Dr. Westin Childs 
Low progesterone is more common than you might think. If you’ve been dealing with changes to your mood, weight gain, or irregularities in your menstrual cycle then you might have low progesterone without realizing it. Finding out if you have low progesterone is important because progesterone (along with estradiol/estrogen) helps maintain and keep in balance …
SIBO, short for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, may be one of the most common gastrointestinal issues you’ve never heard about. SIBO refers to an overgrowth of bacteria (often accompanied by fungal overgrowth as well) that causes a multitude of both intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. Symptoms range from depression to weight gain and fatigue – they …
When it comes to weight loss there are very few supplements that actually work. After all, if it were as easy as taking a supplement to lose weight wouldn’t it be on the cover of every national newspaper? While most of the claims for weight loss with other supplements tend to be overhyped there are …
Did you know that one of the main reasons you can’t lose weight with PCOS is because of your hormones? It’s true, and that’s why many women (and physicians) turn to Metformin to try and help with weight loss. But just because it works for some people doesn’t mean it will necessarily work for YOU. …
Progesterone is an essential and critical hormone involved in many important processes in the female body. Normal progesterone levels are required for fertility, mood, weight maintenance (1), to balance estrogen levels, and much more. One of the benefits of progesterone is, unlike other hormones, how available it is. Progesterone USP (bio-identical progesterone) is available for …
Did you know that not eating enough can cause damage to your thyroid? In the most counterintuitive way possible, undereating can actually make your thyroid worse which will only serve to make your weight loss efforts more difficult in the long run. This happens because your thyroid is responsible for a huge portion of your …
If you are struggling with thyroid disease, you know that weight loss can feel next to impossible. Take your daily supplement regimen to the next level with hydrolyzed collagen. This powerful supplement has been clinically shown to support thyroid function, increase hair growth and density, help with weight loss, and slow down & reverse the …
It’s estimated that up to 10% of people in the US have subclinical hypothyroidism. Statistically speaking that means you have a pretty high chance of having this issue even if you have tested “normal” for thyroid lab tests. Because subclinical hypothyroidism represents a treatable condition on the hypothyroid spectrum it’s critical to accurately diagnose and …
Have you been told, or are you suspicious, that you have a high TSH? If so there are many things you want to consider before pursuing treatment. While your TSH is important for assessing thyroid function it’s certainly not the only test, or the best way, to identify thyroid disease. We are going to take …
Dizziness, weight gain, water retention, what do these symptoms have in common? They can all be caused by high progesterone. Elevated progesterone may not be as common as low progesterone, but it’s still a problem for many women. And you can use this checklist to determine if it’s a problem for you: What Causes High …
