by Courtney King, MD | Functional and Integrative Medicine, Gut Health, Hormones, Nutrition
While it sometimes feels like the COVID years are behind us, and that perhaps some of the trauma from lockdowns are beginning to heal, the truth is that many of the changes made, and much of the trauma endured by our society are here to stay. The pandemic has had an...
by Courtney King, MD | Blog, Hormones
Migraine affects more than 37 million men and women in the US. As a result of these patterns, researchers have speculated that migraines might be linked to hormonal activity in women. Periods Most migraine sufferers are women, and many female migraine sufferers report...
by Courtney King, MD | Blog, Food and Diets, Hormones, Memory / Cognition
At some point, we all have to cope with grey hair and wrinkles, however we choose to do so. The natural aging process in itself can be beautiful, but some of the hormone-related symptoms of aging can become much more problematic as one moves through the later years...
by Courtney King, MD | Blog, Food and Diets, Hormones, Memory / Cognition
The Paleo diet and the Ketogenic diet have both gained extreme popularity in recent years for their acclaimed ability to promote weight loss, fat reduction, improved metabolism, and numerous other benefits. While there are a lot of overlapping similarities between the...
by Courtney King, MD | Blog, Food and Diets, Hormones
Summary: Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) released it’s findings regarding traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), women have been looking for alternatives. Suzanne Somer’s book, The Sexy Years, introduced many of us to the term...
by Courtney King, MD | Blog, Food and Diets, Hormones, Memory / Cognition
Hormonal imbalances are a huge but often-overlooked reason for weight gain. Even if you’re hitting the gym for hours a day, you’ll be hard pressed to get the body composition you want with a hormonal imbalance, and you could even do more harm than good....
