated, overwhelmed, PMS-ing harder than usual, maybe battling mood swings or stubborn weight…and every lab comes back “normal.” And then they say the sentence that makes my whole brain go:“Maybe this is
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Iron, Fatigue, and Hormone Health: The Overlooked Connection Every Woman Should Understand You know how everyone says, “Women are just tired,” like it’s some universal personality trait?Honestly, it drives me nuts. Because yes — life is busy.But when I see a woman dragging through her day, breathless walking up the stairs, craving ice, freezing all
Stress, Sleep, and Hormone Balance: Why Your Nervous System Sets the Tone for Everything You know that feeling where you’re exhausted but somehow still wired?You crawl into bed at night, hoping for actual rest, and your brain decides it’s the perfect time to rehearse every conversation you’ve ever had since 2003?And the next morning, you
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HOMA-IR: The Hidden Score That Reveals Early Insulin Resistance I can’t count how many times someone’s told me, “My blood sugar looks fine, so I must be okay,”—only to realize their body’s been quietly fighting to keep it that way. That’s the thing about insulin resistance: it doesn’t start with high blood sugar. It starts
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Blood Sugar & Insulin: Your Metabolic Snapshot Here’s the thing: you can have “normal” blood sugar and still feel exhausted, foggy, and stuck in a body that won’t cooperate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen lab results that look fine on paper — A1c in range, fasting glucose not alarming —
Understanding Homocysteine: The Hidden Marker Behind Energy, Mood, and Metabolic Health I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at “normal” lab panels where everything seemed fine — cholesterol, blood sugar, thyroid — yet the person sitting in front of me still felt foggy, tired, and inflamed.That’s when I learned to start paying attention
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Understanding Creatinine: What It Reveals About Your Kidneys, Hydration, and Overall Health When most people see creatinine on their lab results, their first thought is usually, “Wait… what’s that again?”And honestly, I get it — it’s one of those tiny numbers that doesn’t seem like a big deal… until it is. Creatinine is like
