Do you feel like a different person the week or even a couple weeks prior to your period? Do you feel like you have to plan your whole life around your cycle? Are you sick of premenstrual cramping, painful periods, never knowing when your next period is coming? These are ALL signs of hormone imbalance and FIXABLE. Whether you’re experiencing long periods, short periods, painful periods or trying to get pregnant, maintain a healthy pregnancy, needing assistance after having a baby, I can help provide solutions! I can help re-establish normal, painless periods. I can also provide safe and effective recommendations pre/post partum or supportive care during pregnancy.
Pregnancy should be a joyful, magical and amazing experience. During my first pregnancy, I was excited, nervous and full of hope. This was short-lived because the nausea started. I experienced nausea all day long. Eating would only help relieve the nausea for 30-60min at a time. On top of constant nausea, I was in medical school, studying and tired all of the time. I talked to my MD midwife and a couple of Naturopaths, with no relief. No one could help me. I was able to gain weight, but I felt miserable EVERY DAY, especially about eating. This lasted the entire pregnancy.
I offer alternative testing and safe therapies that help women through many symptoms that are experienced throughout pregnancy. Including, but not limited to:
We have many hormones in our body, including sex hormones. This consist of Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone, but there are many more. There are adrenal hormones like cortisol, adrenaline and thyroid hormones. All of the hormones are like different instruments in an orchestra. They are all doing their own job, but rely on each other to work properly. If one set of hormones is off, it puts pressure on the other hormone systems. This is why it is important to test hormone levels and treat accordingly. Hormone imbalance can happen with age, but there are other things that can throw off hormones like the use of hormones in birth control agents. Also, there are hormone disruptors in our environment that may throw off hormones. Even stress can effect hormones negatively. I take time to get a thorough history and evaluate which tests are necessary to uncover the cause of imbalance.
Not every food program will work for every person. I work with each patient to develop something that not only is healthy, but that includes foods that they enjoy and/or traditional foods from their ethnic backgrounds.
Food sensitivities cause a delayed reaction, so you could eat something and it may take up to 4 days to exhibit symptoms. Then, it may take upto 21 days for the immune system to calm back down. Symptoms of food sensitivities may include:
My own journey to discover a healthy, fulfilling, and authentic way of life has given me insight into the numerous challenges that one may face. This enables me to bring a high level of empathy, respect, and understanding.
I am able to guide you because of my extensive experience. My client success stories demonstrate my ability to help clients improve their health and achieve a higher level of life satisfaction time after time.
Dr. Laura Jimenez is a Naturopathic physician with a passion for optimizing health and dedicated to patient education.
