My journey into the world of Health,Wellness, and Functional Medicine.
How Does Mirena Work? Alters communication between the brain and the ovaries The Mirena IUD releases synthetic progesterone called Levonorgestrel. This is the same hormone in the “Morning After Pill” to prevent pregnancy if one has unprotected sex/accident. Levonorgestrel disrupts the communication between the brain and the ovaries, which stops a woman from ovulating and
Mother’s thyroid function during pregnancy impacts whether their sons (not daughters) will exhibit aggressive or, anxious/depressed behavior by age 4 years old. The study found mothers who had high TSH (>3.0 indicates hypothyroid) had sons who were more likely to be withdrawn and to externalize problems. Boys whose mothers had a high Free T4 during
The Brain’s Lymphatic System Hippocrates first gave mention of the lymphatic system and lymph nodes in 400 BC (That guy had to be communicating with aliens or something.) The next description of the lymphatic system was by Eustachius in the 1500s.5 In 2015 it was discovered that the lymphatic system extended into the brain.
When I was completing my masters program last year I took a class on plant based nutrition. My professor followed a vegan lifestyle and at times I felt that his personal beliefs about veganism interfered with teaching non-biased material. Around that time, the Netflix show “The Game Changers” had just come out too. That was
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-psychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS)/ Pediatric Acute-onset Neuro-psychiatric Syndrome (PANS) are a sub type of acute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) thought to be caused by an autoimmune response to group A streptococcal infection. Other studies have suggested that chronic stress as well as other types of infections can result in neuro-psychiatric conditions,
A Gallbladder surgery, also known as a Cholecystectomy (CCY) is one of the most commonly performed surgeries. This surgery is performed when someone has gallbladder stones with pain/tenderness on the right side of the abdomen after eating any oily or fatty foods. If a person is told their gallbladder is loaded with stones then they
