DHEA for Women: What the Evidence Actually Supports (and Why Testing Comes First)

by Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP | Oct 9, 2026 | Blogs

You Have the Bottle in Your Cart You’re standing in the supplement aisle, or more likely scrolling one, and you’ve landed on a bottle labeled “adrenal support” with DHEA near the top of the ingredient list. You’re tired in a way that...

High Testosterone in Women: Why PCOS Isn’t the Only Cause (and What May Help Lower It)

by Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP | Sep 27, 2026 | Blogs

The Acne Came Back at 34. Then the Chin Hairs. The acne came back at thirty-four, in the same spots it used to show up in high school. Then came the coarse, dark hairs along your jawline, the ones you started plucking before anyone else could notice. Your cycle, which...

High TPO Antibodies: What They Mean (Hashimoto’s vs Hypothyroidism)

by Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP | Sep 27, 2026 | Blogs

Your Report Says “TPO Antibodies: High.” Nobody Explained It. You opened the patient portal expecting nothing new, and there it was: a flagged result, a line of red text, and the words “TPO antibodies: high.” Underneath, maybe a note from the...

Why You Wake Up at 3 a.m.: Cortisol, Melatonin and Progesterone

by Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP | Sep 26, 2026 | Blogs

It’s 3:07 Again It’s 3:07 again. You are staring at the ceiling, heart beating just a little too fast for a person lying still in a dark, quiet house. The day’s to-do list has already started running on a loop in your head, even though the day...

Elimination Diet: How It Actually Works (and When Testing Is the Better Tool)

by Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP | Sep 26, 2026 | Blogs

You’ve Already Cut Things Out. Why Don’t You Feel Better? You cut out gluten first, then dairy. Then, out of sheer exhaustion, you tried cutting out almost everything and eating five foods on repeat for two weeks. You still feel bloated by early afternoon,...

What the insight scan new patient chiropractic scanning assessment reveals about your nervous system

by Dr. Anthony Putrus, DC | Aug 22, 2026 | Blogs

Have you ever left a chiropractic appointment with more questions than answers? You got adjusted, maybe even received a few sheets of paper with exercises, but no one explained what was actually happening in your body or why the care plan looked the way it did. That...