Wellness Within Integrative Medical Clinic

02/13/2025

My sister gave me this sourdough recipe. It is super easy and I’m addicted! I promised a few people I’d share the recipe and make a video so here it is!
I make a loaf every night before bed. Granted, I give most of the bread away but making bread is weirdly satisfying and makes me happy. I don’t get it 🤷‍♀️😆🥖
No, my bread isn’t fancy but it’s healthy, tastes good and my family absolutely loves it 🥰

12/31/2024

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mourjaro-

* Please read this if you're considering GLP-1 agonists for weight loss......
Doctors are handing this stuff out like candy. A family member of mine went to see her P*P that saw a 5.5 HA1-c level on her labs and said you're borderline pre-diabetic and prescribed it to her...what a joke. You should be aware of the side-effects before taking these potentially dangerous drugs! I personally had a patient that was on Ozempic for 6 months. I palpated her thyroid and found lumps. She went in for an ultrasound and biopsy and sure enough, she has thyroid cancer. Was it from Ozempic? Not sure but it IS a BLACK BOX WARNING and a risk you take when you use these weight loss drugs.

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) can have a number of side effects, including:
Loss of appetite.
Nausea.
Vomiting.
Diarrhea.

Other side effects can include:
Dizziness.
Mild tachycardia (increased heart rate).
Infections.
Headaches.
Indigestion (upset stomach).

Severe side effects can include:
Pancreatitis.
**Medullary thyroid cancer.
Acute (sudden) kidney injury.
Worsening diabetes-related retinopathy.

People taking GLP-1 RAs have a 4.22 times higher risk of developing a bowel obstruction than those taking other medications.

***Diet, exercise and intermittent fasting--- > ZERO side-effects and better health overall!!! Do what's hard. It builds character.

03/01/2024

Today's topic: Depression & MTHFR
Over half of the population has a variant of the MTHFR polymorphism. I personally have an MTHFR gene variation and until I found out about the treatment with high quality, sustained release, methylated B vitamins, my mood was VERY different. My B vitamin is my "happy pill" and if I don't take it daily, my energy and mood plummets. It's good to work with a doctor that looks for and can identify the root cause of depression. There may be an easy fix, without side effects, just like there was for me :)

Other conditions that have been proposed to be associated with MTHFR include:

anxiety
cardiovascular and thromboembolic diseases (specifically blood clots, stroke, embolism, and heart attacks)
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
colon cancer
chronic pain and fatigue
nerve pain
migraine
recurrent miscarriages in women of child-bearing age
pregnancies with neural tube defects, like spina bifida

*MTHFR can be identified through a blood test. Just know that it's not always covered by insurance.

03/01/2024

Todays topic: THYROID HEALTH 🤓

Did you know your thyroid requires certain nutrients (that most people are deficient in) to produce adequate thyroid hormone?
These deficiencies are a big reason why hypothyroidism is so rampant in our country.
You need tyrosine, iodine, selenium, Vit C and B2 to synergistically work together to produce sufficient T3 & T4.

What also contributes to iodine deficiency?
-Chemicals that interfere with absorption of iodine include fluoride (toothpaste and tap water), chlorine (in tap water, swimming pools and hot tubs), and bromide (in grain, energy drinks, water, and swimming pools and hot tubs). These chemicals compete with iodine for the same receptor site and basically block the absorption.
* if you swim in chlorine pools, use fluoridated toothpaste and drink unfiltered water, you’re most likely deficient in iodine and could have hypothyroid symptoms.

10/20/2021

Drug recall on blood pressure medication irbesartan and irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide tablets due to potential high levels of a cancer-causing substance.

Two types of blood pressure medication made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals have been recalled due to potential high levels of a cancer-causing substance, according to an FDA recall notice.

03/16/2021

Two of the leading causes of early puberty, or "precocious puberty," include hormone-disrupting chemicals and vitamin D deficiency.