Hormone imbalances show up in a variety of ways including PMS, hot flashes, fatigue, insulin resistance that leads to weight gain, menstrual issues, memory problems, brain fog, low libido and more. Believe it or not that coffee or caffeinated beverage first thing in the morning is part of the problem. Not only does it send your blood sugar sky rocketing, only to plummet a couple of hours later, but it also causes inflammation and breakdown of the gut wall. One of the quick fixes people reach for when their blood sugar drops in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon is something with starch, or quick sugar which leads to quick energy. [Read more…] about Hormone Balancing Food Swaps Also Heal Leaky Gut and Help Reverse Autoimmune Disease
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Reduce Inflammation While Enjoying Birthdays and Holidays
I get patients in my practice who are frustrated with the limitations their autoimmune disease and leaky gut has placed on their dietary choices. I always feel nothing but compassion for these frustrated patients of mine. Navigating the dietary changes necessary to reverse inflammation, hormone imbalances, digestive issues, chronic pain, and autoimmune disease can feel very overwhelming, especially when you are told to give up sugar completely. My patients always tell me how hard eliminating gluten, alcohol, caffeine, dairy and sugar are. It is hard. But it’s easier now than it has ever been. They also treat me like their mother confessor or food police. They will make an appointment around birthdays or holidays and tell me how “bad” they were. Usually that confession is followed by how crappy they feel and the desire to get back on track. [Read more…] about Reduce Inflammation While Enjoying Birthdays and Holidays
Grounding Is Essential for Vibrant Health and Boundless Energy
I have many patients in my practice who are very intuitive and empathic. My students often ask me how they can “protect their energy.” In my younger years, I would often go home after work worn out, feeling I had given all of the energy I had to those I was caring for. That doesn’t happen any longer. Is it because I am less caring? No. Is it because I don’t let people get close to me? No. It’s because I have made some very subtle shifts that are essential for good health.
First of all, one very important shift that any human must make if they are in the position of “healer” or friend or counselor or intuitive or energy worker, etc. is that you are NOT healing another person. You are not the healer. Your energy is not doing the healing. Every single person has their own ability to heal. They also have places that are blocked within them that are preventing flow of energy if they are sick. These moments of pain, suffering, physical breakdown, emotional spiraling, mental blocking and spiritual angst are part of the path of life. They are not to be fixed, rescued, masked, numbed out, unplugged from or otherwise ignored. They are catalysts for real expansion of consciousness, for actual growth, for waking up from the slumber of the un-awakened state of humanity. [Read more…] about Grounding Is Essential for Vibrant Health and Boundless Energy
Paleo Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
As you may have noticed from social media, my blog, my recipe books, my book, etc., etc., I usually eat Paleo!

Paleo means NO dairy, grains (gluten), refined sugar, legumes, refined vegetable oils, potatoes, and processed foods. I know that sounds like a lot, but what’s left over is food that’s (generally) really nutritious and great for our bodies – grass-fed meats, fish/seafood, fresh fruit and veggies, eggs, nuts and seeds, and healthful oils.
Now, you will always hear me say that not one lifestyle or one diet fits all – not even Paleo – BUT if you are having food, weight, or health issues, Paleo might be a good place for you to start!
Dr. Keesha’s Paleo Oven French Toast Recipe

My father has had Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia since 2004. Despite receiving chemotherapy, he came to visit me last week with bruises and muscle pain. He told me that every night for the last two years he wakes up 7 times a night with muscle pains! That must just be terrible, I thought!
Within 24 hours of staying with me, he slept through the night – no muscle pains. Why? Because I made all his food gluten-, dairy-, and refined-sugar-free. He was no longer in pain because his body wasn’t reacting to foods it can’t process properly! [Read more…] about Dr. Keesha’s Paleo Oven French Toast Recipe
Inositol: 7 Ways This Natural Helper Improves Your Mental, Hormonal and Metabolic Health

Inositol is a game changing mood-enhancing nutrient that doesn’t get the same press that serotonin and dopamine get…but it should because it affects their production.
Inositol is a natural supplement that effectively helps with a variety of mood, weight and hormone issues that both women and men frequently struggle with. I use it in my practice for women with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome), eating disorders that include binging, depression, anxiety and metabolic weight issues.
Keep reading if you want to know how to balance your body weight, feel happier and less anxious and irritable, and hormonally balanced. [Read more…] about Inositol: 7 Ways This Natural Helper Improves Your Mental, Hormonal and Metabolic Health



