Naturopathic Doctor for Hormones, Perimenopause & Gut Health Serving Oakland, CA
If you’re in Oakland and looking for a naturopathic doctor or functional medicine provider who takes the time to understand your hormone, digestive, and metabolic concerns, I offer personalized, integrative care just across the Oakland-Berkeley border. In-person appointments are available at my Berkeley office on Telegraph Avenue, with telehealth appointments available throughout California.
Naturopathic & Functional Medicine for Women in Oakland
Many women from Oakland come to me after being told their labs are “normal” while they’re still dealing with symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, fatigue, bloating, reflux, irregular digestion, or changes in how they feel in their body.
My approach combines naturopathic and functional medicine to look at the bigger picture. Rather than treating each symptom in isolation, we’ll explore how your hormones, digestion, metabolic health, sleep, stress, nutrition, and other factors may be contributing to what you’re experiencing, then build a plan around your individual needs.
Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Health Support
Perimenopause can affect much more than your menstrual cycle. Changes in sleep, mood, energy, body composition, digestion, cognition, and temperature regulation can all become part of the picture.
If you’re looking for perimenopause or menopause support in Oakland and are navigating cycle changes, hot flashes, night sweats, mood shifts, brain fog, sleep disruption, or other hormone-related symptoms, we’ll look carefully at your health history, symptoms, relevant labs, risk factors, and goals.
If you’re considering Menopausal Hormone Therapy, I also offer evidence-based education so you can better understand the potential benefits, risks, and available options and make an informed decision about your care.
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Gut Health & the Gut-Hormone Connection
I also work with Oakland patients seeking naturopathic and functional medicine support for gut health concerns including bloating, reflux, constipation, loose stools, food sensitivities, and sluggish digestion.
Digestive symptoms can sometimes become more noticeable during times of hormonal change, but they may also have completely separate causes. That’s why I don’t automatically assume every digestive symptom is “just hormones.”
Instead, we’ll look at your digestive symptoms in context and evaluate potential contributors such as diet, motility, nutrient status, stress, medications, food reactions, and conditions such as IBS, SIBO, or dysbiosis when appropriate.
Functional and specialty lab testing may be incorporated when it is clinically useful, with treatment personalized to what we find.
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Fatigue & Metabolic Health
Fatigue, changes in energy, blood sugar concerns, weight changes, and shifts in body composition can overlap with hormone and digestive symptoms, especially during perimenopause.
Rather than assuming these changes are caused by one thing, we’ll look at possible contributors such as sleep, nutrition, iron and nutrient status, thyroid function, metabolic health, stress, and hormonal changes to better understand what may be driving your symptoms.
How to Work With Me From Oakland
In-person naturopathic appointments at my Berkeley office on Telegraph Avenue, just north of Oakland
Telehealth appointments available for Oakland and all California residents
Functional and specialty lab testing when appropriate
Personalized nutrition, supplement, herbal, and lifestyle recommendations
Support for perimenopause, hormone health, gut health, fatigue, and metabolic concerns
FSA and HSA accepted