Menopausal women can reduce their risk of diabetes by 30%.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Roughly 10% of women in the US have something called pre-diabetes. Each year about 10% of those women will become full blown diabetes. A new study in the July 2024 Vol 50 of "Diabetes & Metabolism" looked at 20 years of data, using thousands of women between the ages of...
Where To Begin For Improving Your Thyroid Health...
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Start with testing, then treatment, then re-test again annually. Step #1: Comprehensive Thyroid Panel TestMeasures the levels of thyroid hormones and antibodies in the blood. The results provide important information about thyroid function and help diagnose and monitor conditions such as Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's disease. Available direct to you without...
Has Menopause Got You Feeling Like A Hot Mess? Here's The Solution...
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Tackle hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, hair loss and other symptoms of ALL phases of menopause, plus fill nutritional voids. Prescription Hormones Are Not For Everyone. Some Women Feel Worse On Them, Others Don't Want The Expense Or Constant Trips To The Lab To Check Levels While On Prescription...
Breast Pain, Menstrual or Menopausal Mood Swings, Endometriosis?
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Iodine can relieve breast pain, ovulation pain, premenstrual mood symptoms and help to prevent ovarian cysts. It works by promoting healthy estrogen metabolism, down regulating estrogen receptors and stabilizing estrogen-sensitive tissue in the breasts, uterus, ovaries, and brain. As one paper says, iodine has 'a net anti-estrogenic effect.Iodine’s anti-estrogen effect...
Most people will develop a thyroid nodule by the time they are 50 years old.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. Often these abnormal growths of thyroid tissue are located at the edge of the thyroid gland so they can be felt as a lump in the throat. When they are large or when they occur in very...
All illnesses and diseases are improved by clearing the Lymph System.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
The Lymph system removes waste products from every cell in the body. It absorbs fats and delivers proper fluid levels to the cells. Proper fluid levels fight infections, take away toxins, chronic and potentially all deadly infections and cancers. If your Lymph is not open and clear before you...
If you feel worse on hormone therapy, whether that's thyroid hormone or sex hormone therapy, consider opening your drainage pathways.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
When the drainage pathways are congested, especially the lymph, liver and kidneys, your body cannot expel excess hormones and you will feel unwell or you might even feel worse than you did before starting hormones. This is especially true if you are someone with the MTHFR gene mutation. The top...
Iodine may be the missing key to weight loss
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Iodine and a healthy metabolism When it comes to weight loss, many people see success when they stick to a strict diet and exercise regime. However, for some people, excess weight is incredibly hard to get rid of and unexpected weight gain is a frustrating problem. When this is the...
Signs of Low Progesterone And How To Raise It Naturally
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
When your progesterone is low, due to low levels or progesterone resistance, estrogen dominates. The consequences can be rage, headaches, cysts, miserable periods, and sleep disorders. Progesterone is important for your overall sense of equilibrium or well-being and it balances out estrogen. Progesterone provides contentment, which is often lost when...
If you have the MTHFR gene mutations iodine researchers recommend testing selenium levels using an RBC Selenium test prior to supplementing selenium.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Those with MTHFR gene mutations tend to recycle selenium much more efficiently than those who do not have the MTHFR gene mutations. This recycling can cause elevated selenium levels, sometimes very elevated, well over 1,000 as it relates to the lab ranges. If you have the MTHFR gene mutations,...
80% of menopausal women are Vitamin D deficient.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Why? Menopausal women don't absorb D very well because when menopause hits, gut health declines. Vitamin D is a hormone that has many processes in the body. If your Vitamin D is not optimized, your body will not work as efficiently as it should. Menopausal women don't synthesize Vitamin D from...
The Iodine Protocol consists of 4-Key Nutrients
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Lugol's Iodine, Thyroid Specific Magnesium, Thyroid Specific Selenium, and Whole Food Vitamin C. Lugol's Iodine. Lugol's is the ONLY form of iodine that has been studied, therefore, it is the only form recommended. Iodine helps the body displace toxic halogens and heavy metals. It is also needed for the production...
Eight ways that magnesium rescues hormones.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
Magnesium is part of The Iodine Protocol. It is also fantastic for hormone health and here's why: Regulates cortisol. It calms your nervous system and prevents excessive cortisol. Your stress hormonal system—also called your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis—is your central hormonal system. When it functions well, then your other hormones...
Menopause hormone therapy significantly reduces the incidence of breast cancer.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
A study from the Women's Health Initiative "Randomized trials of estrogen-alone and breast cancer incidence: a meta-analysis" looked at 10 randomized trials, looking at estrogen alone and breast cancer incidents. The study states that in the totality of randomized clinical trial data, looking at estrogen alone, menopause hormone therapy significantly...
The most reliable test for iodine is the 24-Hour Iodine Loading Test.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
There are four main options used for Iodine testing: Blood Serum Test: Most doctors check iodine through the blood. This is not accurate because iodine does not stay in the blood very long before it is absorbed by the body, so not reliable. Skin Patch Test: Chiropractors use this method...
How to lose weight during menopause.
Karen Fitzpatrick-Dame, ChhC, AADP
If you're in menopause, there are 5 things you need to know about weight management. Our metabolism slows down with aging and is definitely a factor. Our lifestyle also changes in midlife which contributes to weight issues. Hormone changes you are experiencing in menopause definitely affects your body composition. We...