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Posts by Sara Gottfried, MD

Thyroid: Minimize Goitrogens for Optimal Metabolism + Weight

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 20, 2011 | 7

Here is a great list of foods that slow down your thyroid. They are also known as goitrogens. Isn’t that a weird word? It’s best to avoid these foods in…

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Pokeberry: A Natural Dye that Acts as a Lymph Cleanser

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 17, 2011 | 6

Pokeberry, which grows around my home as a weed, is a natural lymph cleanser. Synthetic dyes are associated with allergy, asthma, bladder cancer and cause genotoxicity. Some synthetic dyes mimic…

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D15 of August Break: My Favorite Natural Dyes

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 15, 2011 | 1

Oak galls (or Oak apples, as they’re sometimes called) fascinate me. They are a result of  the puncture of the bark of an Oak tree by the female Gallwasp, Cynips Gallae-tinctoriae,…

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Have You Seen My Sex Drive?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 10, 2011 | 2

10,000 women in my private practice so far. Guess what every one of them wants to know? Single, divorced, pregnant, married, retired, gay – seriously, everyone. They can hardly wait…

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D9 August Break: Blue Bottle, Anyone?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 9, 2011

  Blue Bottle artisanal coffee, roasted in the ‘hood here in Oakland’s Jack London Square. Now, if we could just settle the acrylamide issue….

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D7 August Break: Breaking Free from Restriction

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 8, 2011

We’re one week into the August Break. Trying not to write, but as usual I’m processing, processing, processing. Here’s what I’m working with, in the hopes that it’ll provide some…

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Day 6 of August Break: Happiness Held Is the Seed – Happiness Shared Is the Flower

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 7, 2011

My August Break took me to Santa Monica this weekend. David Gottfried, aka Darling Husband, wanted to go to Ivy for date night and I wanted to go to Seed…

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August Break: Dahlia's Wisdom + Freak Flags

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 5, 2011

    Yesterday I got inspired by a pocketful of dahlias at my local glasses shop, Focal Point in Berkeley. Then I got to thinking about Dahlia Lithwick, sage commentator…

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August Break with Adrian Grenier: HOT!

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 4, 2011 | 1

How can I resist? Arm-in-arm with Adrian Grenier, star of Entourage … my oxytocin overfloweth! Buzzed for days!

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Dr. Weil: What Is Integrative Medicine?

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 3, 2011 | 1

Here’s a transcript from Dr. Andy Weil’s interview with Larry King. Harvard didn’t teach me more than 30 minutes of nutrition either, even though I graduated years after Dr. Weil.…

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“For the first time in my adult life I feel that I have gained control over food. I feel healthier, look better and have gained an interest in making sure that what I am putting into my body is the best it can be. And I lost 10 pounds in all the right places.”

– Janice Lunde, Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“Dr. Sara is the height of excellence! She is incredibly knowledgeable and gives very generously of her time. I feel so blessed to have been able to work with her.”

– Yvonne Varah

“You don’t have to settle for being stressed out, binging on sugar and chocolate, and aging prematurely. Stop blaming yourself and step into sacred action. It’s your birthright. You can have the joyous, mission-driven life you want, and Dr. Sara is here to show us how.”

– Marci Shimoff, New York Times Bestselling Author of Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason

“Dr. Gottfried offers powerful and effective tools for addressing the most difficult health issues facing women and men today. She is warm and kind and has so much experience to draw upon, it’s inspiring. Thank you Dr. S!”

– Cassandra Mick

“Dr. Sara Gottfried is a modern-day healer goddess if ever there was one, and she also happens to be a Harvard Medical School graduate and rigorous physician-scientist.”

– Christiane Northrup MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom

“Dr. Gottfried’s book and detox came at a time when I was ready to give in to old age. Hot flashes, low energy and libido, weight gain, increasing blood pressure and cholesterol levels were unacceptable to me. I now know that hormone levels and what I eat are a huge influence on how I feel and look. To now be able to control something that was out of control is empowering…”

Cheryl V., Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“My health coach told me about your book and I took the [hormone] test, and lo and behold, I found I was a mess, hormonally speaking. Now I’m getting on track and I love your videos and your book. I feel like I’m getting my life back again, when not long ago I truly thought I was losing it!”

-Tracy, Registered Nurse

“You don’t have to accept the hormonal hell of being tired, stressed, overweight, and never in the mood for sex as you grow older. In her fabulous new book, the brilliant Dr. Gottfried gives you an effective, easy-to-follow plan to balance your hormones and become lean, energetic, and loving life again. Stop settling and reclaim your sexy!”

–JJ Virgin, Author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy and The Virgin Diet

“I lost 10 lbs., reset my hormones and metabolism and eliminated my sugar cravings! I have also found that I respond to stress much differently, I feel it, notice it and move on from it. Stress no longer has a grip on me. Dr. Sara’s conference calls and detox information was invaluable. I am so grateful for this program. Thank you Dr. Sara!”

–Sophia, Dr. Sara’s Detox Challenge Participant

“The Hormone Cure is the playbook for your mojo, your mind, and your bootie. With every chapter I thought, ‘So THAT’s how that works.’ I wanted to call every girlfriend and give them the goods on how to glow… now and always.”

