Hormone Health
Dive into expert articles, insightful blogs, and patient stories to empower your health journey.
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Fertility
Many people arrive at fertility care feeling confused or dismissed. Labs may come back “normal,” yet cycles feel off, energy is low, or conception isn’t happening. Conventional fertility care often focuses on isolated metrics — hormones, ovulation, egg count — without addressing the larger picture. At The UltraWellness Center, fertility is viewed through a whole-body,…
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The Mediterranean Diet for Fertility
When preparing for pregnancy, what you eat lays the foundation for reproductive health, regardless of whether you’re conceiving naturally or with fertility support. Studies consistently show that certain eating patterns can help support hormone signaling, reduce inflammation, and improve both egg and sperm quality. The Mediterranean diet stands out as one of the most well-researched and effective approaches for women and men alike. …
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Balancing Your Hormones
Hormonal imbalances can significantly impact overall health, affecting energy levels, metabolism, mood, sleep, and more. Whether you are experiencing symptoms such as fatigue, weight fluctuations, anxiety, or irregular cycles, understanding the root causes of hormonal dysregulation is key to restoring balance. In this expert-led webinar from the UltraWellness Center, our practitioners, Functional Medicine doctor, Dr.…
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Shifting Your Body Composition Post-Menopause
Many women in menopause find that the same diet and exercise they previously followed to lose weight no longer works. Some women describe a “plateau” no matter what diet, fasting plan, or intense exercise program is added. Some even experience weight gain, especially around the belly, despite these efforts. This can be a frustrating and vicious cycle of…
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Navigating Perimenopause: Nutrition & Lifestyle Tips
The literal definition of perimenopause means “around menopause.” It is also referred to as the menopausal transition where hormone fluctuations begin to cause irregular menstrual cycles. The start of perimenopause varies for each woman, ranging from the early 30s to late 40s. This transition can last close to 10 years with the definition of menopause…
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Food for Fertility Series: Spotlight on Endometriosis
There was a time when I considered almost debilitating pain, constipation, and overwhelming fatigue around my period to be normal. I was told this was normal by many doctors starting at around the age of 17. The only treatment I received was a prescription for birth control and the option to “skip periods” if I…
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Hormone-Balancing Energy Bites
Each recipe yields 30 bites/15 servings (2 bites = 1 serving) Ingredients: Follicular Phase Bites Full bag of Beeya Phase 1 Blend OR * ¾ cup raw pumpkin seeds * ¾ cup ground flax seeds * ¾ cup hemp seeds ¾ cup almond butter 1/3 cup raw local honey 1 tbsp vanilla extract ½ tsp…
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Your Period Protocol: My Top 4 Tips for Hormone Balance
At The Ultrawellness Center, our team of nutritionists encourage rotating a variety of healthful foods each day to maximize nutrition. We also help people find the meal timing that works best for their physiology and lifestyle. Rotational food choices and proper mealtimes can be especially useful tools for women in their menstruating years to help…
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The Functional Medicine Approach To Precocious Puberty
Hormone disruption is a growing concern, especially for children as many are reaching puberty at a younger age than ever before. Just under one in four children are facing some sort of hormonal dysregulation that impacts not only the onset of puberty, but also presents an increased risk for conditions such as obesity, infertility, endometriosis,…
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A Functional Medicine Approach To The Root Causes Of Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a very prevalent, but often difficult to diagnose condition in which cells that normally line the uterus find their way into the abdominal cavity. This can lead to a range of symptoms including heavy, painful periods, painful intercourse, infertility, hormonal issues, and more. In this House Call episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with…
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The Functional Medicine Approach To Hypothyroidism And Hashimoto’s Disease
While thyroid disease can occur in various forms, one of the most common is called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the thyroid gland and diminishes its ability to create precious hormones—ones that impact every cell of the body. Hashimoto’s is the leading cause of hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) in the US,…
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How To Prevent And Treat Gestational Diabetes With Functional Medicine
Gestational diabetes affects up to 10% of women during pregnancy. It can have long-term adverse effects for both the mother and the child. Not only does it put the baby at risk for above-average birth weight, but gestational diabetes in the mother can also lead to an increased risk of insulin resistance, diabetes, and weight…
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Pregnancy in the COVID Era
We are living in scary times during this COVID pandemic, and it can be even scarier when you are pregnant. As I enter my third trimester and get closer to giving birth to my son, I can’t help but worry. Even though time feels as if it has stopped during this pandemic, my biological clock…
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Man Magic: Testosterone Part 2
When do I start considering exogenous hormone therapy and hormone optimization with my patients? Once we have worked around the matrix addressing system imbalances with lifestyle interventions that target sleep, stress, nutrition, exercise, and relationships, if vitality has not been achieved, then it is time. An example would be Rob. He came to me with…
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Getting to the Root | Male Hormones Part 2
If you’re new to the series, each month we share a short video that explores the most pressing questions around health that our patients ask the most. Here at The UltraWellness Center, we often have men struggling with difficult symptoms that can be traced to hormonal imbalances. Last month, in part one of Getting to…
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Hormone Magic: Let’s Start With Testosterone
Talking about testosterone with my male patients is becoming very common. The most frequent reasons cited for seeking testosterone therapy are no sex drive, no muscles, and no energy. In this stressed out, sleepless, toxic world of ours in which men are living longer it is no surprise they struggle with these symptoms. Is testosterone…
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Getting to the Root of Male Hormone Imbalances
We hear a lot about hormonal imbalances in women, but what about men? Though women tend to have more frequent fluctuations, men can also experience a wide variety of imbalances and hormonal changes as they age. On this month’s episode of Getting to the Root, Dr. Elizabeth Boham and Dr. George Papanicolaou break down this…
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Could it be your thyroid?
On paper, the thyroid, that small gland in your neck, may seem unimposing. However, the organ and the hormones it produces are more important to the functioning and wellbeing of the body than they may seem. Responsible for growth, metabolism, and the functioning of nearly every tissue in the body, your thyroid may be to…