I’m Not Ovary Acting: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Infertility What is PCOS? Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is a common health problem caused by an imbalance of female sex hormones. The hormonal imbalance creates problems in the ovaries. The ovaries make the egg that is released each month as part of a healthy […]
Hormones
HOW YOUR THYROID MIGHT BE HINDERING WEIGHT LOSS
How Your Thyroid Might Be Hindering Weight Loss Dr. Alison Gottschalk, ND The thyroid hormone interacts on a cellular level in the body, controlling the rate of metabolism – or how quickly we can break down substance into energy. Understanding this, you can imagine that if metabolism is slowed down – in the case of […]
How Do You Know if Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy is Right for You?
How Do You Know if Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy is Right for You? By Dr. Lisa Maddalena What is a Bio-identical Hormone Therapy (BHRT) Bioidentical hormone therapy refers to hormone replacement using hormones that are made to be identical to those produced naturally in the human body. Since they are identical to what […]
Health Over All Welcomes Dr. Alison Gottschalk, ND
Health Over All Welcomes Dr. Alison Gottschalk, ND Get to know Dr. Gottschalk… Hi! I’m Dr. Alison Gottschalk, the newest member of the Health Over All team. My experience in women’s hormonal health, working with women of all ages. Typically, I see hormonal concerns ranging from painful and heavy, absent or irregular periods, […]
Autoimmune Disease: 5 Warning Signs You Can’t Ignore
Autoimmune Disease: 5 Warning Signs You Can’t Ignore Autoimmune disease affects 20 million people in the USA alone and is 2 times more common in women. Of those 20 million people suffering, millions don’t know they are suffering or have been given an incorrect diagnosis. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system gets […]
Digestive Issues in Peri-menopause and Menopause
Digestive Issues in Peri-menopause and Menopause. By: Dr. Lisa Maddalena, ND Have you been noticing that as you age you have developed digestive issues that you have never had in the past? Bowel discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation (or both)? Did you know that this could be directly related to changes in your sex […]