-Danielle LaPorte, Author of The Fire Starter Sessions and The Desire Map

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4 out of 5 people with autoimmune disease are wome 4 out of 5 people with autoimmune disease are women. There are many reasons why rates of autoimmune disease are higher in women, including hormonal, genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and behavioral factors. You can watch or listen to my conversation with @iman__hasan on her @biohack_it podcast as we unravel the complex connections between autoimmune diseases, trauma, and hormonal health. Follow the link in my bio
What’s in your cooking pan? Nonstick pans may b What’s in your cooking pan? Nonstick pans may be associated with health problems, depending on the chemicals used. The FDA approved teflon for use in cooking applications in the 1960s. Teflon contains multiple plastics including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, which includes another chemical called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), are known as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down naturally. They are found in soil, water, and even our about 98% of blood tested, and are linked to harmful health effects, including cancer. PTFE exposure was significantly associated with decreased semen quality (Zhang, 2024, PMID: 39342804). PFOA is banned in many countries, including the United States as of 2014. In 2023, the US banned “intentional addition of PFAS chemicals to food packaging.” That begs the question: what cooking pans do you have in your kitchen and how old are they? Do you know that they are free of potentially harmful toxins? You can reduce your exposure to toxins like PTFE by swapping out your pans. I changed all of my pans over to cast iron skillets, Caraway, ScanPan, GreenPan, and Le Creuset. In 2023, 12 states began restricting or banning PFAS products, including Maine, which banned the manufacture and sale of all PFAS products. Minnesota recently signed a law that bans use of PFAS in certain products, including cookware, dental floss, and menstrual products. PFOA is associated with health issues like increased cholesterol, developmental issues in children, and potential links to certain cancers, especially with prolonged exposure. While most modern Teflon products no longer contain PFOA, they do contain other chemicals like PTFE. Sometimes one toxin is replaced by another with a similar profile and presumed innocent until proven harmful. In my book WOMEN FOOD AND HORMONES, I describe my pan choice and why. Zhang C, et al. Association of mixed exposure to microplastics with sperm dysfunction: a multi-site study in China. EBioMedicine. 2024 Oct;108:105369. PMID: 39342804. https://www.fda.gov/food/process-contaminants-food/authorized-uses-pfas-food-contact-applications
What’s your score? 1-2 is considered hard and in What’s your score? 1-2 is considered hard and indicative of constipation, while types 6 and 7 are loose and may indicate diarrhea. Types 3, 4, and 5 are generally considered the most typical, and 4 is the ideal 💩
Been to Tulum? Quick trip con mi amiga Jen Landa M Been to Tulum? Quick trip con mi amiga Jen Landa MD to teach about las hormonas.
The fastest ways to age are to gain weight, screw The fastest ways to age are to gain weight, screw up your blood sugar, economize on sleep, sit a lot staring at a computer screen, feel chronically stressed and anxious, and eat the top inflammatory foods: sugar, gluten, and dairy. What is the worst factor in causing cells to age? It’s tough to pick only one, but I’d say food. Sleep is a close second, as is the right exercise and mindset. What’s surprising is that your genes are less of an influence. You aren’t born with great genes; great genes come from turning genes on and off to your advantage. 90 percent of the signs of aging and disease are caused by lifestyle choices, not by your genes. How you age has so much to do with epigenetics, which is how our genes interact with our environment. Because of the power of gene/environment interactions, genes are being switched on and off based on lifestyle cues. This gives you an incredible opportunity to change the course of disease and aging in your body. We have the power to control our healthspan and our risk of disease. We have the power to choose how we age.
📈High cortisol levels? It’s time to make stre 📈High cortisol levels? It’s time to make stress your ally. Try these 7 things ⬇️ 🔘 Meditate or pray daily. I suggest that you meditate immediately upon awakening. This will give you the greatest chance of success because you will start retraining your mind BEFORE the stress of the day hits you. 🔥Bonus tip. When you meditate, practice breathing deeply in and out through the nose. Take full-lung-capacity breaths as a way to dial down the sympathetic nervous system and dial up the parasympathetic nervous system. Your parasympathetic system is where you “stay and play.” It’s where healing occurs. 🔘 Go to bed by 10 pm, lying on your right side to stimulate the vagus nerve. 🔘 Take omega 3, such as extra virgin cod liver oil or other fish oil, 1 to 2 grams per day. It lowers your cortisol levels, increases lean body mass, and improves vagal tone as measured via heart rate variability. 🔘 Take phosphatidylserine (PS). This has been shown to reduce cortisol levels when taken in pill form. 🔘 Add in basic supplements including the B vitamins (B1, B5, B6, B12), vitamin C and tyrosine as they can help lower cortisol. 🔘 Wean from caffeine and alcohol. Alcohol raises cortisol and the effect persists for twenty-four hours in men--probably longer for women. Caffeine directly induces the adrenocortical cells to produce more cortisol, as well as more epinephrine, norepinephrine, and insulin. 🔘 Avoid common food intolerances like gluten and dairy as I often see that they may raise cortisol in some people. Think of this as "food stress." Which one will you do today?
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