THE BLOG

Dr. Laurie Marzell N.D., N.C.M.P.

 Naturopathic physician
Certified Menopause Practitioner

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Welcome to our online journal and home to all of our published content. Chalk full of resources to enhance your mental and physical health, we provide natural solutions and practical applications so you can live your best life! 

There is a shortage on good quality estrogen weekly patches. We want to help!

A Note About Estrogen Patches

We absolutely love making these newsletters for you. This one is filled with garden tips (soon to become a regular feature) and a discount on one of our all time favorite supplements for gut health. Enjoy!

Our 2023 Spring Newsletter is Here!

Our newsletter is coming in HOT! We hope you enjoy it. 🙂

Our Summer News Letter Has Arrived

I have been lucky enough to attend a recent presentation with Dr. Louise Newson who is a G.P., menopause specialist and has a degree in immunology. She discussed the effects of estrogen on the immune system and how it affects covid infections.

Estrogen & COVID

Click here to take a peek at our newest Newsletter. In this edition we discuss supplements to aid your health, stomach acid, the wonder fruit Bergamot and a lot more.

Winter Newsletter 2020

What is the real story?  Does taking hormone replacement cause breast cancer?  That is the story so many women have heard from their own doctors.  It must be true.  The anxiety spread to woman facing menopause started from the Women’s Health Initiative Study in 2002.  This was one of the largest studies done with three […]

Estrogen and Breast Cancer

One of the biggest misconceptions I observe with patients, is that they “wait” until menopause has occurred before seeking hormone support.  Ovarian function usually starts declining in the mid-forties.  This decline of estrogen can cause symptoms such as bone loss, anxiety, depression, loss of energy, sometimes irritability, and sleep disturbance.  The textbook definition of menopause […]

Things You Did Not Know About Estrogen: Misconceptions by Patients and Doctors

You used to enjoy it.  What happened?  You are tired, busy and your husband thinks you just don’t care anymore.  Did you know that this situation is so common in post-menopause that there is a diagnostic code to describe it?  Hypoactive desire disorder is a lack of libido; interest in sex.  Yes, you are not […]

Sex, Who Cares?

Muscle Aches & Fibromyalgia Did you know that more females than males experience fibromyalgia?  Did you also know that it frequently appears during times when woman experience a drop in their hormones, specifically estrogen?  It has been noted that up to 80% of fibromyalgia patients are women between the ages of 30 and 50.  Estrogen […]

Things You Didn’t Know About Hormones: Part 2

Osteoarthritis This type of arthritis or joint pain is termed “wear and tear”, because it can result from overuse.  It can occur in and frequently does in young athletes, and in women and men as they age.  It can also be related to diet, such as the nightshade family.  These include tomatoes, eggplant, and white […]

Blog Series: Things You Didn’t Know About Hormones Pt. 1

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