Posts by Sara Gottfried, MD
Emotional Eating Redefined: Stressed About Your Weight? That May Be the Problem…
By Guest Blogger Michelle Leath If there was ever a reason to stop worrying about your weight, it’s this – The worry in and of itself may be what’s keeping…
Read MoreVitality: Hormonal, Nutritional, Sexual + Lifestyle Tweaks
I became an integrative physician when I found mainstream medicine failed to address the #1 issue my patients struggle with: decreased desire. I went rogue but not in a Sarah…
Read MoreBioidentical Hormones: Yes or No? VOGUE Magazine Wants to Know
Here’s a great question from a member of our community named Amy Fleischer, pictured here on the beach with her husband. Amy’s question popped up in response to the September…
Read MoreNot Your Mama's Kugel
Tonight is the start of the Jewish High Holidays with Rosh Hashanah, i.e., the Jewish New Year. We’re hosting 22 people for dinner and I’m perpetually searching for ways to…
Read MoreSex drive missing? Go undercover, find it + DOUBLE it in 30 days
Is your sex drive MIA? Mine was, for years. Similar to Gena Lee Nolin, the Baywatch actress on our teleseminar today with thyroid expert Mary Shomon, I struggled with baby weight, fatigue,…
Read MoreWhy the Weirdness with Doctors + Thyroid? Talking Shop with Gena Lee Nolin & Mary Shomon Next Week
It happened again this week. I saw a patient who is 48 and came to me a few months ago because she felt flat sensually and sexually. Let’s call her…
Read MoreBrazilians + Formaldehyde: Not a Good Thing for Your Hair
Today the New York Times featured an article on the risks of having a Brazilian Blowout. I was so struck by this photo by Richard Perry – I felt like…
Read MoreMy Fave Kale Salad: Lessons from Ani Phyo, Raw Mystic
You know I’m the Queen of Kale. It’s a superfood. It has more iron per gram than red meat. But I know how icky kale is to most people. My husband…
Read MoreAllergy: How to Reclaim Your Mojo Naturally
With everything you need to deal with each day, do you really need allergies slowing you down? Whether it’s hay fever, pet dander or some other U.F.O. (Unidentified Frustrating Offender),…
Read MoreIt's Not You, It's Your Adrenals
I have a confession: It wasn’t long ago that I was addicted to all the things that I preach against – sugar, adrenaline, caffeine, dairy and alcohol. At Harvard Medical…
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