And I love witnessing those a-ha moments @Bahareh ! You’re doing a great job – keep it up!

Hi @Bahareh – your assessment and plan look great, however I’d like you to think a little deeper into why steatocrit might be high and the implications.

Steatocrit is a marker that looks at the level of fat in the stool, so in your assessment, why would that be?

To help, here are possible reasons for high steatocrit:

-pancreatic insufficiency…

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Hi @Bahareh – I’d encourage you to watch the “testing iodine status” video from the Mineral Balance course. The most accurate way is RBC testing, but it’s not widely available. The next most accurate way is to do a 24-hour loaded iodine urine test (if no Hashi’s or other autoimmune disease). Otherwise, simply a 24-hour urine collection test…

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Well done @Bahareh – she’s lucky to be working with you!

Be cautious with the term “adrenal fatigue.” While it’s commonly used, it refers to a severe condition where the adrenal glands fail completely. In her case, the adrenals are functioning properly. What’s happening is HPA Axis dysfunction—her brain is intentionally adjusting cortisol…

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Hi @Bahareh – your assessment seems to be on the right track, however I’d like to make a few comments to challenge your thinking (in italic):

• Chronic Inflammation (Insulin resistant, Hypothyroid, her conditions: Adenomyosis and Uterine Fibroid) what markers made you assume she’s insulin resistant? And yes, she is presenting with…

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@Bahareh feel free to share her results here as well (of course, please remove her name & other identifying info to respect her privacy) if you need help puzzle piecing.

Yes, hormones are often affected by more upstream root causes and when those are addressed, the oral birth control will more than likely not be needed.

@Bahareh fibroids (either uterine or breast) are usually due to estrogen dominance, which is a result of 1 or all 3 of these scenarios:

1. Exposure to xenoestrogens – outside sources of estrogen from environmental chemicals like phthalates, glyphosate, triclosan, parabens, etc which have estrogenic effect in the body. You can share this post of…

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@Bahareh Safapour unfortunately, we don’t have a complete list of locations for all of our members even though we encourage members to fill in the form upon joining. But we’ll for sure send an email once details are finalized to those that we have on file.

looks like majority is leaning towards breath work so i’ll reach out to some experts to understand availability! if you have anyone specific in mind, let me know @Bahareh Safapour