Karen Martel Women's Hormone Specialist

Helping women to navigate peri & post menopause and balance their hormones to lose weight and feel their best!

  • Help with Hormones

    Take the hormone quiz below to get started to help identify which hormones you may have out of balance. Once you have determined which ones may need help review the corresponding content below and follow the suggested protocol.

    Hormone Quiz

    Take the hormone quiz to help identify possible hormone imbalances.

    The Ultimate Guide to Balancing your Hormones eBook

    Overview of each of the most common hormone imbalances. See below for more details on each.

    Order your saliva hormone kit!

    Test your hormones from the comfort of your own home

  • Insulin resistance

    Insulin resistance leads to a condition known as prediabetes, which means that a person's blood sugar level is high, but not high enough to qualify as diabetes. Having insulin resistance is a warning that, without intervention and effective lifestyle changes, someone with prediabetes may go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

    Thyroid

    Hypothyroidism is a common disorder where the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormones. The most common cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a form of thyroid inflammation caused by your own immune system. When thyroid hormone levels are too low, the body’s cells can’t get enough and its processes start slowing down.

  • Cortisol

    Cortisol and Weight Gain. Chronic or long-term stress or infection increases levels of cortisol, which plays a role in several hormonal and metabolic reactions that lead to weight gain. It increases your appetite and your cravings for unhealthy foods.

    Hormones and weight loss resistance

    Take a deeper dive into the most common hormone imbalances.

  • Cheat sheet on the top 5 Hormones that cause weight loss resistance

    Introduction to the five hormones that influence our ability to lose weight despite diet and exercise.

    Cheat sheet on testing hormone levels

    Your guide to testing options for hormones



    • Find out which hormones are stopping you from losing weight
     

     

    TAKE THE HORMONE QUIZ
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