by doctormaya | May 3, 2023 | Functional Medicine, General, Nutrition, Supplements
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) can cause weight gain in some women due to a variety of factors. One of the main reasons for weight gain during BHRT is due to hormonal changes. Hormones play a critical role in metabolism and weight regulation. When...
by doctormaya | Aug 23, 2022 | Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Supplements
Have you ever felt constantly tired and overly emotional? Do you have trouble sleeping/staying asleep or have irregular periods? Many women visit the doctor with these complaints only to get brushed off because they didn’t find anything wrong after looking at their...
by doctormaya | Jul 28, 2022 | Functional Medicine, General, Supplements
It happened: I got infected by the most feared virus despite all my being careful and all. I evaded it for two and a half years, but in the end… it found me. Said that, based on the symptoms I experienced, I realized that I had it in early February 2020, and at that...
by doctormaya | Jan 14, 2021 | Brain Performance, Fatigue, Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Supplements
Reishi mushrooms belong to a category of adaptogenic herbs. It is one of my favorite types of herbal medicine because it shows how intuitively the human body is connected to nature. Adaptogens support the body’s ability to adapt to various physical and emotional...
by doctormaya | Dec 30, 2020 | Fatigue, Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Supplements
Zinc is a mineral and an antioxidant that is important to the body in a variety of ways. However, its importance to support the immune system was discovered only 40 years ago. Your body needs zinc to: Make DNA – your genetic material Keep your immune system...
by doctormaya | Dec 29, 2020 | Functional Medicine, Genetics, Nutrition, Supplements
Recently there has been a lot of talking about vitamin D due to its ability to fight covid-19 viral infection. It doesn’t come as a surprise because this vitamin directly affects the T-cells, aka killer cells that help you fight pathogens. There are so many other...
