February often brings heart health into focus, but the conversation is usually too narrow. Most people are taught to watch cholesterol, monitor blood pressure, and review family history. Those markers matter, but they don’t tell the full story. From a functional medicine perspective, your heart is not a standalone organ. It reflects the health of your metabolism, hormones, inflammatory balance, …
What Is Perimenopause and When Does It Start?
If your sleep has changed, your cycle feels unpredictable, your mood is less stable, or your body suddenly runs warmer than it used to, you may be entering perimenopause, the hormonal transition before menopause. For many women, this stage arrives quietly and earlier than expected. Because the shifts happen gradually, it’s common to question whether what you’re feeling is stress, …