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The Hormone Clarity Guide
Fatigue, mood swings, hot flashes, painful periods, bloating, and brain fog often appear together for a reason. They’re connected through shared root causes—which we work together to uncover.
Most women I see have lived with these symptoms for months or years before they come in.
Standard hormone care often comes down to one blood draw and a number that’s either in range or not. That approach misses a lot, because hormones don’t work in isolation. How you sleep, how you handle stress, how your blood sugar is regulated, and how your gut processes estrogen all shape what you feel day to day.
I start with your history: your cycle, your symptoms and when they began, what you’ve tried, and what your past labs showed. From there, I choose testing that fits what your history points to. For many women, that includes the DUTCH hormone test, which shows how your body produces and clears hormones over the course of a day. When digestive symptoms are part of the picture, I often add Tiny Health microbiome sequencing.
No single test gives the full answer. The value is in reading everything together and connecting it to what you’re experiencing.
This work isn’t one-size-fits-all, and I won’t pretend the gut explains everything. But it’s the first place I look because it so often explains more than one thing at once.
Step 1: Submit a new patient interest form; tell me your symptoms and goals
Step 2: We’ll meet for a short Introductory Call
Step 3: Ongoing treatment based on your custom protocol — food, herbs, supplements & lifestyle
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Allergies trigger an immediate immune reaction (like hives or anaphylaxis), while sensitivities can cause delayed issues like fatigue, headaches, or gut upset. Intolerances (like lactose intolerance) often result from enzyme deficiencies.
In functional medicine, we assess all three — and often find that healing the gut reduces or resolves them over time.
The Tiny Health test analyzes your gut microbiome using shotgun sequencing DNA technology. It tells you exactly what microbes are thriving in your gut — the good, the bad, and the mediocre. It’s often the key to unlocking stubborn symptoms — especially in IBS, SIBO, or unexplained bloating.
Yes! These are hallmark signs of an unhealthy microbiome or poor digestion. We’ll look at root causes like SIBO, food triggers, or microbiome imbalances — then use personalized strategies like herbs, prebiotics, probiotics, and diet shifts to get your digestion back on track.
Absolutely — though it takes the right steps and time. First, we test to see if you have increased intestinal permeability. If so, we apply a 6 month protocol to repair your gut lining. This is especially helpful if you’re dealing with autoimmunity, food reactions, skin issues, brain fog, or a lot of chronic inflammation.
Many people think gut issues only show up as bloating or diarrhea, but poor gut health can also manifest as fatigue, skin rashes, brain fog, joint pain, or anxiety. That’s because the gut influences your immune system, mood, and even hormones. If you’ve been chasing mysterious symptoms, your digestive system might be the missing link.
Not always — especially if you’re blindly using unidentified strains with no research behind them. Researched strains of probiotics, when chosen wisely, can do beneficial tasks for you as they travel through your GI tract. However, if you have low populations of beneficial bacteria like Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium, or Akkermansia, then you need prebiotics to feed them. Probiotics won’t do this job.
IBS is often labeled as a “functional” disorder, which means there’s no visible damage, but your symptoms are real. We treat IBS by looking deeper: Is there SIBO? Food triggers? Gut motility problems? An unhealthy microbiome? You deserve more than a vague label — you deserve a clear plan and lasting relief.
Great question! SIBO is a condition where bacteria overgrow in the small intestine, causing gas, bloating, and irregular stools. Leaky gut (intestinal permeability) happens when the small intestine lining becomes too porous, allowing food particles and toxins to enter the bloodstream. They’re different issues — but often happen together, and both can be addressed with a functional medicine approach.
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