by Dr. Carissa Alinat | Dec 30, 2020 | HORMONES
I’m sure you remember it as vividly as I do — the day you got your first period. In middle school, my friends and I eagerly awaited our turn. It seemed like such a mystical entry into womanhood at the time. An official sign that I would no longer be a girl, but a...
by Dr. Carissa Alinat | Dec 3, 2020 | HORMONES
Being a woman is a wild ride, am I right? Just when you think you’ve got the hang of this whole monthly cycle thing, life throws you a curve. That curve is commonly referred to as perimenopause, or the beginning of your journey to menopause. Many people think that...
by Dr. Carissa Alinat | Nov 5, 2020 | ASK DR. CARISSA, HORMONES
Since the release of my book The Menopause Switch in July 2020, I’ve been interviewed on a lot of menopause podcasts. I decided to compile the best ones here into this post called “Menopause Podcast Interviews to Help You Live a Better Life”. Living a better life once...
by Dr. Carissa Alinat | Aug 12, 2020 | HORMONES
If you have a subclinical hypothyroid disorder, it flies beneath the radar because it isn’t recognizable enough to most medical professionals. For example, you might visit your doctor and say, “I feel tired all the time, I’m gaining weight, and I don’t feel...
by Gui Alinat | Jun 23, 2020 | HORMONES
Dr. Carissa Alinat’s first book, The Menopause Switch, is now out on preorder on Amazon. The official book launch is on Sunday July 2020, both as a Kindle and as paperback. JULY 2, 2020 UPDATE: THE MENOPAUSE SWITCH IS AN AMAZON BESTSELLER The Menopause Switch...
by Dr. Carissa Alinat | Jun 15, 2020 | HORMONES, WEIGHT LOSS
If you’re a woman in the late 30’s to 50’s and are concerned about how to lose menopause belly fat, then you want to read this. As you get older, you might notice that it becomes harder to lose weight and fat seems to prefer gravitating toward your waistline, also...