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Self-Care is Not Selfish
You can’t pour from an empty cup. As we get ready to wind up summer and send our kids back to school, I am here to remind you to take care of yourself as well. Maybe when I say that, you say to...
Sleep helps you lose weight
Why didn’t I become a school teacher? My friend Sue is making wonderful plans for her summer break from her job as a special needs teacher for our public school district. I’m jealous. OK, even...
How Hormones Impact Partnership Bliss
Can Balanced Hormones Create Partnership Bliss? Dr. Liz Lyster is interviewed by Kimi Avary, Relationship Navigation Specialist. Dr. Liz is passionate about helping women feel like their best...
Epigenetics and Your Family History
I am 53 years young. My mom and dad are both alive and well. That makes me lucky. As Mother’s Day and Father’s Day season approaches, I wanted to share with you some latest thinking about a topic...
Vitamin D – the Sunshine Hormone
Vitamin D is misnamed. It’s not a vitamin – it’s actually a hormone. It is literally shaped with the same basic steroid hormone frame that comes from cholesterol. And unless you are a 20-year-old...
The Major Hormones That Affect Your Weight
It is beyond frustrating when you know you are eating right, exercising enough, and trying hard to manage your stress…and you STILL cannot achieve your weight loss goals. What if 2018 can be a year...
“Just OK”? or “Great!”
I hope your summer is going not just “OK”, but great! I cringe when a patient tells me their doctor said their lab results were “OK”, or that they are in “the normal range”. Has this happened to...
How Our Bodies Detoxify
Last week we started answering the question, “Why Organic?” While I am not hard-core about eating organic (at least not yet), I am aware every day in my work the large list of endocrine disruptors...
Don’t Eat Toxins. Go Organic!
It was a sunny day in Manhattan Beach, California. I was by the ocean, walking my son Anthony when he was about one year old. I was with my friends Vicky, whose daughter was also 1 year old, and...
How Young Should People Start Taking Hormones?
“How young should people start taking hormones?” Bioidentical hormone therapy helps women and men feel their best well into midlife and beyond. I am often asked, “How long do I have to stay on...
Both Men and Women Need Testosterone
In the working world, men have an advantage – testosterone. Not only do most men have 10 to 20 times as much testosterone as most women, it isn’t made in their adrenal glands, so their adrenals...
A Hormone Expert’s Exercise Guidelines
Dr. Liz’s Exercise Guidelines I am often asked, “Dr. Liz, what kind of exercise should I do?” There is no single answer to this question! SO, I present to you my guidelines for a successful exercise...
WebMD Wrong About Resting Metabolism
I recently read an article in the January-February edition of the WebMD magazine entitled “Your Body’s Inner Engine.” The article itself is actually okay, discussing the impact of sleep, protein,...
This Is How Vitamin D Kills Cancer
It’s important to know when to die. Especially if you are a cell. You’re going to learn a new word today, a word which I’m not sure you really need to remember, and you can’t really use at a...
Sleep And Your Sex Life
Sometimes doctors make me crazy. A few years back, I got frustrated reading studies that came up with very obvious conclusions. I got annoyed enough to create an anonymous blog called “No Duh,...
Health Benefits Of Sex
In addition to perpetuating the species, sex has quite a few health benefits. Sex protects our health. For both men and women, studies show that sexual activity has a protective effect on our...
Sleep Less, Gain Weight
“’Tis the season” - of junk food and running around - and it’s in full swing. I don’t know about you, but I’m already challenged in keeping my usual schedule of activities – work, exercise, family –...
Empower Yourself With These Tips Right Now!
Comment at the end and let me know which of these tips is your favorite! 1. It is NOT SELFISH to take care of YOURSELF! If you like to give with all your heart and to help others, understand that...
Brené Brown’s 10 Guideposts For Wholehearted Living
Today I want to share with you, and bestow upon you for your weekend rejuvenation, Brené Brown’s Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living. As you read these, which ones resonate? Do any of them make...
Power Does Not Corrupt…
Lately all the craziness in the world has been getting me down. I’ve been spiritually struggling a little bit to do my job. As soon as I sit down with a patient, I’m good. I get into my groove and I...
Don’t Be Suckered By Scary Medical Headlines
News flash! If you cross the street twice, it DOUBLES your risk of getting hit by a car! Luckily for you, this means that in the U.S. (according to information from the Centers for Disease Control)...
This Hormone Does Cause Cancer
Last month I got a call no doctor wants to get. My patient Helen (never real names of my patients) told me she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It is possible to be lucky with cancer, and we think...
Liz’s Laws of Libido
... or, if God can "do over" the 10 commandments, Dr. Liz can give you her "3 Laws of Libido"! Last week at the Golden Gate Theater, I saw "An Act of God" with Sean Hayes. It was awesome and...
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