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  • Estrogen & Mood: Is it Depression, Bipolar Disorder, or “Just Her Hormones”?

    • Posted by: Focus Integrative Healthcare
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Hormone-Balancing & Fertility, Mental Health
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    Men (and some women) joke all the time about women “going crazy” pre-menstrually or at other times when our hormones are fluctuating, and while I don’t particularly like the idea of describing what happens to us as “going crazy,” science shows that there is some truth to the idea: the time periods when women’s hormones
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  • Facing Infertility with Normal Thyroid Function? This May Be Why!

    • Posted by: Focus Integrative Healthcare
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Hormone-Balancing & Fertility
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    Trying to conceive can be an incredibly stressful experience for all parties involved. It is frustrating to face repeated disappointment when your strongest desires are to have an uneventful pregnancy and a healthy baby. When there are additional physical health conditions involved, trying to conceive becomes even more emotionally taxing. We know that this is
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  • Unexpected Ways Genetics & Inflammation Can Affect Your Mental Health

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Mental Health
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    Have you ever noticed that you're not quite yourself when you don't get enough rest? If you're like me, you are probably more easily irritated or even more emotionally labile when you don't get quality sleep. Not getting enough sleep can definitely affect your mood and mental health. The reverse is true as well; your
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  • Silver Alert: How to Prevent or Delay Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Mental Health
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    A picture of an elderly man and his daughter representing a senior citizen experiencing dementia or Alzheimer's disease who are considering holistic treatment options and functional medicine at Focus Integrative Healthcare
    My grandmother was my favorite person in the world. She stepped in and took care of me and my siblings in Trinidad while my mom worked immensely hard to secure a better life for us in the US. My grandma always had great advice for me, and I mean ALWAYS. She was a person who
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