What do central obesity, high blood pressure, and low testosterone have in common?

These are all characteristics of metabolic syndrome.

Presenting with these issues puts people on a slippery slope toward cardiovascular disease and Type II Diabetes. The diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome include high insulin and high blood sugar, increased body mass, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL).

Helping female patients determine the best natural care plan for supporting their reproductive health can be an uphill battle for functional medicine practitioners.

It’s rare that your female patients will see you for the same reason they might schedule an appointment with their gynecologist.  

Patients sometimes draw a line between natural medicine and traditional medicine in this context, and it’s up to you to create a space where you can partner with your patients to create holistic treatment plans that demonstrate how natural remedies can complement the regular health regimen established by their gynecologist.

A healthy pregnancy starts with a healthy diet. However, proper nutrition is difficult to achieve through diet alone for many pregnant women. That’s why it’s essential for expectant mothers to take a daily prenatal multivitamin to meet the nutritional needs of her and her baby.

Egg health plays a key role in healthy fertility. Poor egg quality can be the determining factor in whether you or your patient can get pregnant.

Poor egg health can be the result of numerous factors including age, diet, lifestyle, high stress levels or a hormonal imbalance. These issues can disrupt the ovulation cycle and restrict a woman’s ability to conceive. In many of these cases, women are presented with alternatives such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), an egg donor or even adoption. 

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is one of the most common, yet least understood conditions affecting women today.

Also known as PCOS, the condition is often misdiagnosed in traditional medicine because the symptoms are often associated with other disorders.