Weight loss
GLP-1s and Alcohol: Why the Cravings Drop
Many people on a GLP-1 want alcohol less. What the randomized trials actually show, where the evidence is thin, and why it is not an approved use.
The Journal
Field notes on feeling like yourself again
Clear, root-cause guidance on hormones, weight, gut health and aesthetics, written and reviewed by Krishna Borges, MSN, APRN.
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Weight loss
Who Should Not Take a GLP-1: Contraindications and Cautions
The absolute contraindications to semaglutide and tirzepatide, the conditions that call for caution instead, and the red flags that mean call your clinician.
Wellness
Functional Medicine by Telehealth Across Florida: What Works Remotely and What Does Not
Most functional medicine care works well by telehealth in Florida. Here is what genuinely works remotely, and what still needs you in the room.
Wellness
Sleep and Hormones: The Loop That Keeps You Tired
Short sleep lowers testosterone and shifts cortisol, and hormone changes wreck sleep. How to tell which end of the loop is driving your fatigue.
Aesthetics
Why Your Injector's Anatomy Training Matters
Filler complications are rare but usually permanent, and nearly all come down to anatomy. What to ask about training, technique and emergency planning.
Aesthetics
The Two Weeks After Botox: What Is Normal and What Is Not
Results build for up to two weeks after Botox. What normal bruising looks like, why the two week review matters, and the red flags that need a doctor.
Aesthetics
Botox vs Fillers: What Each One Actually Fixes
Botox relaxes the muscles that crease your skin, fillers replace lost volume. What each is FDA approved for, what is off-label, and the red flags to know.
Gut health
Probiotics: What the Evidence Actually Supports
Probiotics help in a few specific situations and do little in most others. What the gastroenterology guidelines actually say, and how to choose honestly.
Gut health
Elimination Diets: When They Help and When They Hurt
When an elimination diet is a useful short-term test, when it does real harm, and the reintroduction step almost everyone skips.
Gut health
Reflux That Is Not Just Acid: Finding the Root Cause
Not all reflux is an acid problem. What hiatal hernia, slow emptying and nerve sensitivity actually explain, and the red flags that need a scope first.
Hormones
Questions to Ask Before You Start Hormone Therapy
Seven questions that separate a careful hormone prescriber from a sales pitch, covering testing, monitoring, pellets and how you stop.
Hormones
How Long Hormone Therapy Takes to Work
A symptom by symptom timeline for hormone therapy: what shifts in the first weeks, what takes months, and when no response means something else.
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