Author: Dr. Brooke Kalanick

What To Expect From Your Hormones When You're Expecting
Few human experiences have as wide a range of “normal” as pregnancy and childbirth. It’s tough during this anxious time to have no certainty. Your body is changing quickly, and every little thing has you asking, “Is this normal?” Every...
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Should I Write A Birth Plan?
Sitting on a Chucks pad because I was peeing a little with every single contraction. Getting so dehydrated that I needed two bags of saline before I could start speaking in complete sentences again. Laboring for 27 hours, stuck at...
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Acne: Is It Your Hormones or Your Diet?
Despite the dermatology party line, “the cause of acne remains unknown,” or the explanation that acne is a vague condition of “hormonal imbalances,” we actually know a lot about what causes acne—and what can help clear up your skin. Far...
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Fat Loss For New Moms
The weeks and months after baby are some of the most intense of the human experience. Sleep deprivation, sky high emotions ranging from sheer terror to sheer joy, and the surreal experience of trying to make your peace with a...
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The Guide To Managing Menopausal Symptoms
Menopause, aka “the change” (BTW: who thought of calling it that, anyway?!), brings up a host of new symptoms for women like hot flashes, the return of some old ones like pimples, and a whole new fat loss challenge: the...
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Is Metabolic Damage A Real Thing?
"Metabolic damage" and "metabolic adaptation" are probably terms you've heard floating around the fitness industry as of late. They are typically used when referring to the physiological adaptations that take place when someone is in too great of an intended...
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Lack Of Sleep And Hormone Havoc
Lack of sleep is the sad status quo for most of us. Most of us perpetually feel either ‘tired and wired’ (can’t fall asleep at night), OR ‘wiped out yet waking’ (tired, but have a hard time sleeping through the night,...
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Seriously, What Thyroid Tests Do I Really Need?
Before we dive into the answer to that question, please understand two things: Lab Ranges Getting the tests done is the first step. Utilizing the information is the next step. Different doctors use different ranges. A general practitioner (GP) may...
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The Fat Loss Nutrient You’re Forgetting
You’ve probably heard about fat burning boosts from supplements like green tea extract and coleus.  And there’s been many a blog written on the metabolic bonuses from fish oils and vitamin D, but the unsexy one that doesn’t get talked...
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