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Navigating Perimenopause

by Nicole Avena | June 2, 2025

Perimenopause—otherwise known as the wild rollercoaster ride leading up to menopause—can feel daunting. It usually kicks off in your 40s (sometimes even late 30s), and will bring along a bunch of changes, thanks to shifting hormones. The good news? You’re not alone, and there are some well-studied supplements that may help mitigate the symptoms. Let’s ...

Mindy Pelz, DC

by Shari Barbanel | September 1, 2023

Mindy Pelz, DC is a leading functional health authority educating women on hormonal health for more than two decades. She is a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of healthy and safe fasting, diet variation, and detoxing to help the body heal itself. Her YouTube channel (which just celebrated 24 million lifetime views) ...

High Potency Ashwagandha Withanolides for Improving Sleep, Stress, Mood, Testosterone and Vitality

In Africa, the Mediterranean and India, the indigenous, small, woody shrub known as ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used in ayurvedic medicine1 for more than 3,000 years. In 78 AD book Kitab-ul-Hashaish, Dioscorides described ashwagandha as a “Rasayana”—meaning a rejuvenator “that promotes a youthful state of physical and mental health and expands happiness.”2 Likewise, ashwagandha ...

Weighty Opinions

by Lisa Schofield | July 1, 2020

Successful weight management continues to be elusive for millions of American adults. The Participants Are: Rosia Parrish, ND, Boulder Natural Health, Boulder, CO, www.bouldernaturalhealth.com Amy Rothenberg, ND, Naturopathic Health Care, Northampton, MA, www.nhcmed.com Firlande Volcy, ND, Innovare Wellness, LLC, Stockbridge, GA, www.drfirlande.com Always a hot topic, successful weight management continues to be rather elusive for ...

Decrease Stress By Aligning Your Life So You Don’t Have to Think as Much

by Serena Goldstein | November 1, 2019

My dad always told me if you love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Expand this concept to the people you’re with, hobbies and overall health routines, and we realize we’re only as strong as our weakest link. We only have a finite amount of physical energy throughout ...

Feeling Fantastic is Easy! Here’s How…

by Jacob Teitelbaum | November 1, 2018

Although largely ignored by the news and medical media, the last few years may as well have written the obituary for the yearly medical checkup. These evaluations were geared to seeing if you have “IT” yet. IT being some scary and expensive way to evaluate and treat illness. The message that yearly physicals should RIP ...

Finding A Natural Hormonal Balance

by Kate Quackenbush | January 1, 2013

Hormones are chemicals that send signals between cells in the body, regulating everything from a person’s blood pressure to how well they sleep at night. These physiological messengers are produced throughout the body, and through their communication with our organs and one another, they help maintain a balance designed to keep a person happy and ...

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