Is Cryotherapy Appropriate in Lipedema?

Whole Body Cryotherapy is a popular treatment in sports medicine that involves standing in a very cold (typically -110° C/-166°F) cryotherapy chamber for 2-4 minutes. It has been suggested that some of cryotherapy’s purported benefits may be helpful for certain medical conditions as well. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there about the […]

Seasonal Influences on Hormones, Body Fat, Fertility, & Immune Function

How Widespread Changes in DNA Expression Influence Health & Disease

Crisp, cool morning air, the trees afire in their autumnal senescence, the crunch of the first leaves under our boot soles, and the promise of warm apple cider donuts at weekend farm visits… its what many New Englanders wait all year for… we’re spoiled.  Peak leaf season is right around the corner and we’ll embrace […]

How Reducing Toxin Exposure Can Promote a Healthy Weight

How Reducing Toxin Exposure Can Promote a Healthy Weight

It may not surprise you that the majority of my patients come in with some level of concern about their weight. Even if it is not their primary concern, the issue is on their short list. Certainly part of that comes down to societal constructs of what we think we should look like, comparing perfectly […]

Struggling with weight loss? Lipedema may be the reason why.

Struggling with weight loss? Lipedema may be the reason why.

“It all started in menopause. The weight started to come on gradually, primarily in my arms and legs, and I couldn’t seem to get it to go away. I tried everything. I eat a super clean diet and I work out religiously. The weight barely budges. I feel like something is wrong with me. I […]