Uterine Fibroids
It isn't clear what initiates these growths in our uterus. Maybe they are the superhero uterine cells that simply overwork themselves,...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 31
- 5 min
Body Mass Index: Not a Fan
You're probably familiar with the BMI or the body mass index, for which clinicians or even your employer's wellness program or life...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 11
- 7 min
Childhood Memories: Understanding Our Resiliency
My memory, I am learning more and more, is not typical in that I can remember my childhood like it was last week. I don't have a few...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 4
- 3 min
Endometriosis
One in ten women are impacted by endometriosis, or maybe I should be more clear; more often this condition initiates in one's teen years...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 3
- 10 min
Tourette Syndrome
Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi have more recently announced their struggle with Tourette Syndrome. Lewis Capaldi even shared intimate...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Aug 1
- 9 min
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
When I was in my post-graduate training, I met a mother who had brought in her two children and a small stack of papers, having spent...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jul 21
- 3 min
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
This one is complex and multifactorial. Its metabolic and involves your endocrine system. It impacts your cycle and your fertility, your...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Hair Loss from Stress & Trauma
There are a variety of causes one might lose their hair, abruptly or more gradually, and in spots or patches or more throughout the...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jun 16
- 5 min
Interstitial Cystitis: Painful Bladder Syndrome
Bladder pressure, bladder pain, even pelvic pain can cause chronic and fairly severe pain for about 6 percent of women. This phenomenon...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Menstrual Migraines
Upwards of 70 percent of women suffer #migraines associated with their menstrual flow and I can't tell you how grateful I am to not be...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- May 28
- 5 min
Rheumatoid Testing
When a connective tissue disorder is suspected there are a number of tests you'll want to have evaluated to confirm the diagnosis, and in...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- May 27
- 3 min
Premenstrual Syndrome
History has long reported that the symptoms of PMS were nothing more than hysteria and although science has well recognized the...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Apr 5
- 6 min
Vitiligo
Vitiligo, made popular by Michael Jackson, is an autoimmune disease and while doctors have long claimed many of these diseases are life...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Apr 3
- 6 min
Erectile Dysfunction
If this topic doesn't convince you of the importance of functional medicine then nothing will, because if there is any place conventional...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Apr 3
- 7 min
Heart Health & Trauma
Yep, I am touching on this one again, because although I've written about heart health and integrative medicine, even shared some about...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Mar 27
- 5 min
Psoriasis versus Eczema
This is a tricky one and admittedly, it can be a challenge even for experienced clinicians to tell these apart. They are both itchy, but...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Mar 23
- 8 min
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Many may be aware that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears, even obsessions, that lead...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Women's History Month: March
We do live in an amazing time. Women are more and more becoming embolden to speak their voice and really live in their truth. We are...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Osteopenia: Let's Talk About Bone Health
If we want to live our lives with vitality through to the very end, we really must appreciate the importance of protecting our bone...
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Dr. Penny Layne
- Feb 27
- 8 min
Crohn's Disease: A Functional Medicine Approach
This is an interesting one for me because it really seems a super straightforward, well-known condition that is often misdiagnosed,...
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