It’s 10 PM, and you’re relaxing on your couch, watching a movie when it hits you. An intense desire for something sweet, like ice cream. You try to ignore it. After all, you’ve been doing so well with your diet. But it keeps nagging you, making you feel as if you need something sweet to …
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Summer – the season when longer days invite us to spend more time outside, creating memories with friends and family and relishing in the beauty of nature. It’s a time when we fully embrace life and all its offerings. As a woman, naturopathic doctor, and guide, I’m excited to share with you how Summer’s medicinal …
Summertime Wellness Recipes – 3 Garden Herbs to Naturally Support Your Health & Hormones Read More »
For those seeking to improve their health through nutrition, the term “superfoods” is appealing. Just imagine — foods that can help you lose that stubborn belly fat, balance your hormones, or even resolve symptoms of an illness. But “superfoods” come and go, largely depending on marketing hype. In fact, bananas were the first to carry …
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Sleep disturbances plain are bad for your health and quality of life. Poor quality sleep and insomnia are both causes and are associated with heart disease, hypertension, glucose imbalances, anxiety, and depression. Get Dr. Guan’s 20 sleep tips and learn more about how sleep may be impacting your health.
For women sleep disturbances coincide with menopause, premenstrual disorders, pregnancy and post part depression.
Libido is a great sign of fertility. Low libido is also an important part of a fertility workup. If you’re not feeling “it” then “it” is less likely to happen and then well babies are less likely to be conceived!
Higher AMH levels will reflect more follicles and eggs available for pregnancy. As the follicle pool declines so do AMH levels, so this can be a useful test when trying to get pregnant. After age 30, women with normal AMH levels are more likely to get pregnant.
