MORE BLOG POSTS — Thyroid

Because “eat less and exercise more” is never going to cut it.   If losing weight after 40 were as simple as eating less and moving more, no one would need to write books about it, right? And most of us wouldn’t need to resort to fad diets and weight loss medications. But the truth is that no matter how clean your menu or how much cardio you clock in every week, your scale won’t blink an eye if other hidden factors are messing with your metabolism. After years of working with women who were eating well, exercising, counting calories,...

The Complex Relationship Between Female and Thyroid Hormones Fatigue. Weight gain. Brain fog. Hair loss. Constipation. Mood changes. Trouble sleeping. Feeling cold one minute and hot the next. Welcome to menopause…or is it? Yes, it’s easy to blame perimenopause and menopause for nearly every symptom that plagues women over 40. But just because something has feathers and webbed feet doesn’t mean it’s always a duck. And let’s not forget that birds often function in flocks—just like your hormones. Thyroid hormone is just as important as female hormones, and women over 40 are much more prone to developing thyroid problems. The...

One of the most common complaints I hear from my female patients over 40 is that they're losing more hair than they used to—even if they haven't changed a thing. Sometimes it's the growing collection of hair wrapped around the shower drain. Sometimes it's the increasingly crowded hairbrush. Other times it's a ponytail that seems noticeably thinner than it once was. The truth is that some degree of hair shedding is completely normal. Most people lose dozens of hairs every day as part of the natural hair growth cycle. But if you're noticing more hair than usual in your brush,...

Most women expect some bone loss as they age. After all, declining estrogen levels during menopause accelerate the breakdown of bone, making osteoporosis one of the most common health concerns facing women over 50. Because of this, many women—and even some healthcare providers—automatically assume that osteoporosis is simply part of getting older. But that isn’t always the case. The most important questions to ask when osteoporosis is diagnosed is whether it appears to be occurring as expected or whether something else may be contributing to the problem. In other words, is this simply age-related bone loss, or is osteoporosis acting...

Some habits wear a halo they didn’t earn. They look healthy. They sound responsible. They’ve probably been recommended by a friend, a fitness app, or that one overly enthusiastic morning show segment. But after 40, your metabolism isn’t playing by the same rules it did at 25. Hormones shift. Stress hits differently. Recovery slows. And suddenly, a few of those “healthy habits” start quietly working against you instead of for you. If your weight isn’t budging—or your energy feels like it left the building years ago—one of these may be the reason. Let’s take a look under the hood.   Eating Too Little This...