Health Over Wealth in the US

Health Over Wealth in the US

por Suzy Wraines

Why Do I Feel So Much Worse Once It Gets Dark in Washington?

Is it the season, or is it hormones? In Washington, where December brings under eight and a half hours of daylight, that question gets hard to answer. This episode draws from Sergio Fernandez, FNP-C, founder of Beacon Hormone & Wellness. He explains how seasonal change and perimenopause overlap, how to tell them apart, and why vitamin D and sleep matter more than most people expect. We also touch on his HRT article and the FDA's 2025 black-box warning update. Read the articles for which labs to ask for, and whether light therapy or hormone therapy should come first: Why Do I Feel So Much Worse Once It Gets Dark in Washington? Why Does the Menopause Conversation Always Stop at Hot Flashes? Search for a hormone or women's health practitioner near you at healthoverwealth.us.

Is Hormone Therapy Right for Me? It's About More Than Hot Flashes

Hormone replacement is about a lot more than stopping hot flashes. Dr. Julia Ward, a functional medicine physician at Balanced Body Functional Medicine in Sugar Land, Texas, explains how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone support bones, muscle, and memory as we age. She shares why she recommends bioidentical hormones and why she never evaluates hormones in isolation. Her full article also covers pellets, compounded hormones, progesterone and sleep, and starting during perimenopause. Read Dr. Ward's full article and search for a hormone specialist near you at https://www.healthoverwealth.us/articles/is-hormone-therapy-right-for-me Search for more practitioners at: https://www.healthoverwealth.us/

The Healthcare System Was Never Built to Keep You Well

A doctor with 27 years of experience says the most important lesson she learned about health wasn't taught in medical school. She learned it by accident, in her own body. What this episode covers: A short reflection from Suzy Wraines on Dr. Tessa Damm'...

Does Estrogen Really Cause Breast Cancer_ What the Research Actually Shows

Does estrogen actually cause breast cancer, or has the research been misunderstood for two decades? What this episode covers: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Sue Goehl-Manolis breaks down what the original research on hormone therapy and breast cance...

Why Am I Burned Out Even Though My Life Looks Fine

You did everything right: The job The promotion The life that looks good on paper So why does it feel like you're watching it from the outside? What this episode covers: A look at why burnout shows up even when nothing is visibly wrong, based on an art...

Why Some Therapists Don't Take Insurance

He looks fine on paper Good job Good numbers No visible crisis. So why does he need therapy, and why won't he use his insurance to get it? Jake Ross, LISW-S, LCSW of The Ross Wellness Group in Powell, Ohio, breaks down why so many therapists have stopp...

Why Your Ankle Still Hurts a Year Later

You did everything right for your ankle injury The boot Physical therapy Even an injection And you're still in pain a year later. Here's why. This episode is based on an article by Dr. Robert Kornfeld, a functional, whole-body podiatrist practicing in ...

What Is Functional Direct Primary Care?

Your last doctor's visit lasted eight minutes. Here's why, and what a longer one could actually look like. This episode breaks down functional direct primary care and how it differs from the traditional, insurance-based visit most Americans are used to...

What Is Soul Retrieval_ The Quiet Signs You've Lost Yourself to People-Pleasing

She was asked a simple question: What do you like to do for fun? She came up completely empty. This episode looks at soul retrieval, a shamanic practice for reclaiming the parts of yourself lost to people-pleasing, with insight from Sandy Bartlett, a s...

Can I Get Healthier in My 50s_ What a Doctor Did at 55

A physician who spent 21 years as an orthopedic surgeon shares what she did at 55 to reset her own health and what she now tells her patients about why your 50s may be the most important decade for your long-term health. This episode is built from an a...

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