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I am committed to helping women of all ages unwind

I am committed to helping women of all ages unwind the food messages that research shows are destructive, including:⁠
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🚨 The BMI myth – that you must have a certain BMI to be healthy, which is not true. In fact it’s entirely possible to be healthy (or unhealthy) at any size.⁠
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🚨 Labeling food as inherently good and bad – in truth, the only “bad” food is food that is spoiled or rotten.⁠
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🚨 Everyone needs to fast – enough already! I can’t count the women I saw in 2020 who said “but I fast 16 hours a day, how come I can’t lose weight?”⁠
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🚨 Restricting food for no valid reason – from AIP to keto to vegan to what their last practitioner told them to do…. I saw a record number of women in 2020 who were severely restricting food based on health theories rather than what their bodies told them.⁠
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All of these run a high risk of creating disordered eating, including:⁠
⚠️ feeling bad about food desires⁠
⚠️ thinking too much about food⁠
⚠️ feast or famine behavior (this is when food restriction causes binge eating or overeating before and after the restriction)⁠
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In 2021 I am 100% committed to changing my approach with women and food.⁠
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I am taking classes and workshops in:⁠
✅ Food Freedom⁠
✅ Intuitive Eating⁠
✅ Anti-racism for health practitioners⁠
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I will not hesitate to bring race and societal issues up in regard to women, health, and food – because these ARE interconnected.⁠
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Do you have any specific topics around these subjects that you would like me to cover in upcoming posts? If so, let me know by either sending me a DM or commenting below!⁠

So how can I help you?⁠ .⁠ I provide functiona $So how can I help you?⁠ .⁠ I provide functional health consults for women in the U.S., using Zoom.💻⁠ .⁠ All appointments are virtual until the pandemic is behind us.⁠ .⁠ 📍 I also offer acupuncture treatment for locals in Monterey and Santa Cruz.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ I specialize in hormone balance and autoimmune recovery for women of all ages.⁠ .⁠ These are the specific conditions I help you solve for good:⁠ .⁠ ✅ Adrenal dysregulation⁠ ✅ Allergies (food and environment)⁠ ✅ Autoimmune (all types)⁠ ✅ Blood sugar imbalance and prediabetes⁠ ✅ Chronic fatigue⁠ ✅ Fertility struggles⁠ ✅ Histamine intolerance⁠ ✅ Detox programs⁠ ✅ Inflammation (arthritis, osteoporosis included)⁠ ✅ Menopause and perimenopause⁠ ✅ Period and cycle problems (painful periods, PMS, PCOS, irregular cycles)⁠ ✅ Pregnancy and postpartum⁠ ✅ Poor mitochondrial function⁠ .⁠ .⁠ Feel free to schedule a free discovery call with me to hear more about how I could potentially support you.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ 📍Monterey, CA & virtual consults across the USA⁠ .⁠ Link in bio @dr.lauraparis⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #antiinflammation ⁠ #antiinflammatoryfood⁠ #antiinflammation ⁠ #inflammation⁠ #inflammationsupport⁠ #autoimmunedisease⁠ #autoimmunehealing⁠ #autoimmunewellness⁠ #hashimotos⁠ #hashimoto⁠ #thyroidhealth⁠ #healinghashimotos⁠ #hypothyroidism⁠ #pcosnutrition⁠ #pcosfighter⁠ #pcosawareness⁠ #pcossucks\⁠ #invisibleillness⁠ #invisibleillnessawareness⁠ #invisibleillnesswarrior⁠ #outofspoons⁠ #mysteryillness⁠ #spoonie⁠ #aginggracefully #healthyaginglifestyle #agingwell #healthyaging #ageisjustanumber �#maturewomen #nevertooold$

