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Making a Stop-Doing List and Checking It Twice

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 16, 2011

By Guest Writer Rosie Vega If I had to pick one song that best fits my life it would have to be “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” by Warren Zevon,…

Low Thyroid: Do you have a slow brain, weight gain or thyroid hair?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 9, 2011

This week in Mission Ignition we are taking on the thyroid. Thought I’d share.  Do you have, or have you experienced in the past… Hair loss, including of the outer…

Stop the World — I Want to Get Off

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 4, 2011

By Guest Writer Rosie Vega A now largely forgotten 1961 Broadway show, “Stop the World—I Want to Get Off,” is more memorable for its title, which became a pop culture…

Mission Ignition Day 10: Female Sacred Anatomy with Ellen Heed

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 3, 2011

We are now 10 days into Module 1 of Mission Ignition. Yesterday we had a fascinating interview with Ellen Heed. Ellen is a somatic genius who has found myriad ways…

Are You a Type C Personality? How to Transition from Cortisol Crazed to Calm & Connected

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 30, 2011

By guest blogger Michelle Leath Top 3 Signs That You Have Elevated Cortisol Levels #1: You seem to have developed a stubborn muffin-top. #2: You feel constantly in a hurry,…

Tired of Being Too Tired for Sex

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 27, 2011

By guest blogger Rosie Vega When I first heard about Mission Ignition, I thought maybe it wasn’t for me, because I don’t feel like the zing is gone in my…

What’s your Distractibility score? 8 questions for you.

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 21, 2011

Last week 100 of you skimmed through my email on ADD, hit reply to say, ‘Dr. Sara, that’s me!’ but then forgot what you were supposed to be doing, and…

Want to get your questions answered?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 18, 2011

Sign up for my Q&A – Thursday 10/20/11 at 10am Pacific Register right here and you’ll be directed to ask a question, if you want! We’ve got some great questions…

Weight, weight – don’t tell me.

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 17, 2011

When I asked what you wanted to hear about last week, guess which topic got more votes than anything? “My husband would say more on sex drive,” one lovely woman…

What happened to my brain? ADD vs the usual suspects – Anxiety + Depression

By Sara Gottfried, MD | October 11, 2011

Did you know women over 35 have a quadrupled risk for depression? That’s what the data says, anyway. But what if the data aren’t entirely complete? If you’re a 35+…