A lot of women don’t know whether they’re in perimenopause. This happens for the following reasons:   They are very young and their doctor is saying it’s too soon They have had a hysterectomy They have an IUD or continuous birth control so that there is no period.   As the body ages, the egg may not produce a good corpus luteum, which produces progesterone.   The ovaries tend to switch back and forth, ovulating from one and then the other, so there may be a period where sympt

Modern healthcare is getting more frustrating, especially when it feels like you have to manage everything yourself.   Is your doctor only running the bare minimum labs?    Does it feel more and more like you need a basic understanding of healthcare to make sure you’re being taken care of properly?    What happens when you’re seeing multiple providers, but no one is connecting the dots?    I am Tina Belt, licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and natural functional medicine pra

When your health deteriorates, it’s usually from a modern-day crisis of malnutrition, stress , and inflammation that lacks a diagnosis in Western medicine.    As an acupuncturist and herbalist, I practice in a way that turns on your body’s natural healing process by reducing stress and inflammation.   I consider myself a general practitioner of integrative medicine. I try very hard to find a budget-friendly solution for my patients that they can start with.    One of the mos

Everyone wants to look perfect, and they’re usually hurting their bodies trying to lose weight.    Diets where you only eat meat. Diets where you only eat once a day are very popular. GLP-1 Medications.    Starving yourself is not the answer…   Your body is designed to need calories and protein to move about and live! If you don’t eat enough, your body will find those calories in your tissue. This puts you at risk of hernias, organ damage, or wasting your muscles instead of f