by Dr. Miranda Naylor | Nov 29, 2021 | Functional Medicine, Women's Hormone Support
Uterine fibroids (myomas and leiomyomas) are the most common benign tumor in women, affecting 60% of reproductive-aged women and 80% of women at some point in their lives. Black women are much more likely to develop fibroids and report more severe symptoms. Uterine...
by Dr. Miranda Naylor | Nov 29, 2021 | Enhanced Fertility & Conception, Functional Medicine, Women's Hormone Support
Oh, mama, I FEEL YOU! “Morning sickness”, or more accurately, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) SUCKS! NVP affects up to 80% of pregnant women and usually occurs between 5 and 18 weeks of gestation. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), extreme nausea and vomiting that...
by Dr. Miranda Naylor | Nov 29, 2021 | Functional Medicine, Thyroid Energy & Optimization, Women's Hormone Support
Vitamin D has been in the news a lot lately because it’s so critical for immune function. Recent studies have shown that Vitamin D levels are lower in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (PMID: 32397511) and that supplementation with Vitamin D can reduce the risk of COVID-19...
by Dr. Miranda Naylor | Nov 22, 2021 | Functional Medicine, Women's Hormone Support
Vitamin K is actually a family of compounds made up of K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinones, further classified into MK4-13). It’s a critical cofactor in blood clotting and maintains normal calcification (ie. in bones and teeth and not in soft tissues and...
