Internal Healing and Wellness MD

12/22/2025

Many clients with PCOS are told their lab results look normal. That does not mean the root causes are not present. Standard testing often does not evaluate key drivers such as insulin resistance, cortisol dysregulation, gut imbalance, chronic inflammation, or thyroid dysfunction.

PCOS is a multi-system condition, so the full clinical picture matters. When you identify your dominant driver, your care plan becomes clearer and more effective.

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12/19/2025

PCOS is not only an ovarian condition. Gut imbalance and chronic inflammation can affect how hormones are regulated, including estrogen processing, and may contribute to symptoms like bloating, acne, and irregular cycles.

If digestion feels connected to your PCOS symptoms, that can be a meaningful clinical clue. Addressing gut and inflammation drivers is often part of a more targeted care plan.

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12/17/2025

Not all PCOS is primarily insulin-driven. For many clients, chronic stress and cortisol dysregulation are major contributors. Cortisol influences energy, cravings, sleep quality, and ovulation. Over time, ongoing stress can also increase adrenal androgens and intensify PCOS patterns.

Stress frequently overlaps with other root causes, which helps explain why symptoms can feel persistent. If stress feels like your main contributor, that is a useful clinical clue.

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12/15/2025

Insulin resistance is a major driver of PCOS. When the body does not respond well to insulin, insulin levels rise to keep blood sugar stable. Elevated insulin can increase androgen production, disrupt ovulation, and contribute to common PCOS symptoms.

This pattern can occur in people of any body size. Understanding this pathway helps you focus on care that targets the real driver.

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12/12/2025

PCOS rarely has a single cause. Insulin resistance is the most common driver, but cortisol dysregulation, chronic inflammation, gut imbalance, and thyroid dysfunction often overlap. This overlap helps explain why PCOS can look different from person to person.

When you identify your dominant driver, your care plan becomes clearer and more targeted.

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12/10/2025

PCOS is not limited to irregular cycles. It is a multi-system condition that can involve insulin regulation, stress hormones, inflammation, gut function, and thyroid health. When these systems are dysregulated, symptoms can appear in different ways across individuals.

This is why PCOS can feel confusing and difficult to manage without a clear clinical framework. A practical first step is identifying your dominant driver so care can be more specific and effective.

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10/01/2025

09/24/2025

Seasonal allergies don’t just come from outside. Your internal immune load plays a major role in how intensely your body reacts.
Sneezing, congestion, and fatigue are signs that your immune system may be over-responding to what should be harmless exposures.

At Internal Healing & Wellness MD, we use food strategically to support immune tolerance and reduce inflammation, not just to manage symptoms.

Here’s how specific foods contribute to immune balance:
🧡 Turmeric – Curcumin reduces inflammatory signaling in airways and mucosal tissues
🧅 Red onions – Rich in quercetin, a natural compound that stabilizes mast cells and reduces histamine release
🥦 Broccoli – Supports phase II liver detoxification, helping your body process environmental triggers
🍎 Apples – Provide pectin and quercetin to balance histamine and support the gut lining
🍊 Oranges – Offer natural vitamin C to degrade excess histamine and strengthen mucosal immunity
🐟 Sardines – Deliver omega-3 fatty acids that modulate overactive immune responses

Your gut and immune system are deeply connected. 70% of immune cells reside in your gut. When your digestive and immune health are supported together, allergy symptoms often ease from the inside out.

09/22/2025

Your thyroid may be small, but it plays a big role in energy, metabolism, mood, and menstrual health.

When it's struggling, symptoms often show up subtly like fatigue, weight changes, brain fog, or irregular cycles.

Nutrition is one of the most modifiable tools we have to support thyroid health.

Certain nutrients are essential for thyroid hormone production, conversion, and clearance. Others may interfere with that balance especially in those with autoimmune thyroid conditions like Hashimoto’s.

🟢 Supportive foods include:
• Bone broth – Nourishes the gut lining and supports immune tolerance
• Seaweed – A natural iodine source for hormone production
• Berries, broccoli, spinach – Antioxidants and detox support
• Sardines, eggs – Provide selenium, tyrosine, and omega-3s for hormone metabolism

🔴 Foods to limit or evaluate:
• Sugar, alcohol, fried foods – Linked to inflammation and hormone disruption
• Soy (in excess) – May impair conversion of T4 to active T3
• Gluten – Can be problematic in thyroid autoimmunity
• Canola oil, nitrates – May interfere with iodine absorption or increase oxidative stress

At Internal Healing & Wellness MD, we assess the full picture hormone labs, nutrient status, gut health, and immune patterns to help uncover what’s disrupting thyroid balance and how to support it naturally.

09/19/2025

Low libido is often misunderstood as an issue of desire or mindset. But in many women, it’s a hormonal signal not an emotional one.

Declines in estrogen or testosterone can quietly impact:
🧠 Cognitive clarity and memory
💤 Sleep quality and energy levels
💓 Cardiovascular tone and blood flow
🦴 Bone density
💪 Muscle strength and metabolism
😞 Motivation, mood, and emotional resilience

These shifts often appear in perimenopause or menopause but they can also affect younger women experiencing chronic stress, nutrient deficiencies, or metabolic dysfunction.

At Internal Healing & Wellness MD, we use advanced testing to evaluate:
✔️ S*x hormone production and clearance
✔️ Stress response (cortisol rhythm)
✔️ Inflammatory patterns and micronutrient status

The goal isn’t just restoring libido it’s understanding what’s disrupting vitality across your system.

09/17/2025

IBS is often used as a catch-all label. But for many patients, persistent bloating, brain fog, fatigue, or irregular bowel habits aren’t just “irritable.”

They may reflect something deeper:
🧠 Gut-brain axis disruption
🛑 Immune activation from hidden food sensitivities
🔥 Low-grade inflammation in the intestinal lining

These drivers don’t show up on standard labs and they aren’t resolved through symptom suppression.

At Internal Healing & Wellness MD, we assess:
✔️ IgG/IgE food reactions
✔️ GI inflammation and microbiome status
✔️ Nervous system responses tied to digestion

Functional testing gives us a clearer view and a path to targeted care.

09/15/2025

You can’t feel chronic inflammation the way you feel a sprained ankle. But your cells do.

Inflammaging is a state of low-grade, persistent immune activation that wears down tissues over time often with no outward signs.

It’s a core contributor to many age-related conditions:
🩺 Cardiovascular disease
🧠 Cognitive decline
🦴 Joint degeneration
🩸 Blood sugar imbalance
🧬 Certain cancers

This isn’t just about lifespan. It’s about how well you live as you age.
Here’s how we help interrupt the cycle:
✔️ Anti-inflammatory nutrition that supports mitochondria and immune regulation
✔️ Lifestyle strategies that reduce internal stressors (poor sleep, blue light, inactivity)
✔️ Targeted supplements like omega-3s, curcumin, and D3 used only when clinically appropriate
✔️ Functional testing to assess immune load, gut health, nutrient status, and hormone balance

At Internal Healing & Wellness MD, we go beyond symptom management to address inflammation at the root supporting healthy aging from the cellular level up.