Hi! Can I share something real with you? Something

Hi! Can I share something real with you? Something very personal? Something that will affect YOU?⁠
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✨ I am embracing a big shift right now in my life and business.⁠
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I’m combing through my social media, website, and blogs, and deleting all content that refers to women and:⁠
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❌ Food restriction⁠
❌ Diets and cleanses⁠
❌ Fasting⁠
❌ Weight loss⁠
❌ Sugar addiction⁠
❌ Health hacks that involve extreme food behavior⁠
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Why am I doing this?🤷🏽‍♀️⁠
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📌 I’ve been devouring the plethora of research on how these things, even in the name of health and wellness, perpetuate disordered eating and UNwellness for most women.⁠
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I’m relearning the history of our culture’s obsession with external standards for how women’s bodies are supposed to be (thin, toned, young, etc)., and how oppressive these standards are for women – especially women of color and women with diverse bodies.⁠
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As a women’s studies graduate from 1987 and a lifelong #feminist -- none of this is new to me.🙅🏻‍♀️⁠
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However, what IS new for me is the realization that as a health provider I do not want my content to perpetuate this messaging – and it did.🚫⁠
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Exactly a year ago my content focus was “weight loss resistance.”⁠
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NO more! 🙅🏻‍♀️⁠
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I would have done this sooner if I had a daughter.⁠
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Fortunately, my son hasn’t had to enter puberty with the message that his body isn’t right.⁠
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🙏🏼 I have many women to thank for kicking my butt in this area, including the women age 16-21 that I have been honored to work with in 2020.⁠
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I’ve had a lot of them, and I LOVE working with this age group of women who are our future.⁠
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I am committed to young girls and women not growing up with the same baggage that girls of my generation received.✨⁠
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Over the next few days...weeks...months, you’ll start to see me shifting my message.⁠
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In the light of that, is there any particular topic that you would like me to cover within these new topics?⁠
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🦠Hands down, the GI Map @dxsolutionslab is my f

🦠Hands down, the GI Map @dxsolutionslab is my favorite functional stool test to check your gut microbiome and digestive function.

🤷🏿‍♀️ Why?

✅ It’s super easy to do.🙌🏽

1️⃣ You collect one small stool sample, then pop the vial in the refrigerator overnight.

2️⃣ The next morning you have FedEx pick up the kit from your doorstep, or drop it off at a FedEx overnight delivery counter.

🧬 This test uses state-of-the-art genetic testing through genetic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology for every single sample. It’s the most accurate method to test for microbes.🧫

You don’t get this kind of testing from your conventional labs or gastroenterologist.🙅🏻‍♀️

The GI Map tests for the presence and levels of:
🧪 The common beneficial friendly gut bacteria.
🧪 Commensal bacteria – these are neither friendly nor unfriendly, they are fine when present in small amounts and problematic if overgrown.
🧪 Pathogenic bacteria that cause inflammation.
🧪 Bacteria associated with autoimmune disease.
🧪 Worms!
🧪 Amoebic parasites – these are microscopic and more common than you may think.
🧪 Viruses like H. pylori and Epstein-Barr.
🧪 Yeast and fungal organisms such as Candida.

Besides microbes, the GI Map evaluates:
✅ Your pancreatic enzyme production.
If your enzyme production is low, you may see undigested food in your poop.

✅ Fat in your stool
This identifies a problem with fat digestion, which is often a liver or gallbladder issue, as your liver makes bile to emulsify fats, and your gallbladder squirts it out on demand.

✅ Anti-gliadin antibodies
Your immune system makes these when gluten is a problem. Also, for people who are off gluten, the presence of these antibodies indicates that you are reacting to gluten cross-reactive foods.

✅ Inflammation in your GI tract through a marker called calprotectin
I use this frequently with my autoimmune colitis and Crohn’s patients to monitor how our autoimmune treatment is working.

Want to know more about this test and how we can make a plan of action based on the results?

Schedule a free discovery call with me to hear more.

📍Monterey & Aptos, CA & virtual consults across the USA

Link in bio @dr.lauraparis

Are you plagued by migraines?🤯⁠ .⁠ Many mig

Are you plagued by migraines?🤯⁠
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Many migraine sufferers are sensitive to things in their environment, including:⁠
⚠️ foods⁠
⚠️ weather⁠
⚠️ allergens⁠
⚠️ chemicals⁠
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🚫 Barometric pressure changes⁠
Atmospheric barometric pressure changes can trigger migraines, probably because of the shift of pressure in your sinus cavities. When your sinuses are congested this effect can be stronger.⁠
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🚫 Wind⁠
Many migraine sufferers report getting headaches after exposure to strong outdoor wind. Indoor wind, especially cold wind from air conditioners, can trigger headaches as well. In Chinese medicine, we call these “wind invasion” types of headaches.⁠
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🚫 Sun⁠
Even people who don’t suffer from migraines can feel sick after too much sun, especially with less protection from the ozone layer these days.⁠
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🚫 Air pollution⁠
Inhaled chemicals from perfume, crop dusting, pesticide spray, exhaust fumes, and smoke of all types can trigger migraines.⁠
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🚫 Allergens⁠
Mold, dust mite, pet dander, tree, grass, and pollen allergies can all trigger migraines. If you have allergy symptoms in addition to migraines, it’s likely that mopping up your allergy symptoms will help your migraines.⁠
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🚫 Things you ingest⁠
Nitrates, sulfites, tyramine, MSG, alcohol, caffeine, and chocolate….this list can be daunting! However, if these are triggers, you just need to identify which ones. The American Migraine Foundation has a useful page on these triggers.⁠
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🚫 Histamine foods⁠
The histamine-food list is extensive. If they are a trigger, you may have an underlying yeast or mold sensitivity. You may also have what’s called mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).⁠
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The bottom line is there may be root causes you can address that will reduce, or even eliminate, your environmental-induced migraines.⁠
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Do you have chronic migraines and are at your wit’s end trying to solve them?⁠
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Feel free to schedule a free discovery call with me to hear more about how I could potentially support you.⁠
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📍Monterey & Aptos, CA & virtual consults across the USA⁠
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Link in bio @dr.lauraparis⁠
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Your thyroid hormones and your reproductive (sex)

