By Dr. Alyssa Burnham Naturopathic Doctor at Wise Woman Wellness Severe pain during your period, bloating, and painful intercourse shouldn’t be accepted as normal. Women experiencing these symptoms could have endometriosis, a condition affecting 1 in 10 females of...
Hormones
PCOS and Gut Health
By Dr. Alyssa Burnham Naturopathic Doctor at Wise Woman Wellness Up to five million women in the U.S. have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and yet this condition remains frustratingly difficult to diagnose and treat. One study found that 70% of women with PCOS...
What Women and Men Need to Know About Testosterone
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP Testosterone plays a number of important roles in our health that may surprise you. For instance, did you know that women produce testosterone, too? It is not just a male sex hormone, although women require only one-tenth the amount...
Are Your Hormones Causing You Havoc? Get Tested and Find Out!
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and owner of Wise Woman Wellness If you are noticing sudden changes in your weight, energy levels, skin, mood, or irregular menstrual cycles, your body is signaling to you that there is an imbalance....
5 myths (and the truth) about menopause
There is a great deal of misinformation about menopause that has been passed from generation to generation. Menopause is a natural process that happens to all women, yet there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding it. It causes many symptoms and can be very...
Why Estrogen and Progesterone Balance Is So Important For Women
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP. APNP Hormonal health is all about balance - but achieving the right balance can be a challenge, particularly for women at midlife. One of the most striking examples of this dynamic is found in women whose estrogen and progesterone balance...
Why Women Need to Understand How Cortisol Affects Their Health
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP Balance is the key element when it comes to cortisol, a hormone produced in your adrenal glands. Cortisol performs many vital functions, including: Reducing inflammation Regulating blood pressure Metabolizing glucose Assisting with...
10 Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP Hormones affect every aspect of your wellbeing, from your appetite to your zest for life. Despite their large impact on overall health, hormonal imbalance in women can be frustratingly difficult to recognize. That’s partly because...
Perimenopause: Five Steps to Stay Balanced
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP The scientific explanation of perimenopause sounds so simple: a gradual slowing down of reproductive hormones until menopause. The reality, however, is that for many women the arrival of menopause isn’t a smooth, gliding descent but...
The Connection Between Gluten and Thyroid Issues
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP By now, you’ve likely heard about gluten intolerance. The buzz word “gluten-free” is everywhere in the health world. But how impactful is gluten? For those with thyroid issues, it may be affecting you more than you realize. ...
Stubborn Weight Gain? It’s So Much More Than Calories In and Calories Out!
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP Eat less, exercise more. Is it really that easy? You may not be surprised to hear that losing excess weight and keeping it off goes way beyond such one-dimensional recommendations. In fact, the concept of calories in and...
Part 3: Stress – Recovery from “the Silent Killer“ (3 Part Series)
By Randi Mann, WHNP-BC, NCMP, APNP In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we began a discussion of adrenal dysfunction - what happens to your body when you experience a stressful event or have ongoing, unrelenting stress. Too much stress can wreak havoc with your...