When Hormone Cycles Collide with Autoimmunity
When Hormone Cycles Collide with Autoimmunity

Understanding Menstrual-Driven Immune Flares and Clinical Testing Strategies Many women with autoimmune conditions report that their autoimmune sympto...

Endocrine Disruptors & Hormone Imbalance: What You Don’t Eliminate Can Hurt You
Endocrine Disruptors & Hormone Imbalance: What You Don’t Eliminate Can Hurt You

When it comes to hormone health, the hormones that your body makes are only half the story. What the body eliminates—or doesn’t—is just as critical. E...

Why Hormone Metabolites Are the Missing Link in Integrative Care
Why Hormone Metabolites Are the Missing Link in Integrative Care

Hormone imbalances are among the most common complaints we hear as functional and integrative medical practitioners. However, many of us are missing a...

The Hormone-Immune Axis: An Overlooked Driver of Autoimmune Vulnerability
The Hormone-Immune Axis: An Overlooked Driver of Autoimmune Vulnerability

Nearly 80% of people with an autoimmune disease are women. This striking statistic underscores the need to examine the potential connection between ho...

Decoding Hormone Health: Why Symptoms Aren’t Always About Levels

As clinicians, we've all encountered patients whose symptoms—fatigue, mood swings, weight gain, low libido—don't align with their serum hormone levels...

Microbiome and Hormonal Balance: Key Clinical Insights for Practitioners
Gut Microbiome and Hormonal Balance: Key Clinical Insights for Practitioners

Understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and hormones is vital for maintaining your patients’ hormone balance. The gut-hormone axis pla...

The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on Menopause: Exposure, Testing, and Solutions

By some estimates, environmental factors may be the cause of 24% of human diseases and disorders around the world, according to the Endocrine Society....

Saliva vs. Urine Hormone Testing: What’s the Difference?
Saliva vs. Urine Hormone Testing: What’s the Difference?

Accurate hormone assessment is foundational to diagnosing and treating endocrine imbalances, yet many clinicians and patients overlook a key variable:...

Nutrition Strategies to Reverse Insulin Resistance in Menopause

Perimenopause refers to the years leading up to menopause, which can last on average between four to ten years. Addressing insulin resistance is espec...