Taking thyroid medication but still feeling lousy? Is your doctor telling you that your thyroid labs are normal yet you still feel hypothyroid? Exhausted? Hair falling out? Gaining weight? Anxious? These can be signs that your thyroid medication may not be working for you. Over the years, I’ve been asked many times,...
Spice up your Thanksgiving with this Sri Lankan inspired stuffing recipe, or enjoy it as a side dish any time of the year. This healthy, tasty stuffing recipe is medicinal as well! Spiced with lots of anti-inflammatory turmeric, paprika, and digestive-supportive ginger. Read more about herbal...
Interviews: Matters of the Heart with Dr. Lisa Fortes-Schramm ND Dr. Kimberly Brown ND, MSOM, LAc - August 7, 2022 Dr. Lisa Fortes-Schramm on a pleasant Sunday afternoon near her home in Santa Cruz. As usual, Dr. Fortes appeared relaxed, confident, and happy. Who wouldn't be on a beautiful...
Severe Period Pain: So Not “Normal” Susan would spend the first 2 days of her period in bed, downing over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication every few hours trying to dull the pain. It hadn’t always been this bad but in the past year, her periods were getting heavier...
Chinese Bugs Cured My Pneumonia! (Yep, Bugs. Yuck!) Dr. Fortes-Schramm’s Favorite Winter Herbal Elixir Dr. Brown’s Favorite Winter Supplements Update to Dr. Brown’s Moderna Vaccination Reaction Are you interested in boosting your immune system and staying healthy this winter? Me too! Staying well, Covid free, cold and flu free is...
An Epidemic Amidst a Pandemic April is Stress Awareness Month, but we all know that March 2020 to March 2021 was a stressful year to top all stressful years! Stress has destructive effects on your cortisol and adrenal glands which don’t always bounce back once the stress passes. Your...
Recently, I had my first vaccine reaction! It was from the first dose of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine in mid January. As I write this now, my upper arm itches and burns, tolerable but very annoying since it’s been 5 weeks since the vaccination. Not to fear...
Estrogen & The Gut Microbiome Connection It might seem surprising that Dr. Kimberly Brown specializes in both gut and hormone complaints but they are very much related. The gut’s bacteria, the microbiome, affects estrogen levels and how that estrogen is used by your body. If the...
Anxiety. Stress. Being at home close to snacks and sweets. All of this is a recipe for weight gain. Don't feel bad if you've gained weight since the beginning of the pandemic. So many people have, that it has been given a name, the “Quarantine 15”. I...
Compounded desiccated thyroid is back. Yippee! Compounded, all-natural, desiccated thyroid is back! It’s been two years since desiccated thyroid hormone was available. I’m excited that I can now offer this to my patients again. The advantage of compounding desiccated thyroid hormone is that it can be...