Your thyroid hormones and your reproductive (sex) hormones intricately interact.

Thyroid hormones affect your:
🔗 cycle timing
🔗 blood flow
🔗 ability to conceive

>>>Follicle growth depends on thyroid hormones

Your ovaries and the oocytes (eggs) in all your follicles have high numbers of thyroid hormone receptors.🦋

When you are #hypothyroid -- your ovaries do not get enough thyroid hormones to ripen follicles.

As a result, your follicle growth is stunted. This means ovulation may not happen, and you may:
🚩 Experience missed, heavy, or infrequent periods.
🚩 Have shorter cycles, with more frequent periods.
🚩 Suffer from an overly heavy blood flow when you do have your period.

Your thyroid hormones are essential for follicle development, ovulation, and a healthy period.

Low thyroid hormones affects your whole cycle

More than half of hypothyroid women have menstrual irregularities.🤯

There are several scenarios that can happen to your menstrual cycle when you are hypothyroid:

🩸 No ovulation:
Without the right amount of thyroid hormone, your follicles will not grow and ripen as they should. If you don’t get an LH surge, which depends on thyroid hormones, you won’t ovulate.

🩸 Short luteal phase:
After ovulation, the empty follicle sac that released your egg produces progesterone. Progesterone helps you have a sufficient luteal phase.

🩸 Heavy flow:
Sometimes periods can be so heavy, the blood is “flooding.” This is related to low levels of progesterone.

#Hypothyroidism can affect your ability to conceive, because of all the reasons above.

About 1/3 of “subfertile” women are hypothyroid. Your TSH should be under 2.5 to conceive. In a nutshell:
🚩 If your follicles don’t mature properly, then you may not ovulate. With no egg, there’s no conception
🚩 High prolactin interferes with conception
🚩 If you don’t have enough progesterone, that will interfere with implantation success
🚩 General menstrual cycle irregularities and hormone imbalances affect conception and fertility.

All of your reproductive and thyroid hormones need to be in the right delicate balance for conception to work.

Questions about hypothyroid and fertility? Ask me below!

Do you know the two E’s of anxiety management?⁠
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If you have anxiety or depression, it’s worth it to check out a variety of biological factors that may significantly help your recovery.⁠
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Two important ones that I always check (among others) include:⁠
📌 Exercise⁠
📌 Energy⁠
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🧩 Exercise⁠
Exercise improves mental health – this is shown in the research.⁠
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It’s not hard to convince people of this, yet it can be hard to get some people to actually DO it.⁠
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Here are the three top reasons for this:⁠
🚫 “I don’t have the time.”⁠
✅ Choose to make the time. Put it in your calendar as non-negotiable.⁠
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🚫 “I don;t like to exercise.”⁠
✅ Find one or more ways of moving your body that you do like. Dance. Rollerblade. Bike. Swim. Hike. Find something you enjoy doing or you won’t want to do it.⁠
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🚫 “It’s too hard to exercise.”⁠
✅ If this is because of a physical limitation, get help from a PT or trainer. There’s almost always SOMETHING you can do.⁠
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🚫 If it’s a problem with energy…..⁠
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🧩 Energy⁠
This refers to your experience of energy production. Do you feel like you don’t have the mojo needed to move your body and then recover from it? If so:⁠
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1️⃣ First, you need enough of the nutrients we explored in the first post, especially vitamin B12.⁠
2️⃣ Then, you need to have decent adrenal function. You can assess it with the DUTCH adrenal test.⁠
3️⃣ Your thyroid needs to be in good shape, more on this later.⁠
4️⃣ You need your mitochondria to work well. These are the organelles inside every cell that make your cellular energy called ATP. Mitochondria can be hungry or damaged. You can test with the Organix test.⁠
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Do you have questions about addressing anxiety naturally? Let me know in the comments!⁠
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