Osteoporosis Group Visit: Building Bone Health with Nutrition
“My goal with this Osteopenia/Osteoporosis Group Visit Series is to facilitate a support network among women and give women better tools to optimize bone density. Good bone health starts with good nutrition“ – Dr. Sarah Axtell, ND Whether you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, have a family history of bone loss, or simply want…
Weighted Vests for Strength, Longevity, and Bone Health
Wearing a weighted vest might make you look like an FBI agent, but the only mission you’ll be on is to strengthen your bones. One in two women over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. And if you break your hip, your risk of dying within a year of that…
Combating Side Effects of Chemo and Radiation
While chemo and radiation can be lifesaving, they often come with a host of side effects that can be debilitating. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to just suffer through these side effects. There are many natural ways to combat these side effects and improve your quality of life during treatment. Nausea and mucositis…
Progesterone drops before estrogen in perimenopause…and this is why you feel irritable and can’t sleep
Levels of progesterone are the first to decline in women, usually from around the age of 35 and typically before estrogen. Estrogen levels can wildly fluctuate (highs and lows) throughout perimenopause with an eventual decline. In a healthy menstrual cycle, progesterone rises after ovulation and peaks around day 21 of a woman’s cycle. Progesterone is…
