Core Vitality Clinic

04/22/2026

Real health is independence

04/22/2026

One of the reasons I love Naturopathic Medicine is because it gives lots of OPTIONS.
~We don’t all need or want the same thing.
~A lot of people react to things.
~Costs & coverages differ.
We take these into account & help find the best option FOR YOU.

04/22/2026

04/11/2026

A cartoon by Harry Bliss, from 2015.

04/10/2026

Testosterone… in women with a history of breast cancer?
Let’s talk about what the data actually says.

A small 2026 study looked at transdermal testosterone in 47 women with prior breast cancer—and the symptom burden at baseline was high: fatigue (98%), brain fog (96%), low libido (96%). 

After ~4 months of treatment:
✨ Significant improvement in overall menopause symptoms
✨ Decreases in anxiety, depression, night sweats, and palpitations
✨ Improvement in 20 out of 24 symptoms measured 

And here’s the kicker:
The improvement held even when libido was removed from the analysis → meaning testosterone may be doing more than just affecting s*x drive. 

But before we oversimplify this…

⚠️ This was a small, open-label study
⚠️ No placebo group (and menopause symptoms are highly placebo-responsive)
⚠️ No long-term safety data—especially in breast cancer survivors

So what does this actually mean?

👉 Women with a history of breast cancer have very limited options for treating menopause symptoms
👉 Non-hormonal therapies often don’t work or aren’t tolerated
👉 And yet… many clinicians are already using testosterone off-label because patients report feeling better

This study doesn’t give us final answers.
But it does give us something important:

A signal.

A signal that testosterone might help mood, cognition, energy, and quality of life—not just libido.
And a clear message that we need better, larger, randomized trials.

Because women deserve data.
Not dismissal.

04/05/2026

Imbalances in your hormones are triggered by bad food. ⁣⁣
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If you eat sugar, you’ll produce more insulin, more estrogen, and more testosterone. Any type of flour and sugar can lead to these imbalances. ⁣⁣
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Dairy and gluten are often triggers for inflammation and hormonal imbalances. ⁣⁣
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Xenobiotics or environmental chemicals like pesticides in our food can act like powerful hormone disruptors and trigger our own hormones to go out of balance.⁣⁣
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We know that sugar, caffeine, alcohol, stress, and lack of exercise all contribute to worse PMS and all hormonal imbalances – including menopause.⁣⁣
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After removing the bad stuff, you'll want to replace it with good stuff. ⁣⁣
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Eat a whole, real, unprocessed diet with organic or sustainably raised animal products. When you focus on this type of diet, you minimize intake of xenoestrogens, hormones, and antibiotics. Taking simple steps like choosing organic food and drinking filtered water can hugely impact hormone balance.⁣⁣
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Getting good quality sleep every night and exercising regularly can help balance your hormones. Along with supplementing with Omega-3, vitamin D3, B vitamins, magnesium, and probiotics. ⁣

03/26/2026

03/16/2026

We will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, March 23 and 24th