Fibroid Health & Estrogen Metabolism
Learn the basics about fibroids, estrogen metabolism, toxic burden load and treatment options for fibroid management
Uterine fibroids are a common medical condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Despite how common fibroids are many women are under-educated about this common gynecologic condition, what causes it, and what all the treatment options entail. Secondary to this lack of basic education around fibroids many women unfortunately may end up with suboptimal treatment options either secondary to lack of information, counseling at their doctor's office or because of simply not being prepared enough to advocate for early management of the condition. Many women also do not understand the basics of how their hormones are broken down in their body as well as how to optimize their nutrition and lifestyles to maximize their hormonal balance as to not further aggrevate fibroid growth.
This course was created to solve this problem of under-education in the area of fibroids---both in how they are created and caused as well as ALL treatment options. In a perfect world this would be information that each woman would grow up with or that they would be provided by their providers however secondary to both lack of access to care as well as lack of time for doctor's to properly educate many women just don't have access to this basic information. Given how common fibroids are this is unacceptable and my goal with this class is to empower every woman who takes this class to not only understand why and how they got fibroids but also to know ALL of their options (medical, surgical and most importantly alternatives) to deal with their fibroids.
Your Instructor
My training and education over my career have I have opened my perspective on the difference between disease "maintenance" (which unfortunately is most often delivered in the traditional medical model) and true wellness. In addition to my traditional Ob/Gyn training I have also received education in:
- Plant based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell.
- Education in Ayurveda in the Integrative Ayurveda Health Professionals Program at the Maharishi Ayurveda Institute
- Foundations of Herbal Medicine
- The Institute of Functional Medicine
In addition to these modalities and approaches I have also earned my certification from the North American Menopause Society as a specialist in the treatment of perimenopause and menopausal women.Currently I am a member of
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- The, North American Menopause Society
- Texas Medical Association
- The American Herbalist Guild
- The Institute of Functional Medicine
It is this background that allows me to fully embrace the perspective that true wellness naturally develops as a result of living a life that optimizes the best of ancient holistic traditions including those from the Ayurvedic, Eastern, and Herbal medical traditions as well as Western medical principles and knowledge. It is from this place that I believe that health is truly optimized. It is here that I have found that even some of the most challenging chronic disease states will respond. It is with the mission of fundamentally changing health that this course was developed to share this knowledge with you.
All programs are developed for educational purposes only and not medical advice. Participation in a course does not establish a physician-patient relationship between yourself and Dr. Kourtney Sims.