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Posts Tagged ‘detox’

Detox = Misery? How to Get Rid of Toxins Without Giving Up Your Life

By Sara Gottfried, MD | January 9, 2014
Ways to Remove Toxins

The first weeks of the New Year are the perfect time to hit the reset button on your body—and nothing is more effective for this than a detox. For some…

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5 Easy Post-Holiday Detox Tips

By Sara Gottfried, MD | January 2, 2014 | 2

If you’re feeling sluggish from a busy holiday season, and can barely squeeze into your favorite skinny jeans, I invite you to join me for an easy post-holiday detox to…

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3 Ways to Live Longer, Love Better and Laugh Louder

By Sara Gottfried, MD | November 16, 2013
3 Steps to Live Longer, Love Better and Laugh Louder

We all want to live longer, love better, and laugh louder. This may seem easier said than done, but there are each of those goals without injecting more stress into…

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How a Science-Based Detox Supports Weight Loss + Where to Get One

By Sara Gottfried, MD | August 14, 2013

A good detox should be focused on making you healthier, not frightening your body into thinking you’re going into famine mode. That being said, weight loss is a very common…

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Kicking the Dairy Habit: Why It's So Friggin' Hard (Plus Several Tips to Get 'Er Done)

By Sara Gottfried, MD | June 16, 2012

 If I were to tell you there are toxins and carcinogens in cigarettes, I know that news wouldn’t make you fall from your chair with shock.   But did you…

