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The Manual: Your Hormones Are Everything

Julie Taylor, M.D.

I am a functional medicine and wellness practitioner. I love what I do and have helped countless men and women of all ages change their life for the better! I started my practice in 2015, after completing residency in Preventive Medicine at Loma Linda University and giving birth to my 3rd child. During my training, I learned from the best in the field, including Dean Ornish, Caldwell Esselstyn, and Andrew Weil. I completed further certifications in functional medicine and hormone therapy through the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), and BioTE. I am passionate about helping men and women address the root cause of their symptoms, whether through gut healing, hormone replacement, toxicities, allergies, or nutrient deficiencies. I attend multiple trainings and conferences throughout the year in order to stay current on the latest trends and developments in functional medicine. Julie Taylor MD Center for Functional Medicine

You've got a manual for everything from your refrigerator to your printer. Wouldn’t it be something if we had a manual to follow when it comes to our own bodies? While not all humans are the same, there are quite a few distinct truths that apply to all of us. Thus, you’d think there would be a clear-cut list of instructions for how to successfully, safely and healthfully operate our own bodies, wouldn’t you? We are, in fact, the most powerful and most awesome piece of machinery ever to have been designed. Our bodies are incredible, and while there are certainly still areas that are shrouded in mystery, and that we don’t yet completely understand, there is a vast array of knowledge we have gained. That knowledge, if used correctly, can help us. Immensely. But there’s a problem. That knowledge hasn’t been made available to you in a way that you can easily apply it to your life. Instead, it can feel like a wild goose chase trying to track down the information you need in order to make your body function at its peak. And there may be many times when you sit in the doctor’s office and feel you are the only one who has ever gone through what you are going through. Am I right? There is a myriad of reasons why that’s the case and part of the reason is because we have moved away from really looking at the whole patient, to medicine being monetized and doctors are being regulated. And anytime money enters the picture, the situation changes. You can turn on the television at any hour of the day and within a matter of minutes, you’re likely to see a commercial for a prescription drug. Many of them have done wonders for helping us live longer lives. But what happens when doctors are given an easy way to help their patients feel better, rather than getting to the root of the issue? Patients want a quick fix. Doctors want to keep their patients. So, they whip out their prescription pads. But I’m not here to dissect or investigate the methods or motivations of Western medicine. That’s another book for another day. The fact remains—the information you need in order to solve your health challenges once and for all, and to begin living a life defined by vitality and optimal health, hasn’t been made readily available to you. And I, for one, am shocked by that. Why shouldn’t you have an easy way of understanding what is happening to your body and identify ways to fix that. I think many of my patients who have walked through my office door have felt that way, and I’m willing to bet that you do too. The bottom line is this: no one is looking out for your health and wellbeing more than you are. Not your doctor. Not your mother. Not the pharmaceutical companies or the food companies. Not the actors on the commercials. Not even me. The buck stops with you. Your body is your plane, and you are the pilot. What I aim to do is give you the manual.

Women between the ages of 15 and 65.

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As you can see in the example cover I uploaded, the author really wants this cover to have lots of colors. This sample cover is a little too bright for her, but she really likes the colors and the overall feel.