Winter Energy, Immunity, and Hormone Balance: A Functional Medicine Approach
Winter brings specific physiological challenges. Reduced daylight, temperature shifts, indoor living, and holiday stress all influence mitochondrial function, serotonin balance, immune resilience, and cortisol rhythms. Understanding how...
Women’s Hormones and Winter Mood: The Serotonin Connection
As the days grow shorter and sunlight becomes scarce, many women notice changes in energy, focus, and emotional balance. This seasonal shift is not simply psychological; it is biochemical. Hormones and neurotransmitters respond directly...
Back to School 2024
By Dr. Nicole Meier, ND New backpacks and packed lunches are the reality today as we begin another school year. With COVID not entirely in the rear view mirror and allergy season still upon us, you may be wondering how to keep your...
Easy Tips for Eating Well
One of the biggest obstacles to a healthy diet is food planning and preparation. Most of my patients complain that they don't have time to cook healthily and eating well is hard. I think that we all feel that way sometimes, but creating...
Fussy eaters and the friendly dictatorship
When my daughter was three, she decided that she wasn’t eating fish for dinner. No way. Not. One. Bite. I decided not to force the issue and reminded her that there was no other dinner option. it was fish, or nothing. She agreed and...
New Year’s Revelations
Like so many of you, I can get caught up in New Year's Resolutions that will never come to be. I actually have all of my New Year's Resolutions written down and I re-read them from time to time....