Why Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood Swings Happen

Dr. Evelyn Le Ellis

Published on: 24/03/2026

Why cravings, weight gain, and mood swings happen: learn how hormones, cortisol, stress, and blood sugar affect metabolism, energy, and emotional balance. Functional medicine insights to support stable energy and long-term health.

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Why You’re Still Tired After Winter

Dr. Evelyn Le Ellis

Published on: 14/03/2026

Why are you still tired after winter? Learn how stress hormones, the nervous system, metabolism, and blood sugar rhythms affect energy and why fatigue, brain fog, and low motivation may linger as the body recalibrates.

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When Your Body Forces a Pause: Midlife Burnout, Hormones, and Stress in Women 40–60

Dr. Evelyn Le Ellis

Published on: 03/03/2026

When exhaustion hits in midlife, it’s not failure—it’s a signal. Learn how burnout, hormones, and chronic stress affect women 40–60, and how integrative medicine helps restore clarity, energy, and health.

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How Integrative & Functional Medicine Uncover the Root Cause of Hormone Imbalance and Chronic Fatigue

Dr. Evelyn Le Ellis

Published on: 24/02/2026

As an integrative medicine physician in Olympia, WA, I work with women navigating hormone imbalance, chronic fatigue, and burnout using a root cause functional medicine approach.

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