The following articles explore various hormone systems in the body and how we approach evaluating each of them with regards to testing. We hope you find them helpful and if you need more in-depth information about the way we practice, which is decidedly not “test-heavy,” please reach out to us via email!
Episode 10: Hormone Testing or No?
THE DEAL WITH HORMONE TESTING: In this episode of The Feminologist we discuss a topic lots of women have questions about-- when and why to do hormone testing. testing isn’t always necessary--we can glean a lot of information from a good clinical history situations to consider hormone testingblood tests versus ...
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Hormone Replacement or No? (thoughts from Dr. Ginger)
In this world of “information overload” it’s hard to know what to do for oneself when you suspect your hormones are out of balance. As a women’s health expert in natural medicine for 20 years, I have learned how to both assess and treat hormone imbalances for women (and girls) ...
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Thyroid Health
As naturopathic physicians, both Dr. Nayak and myself address thyroid issues everyday and your thyroid health affects literally every cell in your body. This is because the thyroid gland controls our body temperature and temperature is important for overall metabolism in all our tissues. In other words, the little engines ...
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Adrenal Health
Although we, the doctors of feminology, are always talking about evaluating the endocrine system as a whole, there are benefits to testing for adrenal health--be be aware not all tests are created equal! Healthy adrenal glands are secreting cortisol and other hormones in what is called the circadian rhythm. This ...
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