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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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Truth. Menopause affects your brain 🧠 Yet when Truth. Menopause affects your brain 🧠 Yet when you talk to your doctor about your brain fog, problems with memory, concentration, or focus, there’s a good chance they will tell you that it’s a normal part of the aging process. But that is simply not true. Research into the menopause-brain connection is increasing but not fast enough for the women like you who are experiencing symptoms of the hormonal transitions women go through in mid-life. A dip in brain function can be scary. The good news is that you don’t have to lose brain function as you get older. There IS something you can do about it, despite what your doctor may tell you. The Precision Brain Health Program @marcus_institute is a full-day health and brain assessment that is unlike any other. We will do a full lab panel, including hormone tests, a brain-body stress assessment, MRI imaging, psychometric screening, and other high-level testing. At the end of the day’s assessments, you will have the tools you need to optimize your brain health and get back to performing at the top of your game. Comment BRAINS below 👇👇to get the link sent to your DMs. Or follow the link in bio to learn more about the Precision Brain Health Program
There are over 100+ symptoms of perimenopause. T There are over 100+ symptoms of perimenopause. The net effect is feeling DYSREGULATED. Massive change is happening during the perimenopausal years. But the good news is there is a lot you can do about it. The best place to start is with my book THE HORMONE CURE - Chapter 3 Link in bio to watch my conversation with Dr. Smeaton at Precision Analytics @dutchtest
Perimenopause refers to the years of hormonal uphe Perimenopause refers to the years of hormonal upheaval before your final menstrual period. While perimenopause can begin in your thirties or forties, it’s a complex transition of body, mind, and spirit, not a chronological destination. Kicking off with declining progesterone levels which can affect the timing and flow of your menstruation, perimenopause ends with waning estrogen levels, culminating in your final menstrual period. For some women, perimenopause is a time when mood becomes unpredictable, fat deposits increase, and energy wanes—and most commonly, women experience a conflation of all three or one of the other 100-plus symptoms. Are you in perimenopause? Swipe through the slides to take the quiz. OR follow the link in my bio to the latest article on perimenopause at SaraSzalMD.com
To My 20-Something Self, Don’t believe that yo To My 20-Something Self, Don’t believe that you need to fix yourself to be beautiful, happy, and loved. To fit in, to look good, to attract a perfect mate, to appear emotionally and psychologically like you have it all together. Our culture tries to convince you that the way you are isn’t enough, you need to fix your body. From plump lips to six-pack abs, you may internalize the message that your body is something to be improved in order to measure up to unrealistic standards. If you can’t achieve the impossible on your own (most can’t), a plastic surgeon or pharmaceutical company will assist you in making the unachievable possible by paying a small fortune. The entire process dims your light and disrupts your hormones. I wasted so much time trying to be thin. My body is not the thin type, so chasing thinness made me redouble my efforts to count calories, overexercise, restrict, and even purge to look better in my clothing and feel “in control.” Total illusion. Jacked up my cortisol, worsened PMS, caused problems with my insulin—setting off a vicious cycle of fat storage as my metabolic health and mitochondrial function declined. Took me 20 years to develop a healthy relationship with my body and learn how to nourish myself—actual nourishment not theoretical. Talk therapy didn’t help. I was hungry for a relationship to spirit. Obsession with how my body looked blocked connection to the divine. Naomi Wolf wrote: “A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one.” Think of the false narrative as an endocrine disruptor. Believing your body is a problem will rob you of peace, savings, and sanity. I wish I knew this in my 20s because it would have cut the negative self-talk regarding the ways I seemed to fall short physically—and instead, I could put the energy toward developing my passions and purpose. You don’t need to fix your body. Invest in your resilience, recovery, and health. Stand fully in your power. I’m here for your magic. Love, Your 50-Something Self 🤍
4 supplements for PCOS 🔘 Berberine Berberine 4 supplements for PCOS 🔘 Berberine Berberine is a bioactive found in several plants that has been shown to help lower blood sugar. When taken for 12 weeks, it reduces weight by 5 pounds in obese patients. Berberine also helps activate thermogenesis (heat production) in white and brown fat. In addition, berberine is superior to metformin, a common prescription for PCOS, at improving lipid parameters, reducing waist-to-hip ratio, and increasing SHBG in PCOS patients. ▪ Dose: 500 mg, 3/day I recommend pulsing for 6-8 weeks, then take at least a 2-week break. Combine berberine with milk thistle at a dose of 105 mg to improve effectiveness. 🔘 Myo-inositol Two inositol supplements you can get at the drugstore or health food store show promise in correcting PCOS: D-chiro inositol (DCI) and Myo-inositol (MI). Inositol is a naturally occurring B-complex vitamin known to improve insulin sensitivity. Women with PCOS appear to be deficient in DCI. Evidence supports that overweight women with PCOS be given the combination of DCI and MI first, prior to any prescription therapy. DCI has been shown in women with PCOS to cut free testosterone by more than half and lower blood pressure and triglycerides in eight weeks or less. DCI also works in lean women with PCOS ▪ Dose: DCI 600 mg 2xday and myo-inositol 2 grams once or twice per day. 🔘 Chromium Chromium is a mineral that acts as an insulin sensitizer, which means it helps to reverse insulin resistance and lowers both your serum insulin and glucose levels when they are high. Folks with type 2 diabetes have lower blood chromium levels compared with nondiabetic people. Chromium is a safe supplement worth trying if you are insulin resistant. ▪ Dose: 200 to 1,000 mcg per day of chromium picolinate. 🔘 Vitamin D Vitamin D deficiency is emerging as a factor in the metabolic disturbance of PCOS. In fact, 44 percent of women with PCOS are vitamin D deficient, compared with 11 percent of controls. ▪ Dose: About 2,000 IU per day.
Natural solutions for PCOS. What’s proven to mak Natural solutions for PCOS. What’s proven to make a difference? 1️⃣ Low-Carb Diet Diet is the first thing that I address in women with PCOS. I recommend a diet high in vegetables, high in fiber, and low in processed food. It is important not to go too low with the carbs because the adrenals and thyroid need them for proper functioning. Prebiotic fiber is also important because there is a strong connection between gut health and hormone balance. If you reduce the glycemic load of your food and reduce the carbohydrates, inside of seven days you can significantly reduce your testosterone levels. Eating a low-glycemic index food plan reduces androgens by up to 20 percent. 2️⃣ Intermittent Fasting Anywhere from 60 to 80% of women with PCOS are insulin resistant but not all of them. I believe that intermittent fasting is a great first-line therapy for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. When we look at the literature, there's not as much literature on PCOS and intermittent fasting but there are so many randomized trials showing the benefits of intermittent fasting in terms of its metabolic benefits that I think it's proven enough to use it for PCOS. 3️⃣Exercise and PCOS With PCOS, diet and exercise are proven to ease the decree. As little as one 20-minute brisk walk per day can result in a 7 percent weight loss. Even in adolescent girls with PCOS, weight loss corrects irregular periods, normalizes androgens, and improves cardiovascular risk factors. Studies found that yoga was more effective than other forms of exercise at improving insulin resistance in PCOS. I think a lot of people get frustrated because when you're insulin resistant and when you have PCOS it can feel like you're pushing a rock up a hill in terms of trying to lose weight. What we know is that even a 5% reduction in weight is associated with all of these metabolic benefits. So we're not talking about losing 50 or 100 pounds, even 5% makes a big difference when it comes to PCOS. Next up - supplements for PCOS.
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