🥃 THE LEAST DAMAGING HOLIDAY DRINKS These aren’t “healthy.” They’re just the ones your hormones tolerate without staging a coup. ✔️ Clear Spirits (Vodka, Tequila, Gin) - Lowest histamine load - Lowest sugar - Minimal aromatase stimulation→ Smallest estrogen spike, smallest testosterone drop. ✔️ Brut Champagne / Dry Prosecco - Low sugar = smaller insulin surge− Higher histamine→ Decent option if you’re not histamine-sensitive. 🍷 THE DRINK THAT RAISES ESTROGEN THE FASTEST 🚫 WINE (Red, white, rosé — the whole category) Mechanisms you’ve already seen in our recent posts: • Alcohol increases aromatase → estrogen bumps • Wine specifically has compounds that amplify this • Liver gets bogged down → estrogen detox slows• High histamine → inflammation + PMS flare • Gut permeability increases → hormonal chaos next day This is why women 35–55 feel puffy, moody, wired-but-tired, and breast-tender within HOURS of drinking wine. 🍸 THE HOLIDAY HORMONE VILLAINS • Sugar cocktails • Eggnog with liquor • Cream-based cocktails • Mulled wine with added sugar These spike insulin → raise cortisol → suppress progesterone → destabilize sleep + mood. ✨ IF YOU’RE GOING TO DRINK… • Protein BEFORE alcohol • Alternate with electrolytes • Stop drinking 3 hours before bed • Magnesium glycinate at night • 20-minute walk the next morning This keeps your glucose curve flat, your cortisol predictable, and your estrogen detox pathways open for business. 🎁 FREE MINI-COURSE: HOLIDAY WINE AND DINE GUIDE I’m dropping a free, short course this week on how to navigate: 🔥 Alcohol 🔥 Holiday foods 🔥 Sleep 🔥 Bloating 🔥 Estrogen swings 🔥 Perimenopause flare triggers You’ll learn how to eat, drink, celebrate, and recover without feeling like your hormones are in witness protection until January.

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Ever notice people feel “off” after starting a statin? Brain fog. Fatigue. Muscle pain. The classic “I feel older than I actually am.” There’s a real biochemical reason—and it starts in the mitochondria. 🔬 The Science : Statins block an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase. That same enzyme is responsible for making: ✔️ Cholesterol (the part we’re trying to lower) AND ✔️ CoQ10, your cell’s energy-producing spark plug So when you lower cholesterol…you also lower the one molecule your cells rely on to produce ATP. Less CoQ10 → less ATP → your brain + muscles lose power. 🧬 What Low CoQ10 Actually Feels Like 🧠 Brain fog ⚡Fatigue 🦵 Muscle aches 💤 Exercise intolerance 💭 “I just don’t feel like myself.” Labs won’t show this. Your quality of life will. ✨ Nerdy Mechanism of Action : Statins → block HMG-CoA pathway → ↓ CoQ10 → ↓ mitochondrial ATP → symptoms. You don’t see this in a blood test You feel it in your day-to-day function. Check out our Mitochondria course in the Classroom. It's fun and Free and full of info to help you build a healthy lifestyle!

Your gut isn’t a trash chute. It’s a precision machine. Each section is built to absorb different nutrients…And when you shut off stomach acid with antacids, the whole system gets confused. 🧪 Stomach — The Acid ChamberProtein digestion begins here .Acid “unlocks” minerals so you can absorb them later. Low acid = low: Iron, B12, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc ⚡ Duodenum — The Mineral Highway Absorbs the minerals the stomach prepped. Blocked upstream? Everything slides by. 🥗 Jejunum — Your Main Grocery Store Where most nutrients enter your bloodstream: Amino acids • Carbs • Fats • Electrolytes • B-vitamins 🎯 Ileum — The B12 Specialist. If you rely on antacids, B12 may never make it to the ileum for absorption. Cue: fatigue, neuropathy, anxiety, brain fog. 🌿 Colon — Microbiome Territory Absorbs water + electrolytes Your microbes make SCFAs (fuel for colon cells), not vitamins. ⚠️ WHY ANTACIDS DERAIL THIS Long-term PPIs/H2 blockers turn off the acid switch →Minerals stay bound → B12 stays stuck → proteins don’t break down → absorption tanks. It’s like shutting down the first tool on an assembly line and wondering why the final product looks defective. ✨ WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR GUT? Keep a look out for a upcoming GI Class in the classroom! Comment below if you are interested in signing up?

I found this giant Brussels sprout stalk at the store and it reminded me why this odd little vegetable is basically hormone armor for Thanksgiving dinner. Let’s nerd out for a second… 🥬 The Hormone Magic Inside Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts belong to the cruciferous family — the same clan responsible for some of the most powerful hormone-balancing compounds in food. Inside each sprout is glucoraphanin, a natural compound your gut converts into sulforaphane. Sulforaphane does something pretty incredible: 👉 It activates Phase 2 liver detox, the process your body uses to package and remove excess estrogen. 👉 Better estrogen metabolism = fewer PMS spirals, smoother perimenopause, calmer skin, and fewer mood-swing roller coasters. 👉 And yes… teenagers benefit too. They’re basically walking hormone Molotov cocktails. Brussels sprouts help mop up the excess. 🤓 A Fun A-Ha Fact for Your Inner Science Goblin Sprouts on the stalk aren’t random — they grow in age order. The top sprouts are the youngest and actually have higher glucoraphanin content, which means more sulforaphane potential and more hormone-balancing power. Nature really said: “Start at the top if your hormones are on fire.” 🍽️ Thanksgiving Tip Roast them, air-fry them, shave them into a salad — just get them on the table. Your hormones will thank you on Friday. 🔗 Where This Ties Into Real Healthcare This is the kind of science you miss in 7-minute insurance visits. In DPC clinics, we finally get to explain the “why” behind what your body does — not just hand you a generic printout and move on. If you want more of this kind of human-first, data-backed, zero-BS health education… 👉 Watch fun videos here This is where we break down hormones, metabolism, peptides, weight loss, and real functional medicine in a way the traditional model never will. Holiday food meets hormone optimization meets real healthcare innovation — welcome to the good side of medicine.