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Why Women with PCOS Have 3x More Gum Disease (And What It Means for Your Hormones)
PCOS has been renamed PMOS to reflect a whole-body condition Christine Horton explains that after a 14-year review process, PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) was officially renamed PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome) in May 2026. The change moves the condition beyond a narrow fertility/ovarian focus to acknowledge its hormonal and metabolic scope — important since 70–80% of women with PMOS have a metabolic component, yet roughly 70% of women with the condition remain undiagnosed. Oral inflammation and hormones form a bi-directional loop Christine describes the mouth as a "window into the body," with gum inflammation allowing bacteria to enter the bloodstream and drive systemic inflammation. This connects directly to conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pregnancy complications. The relationship runs both ways — treating oral inflammation can lower A1C, while hormonal shifts (like pregnancy) can inflame gums even without any change in oral hygiene. Women with PMOS face a compounded inflammation risk — but have accessible tools to help Women with PMOS have about 3x the rate of periodontal disease along with elevated androgens and insulin, creating a "firestorm" of baseline inflammation. Christine offers three low-cost starting points: getting baseline dental/medical checkups (including periodontal stage and grade), prioritizing one daily joy-based stress reliever, and auditing personal care products for inflammatory irritants.
Is Your Pet’s Lifestyle Making Them Sick?
Understand how everyday choices around food, water, household products, air quality, and environmental exposures may contribute to your pet’s overall health, and why Dr. Siegel encourages pet parents to examine lifestyle alongside symptoms. Discover Dr. Siegel’s six-step bioregulatory framework, which considers foundational lifestyle factors, essential nutrients, gut health, detoxification, mitochondrial support, and emotional stress when evaluating an animal’s health. Learn why individualized decision-making matters in veterinary care, from vaccination and parasite prevention to diet and treatment choices, rather than assuming the same approach is appropriate for every pet or environment.
How Doctors Can Build Membership-Based Practices That Create Real Impact
Discover how membership-based practices can help doctors create steady revenue, deeper patient relationships, and stronger long-term health outcomes. Understand why functional medicine clinics may need to work in networks to share systems, data, marketing, outcomes, and clinical support. Learn how precision brain health, group visits, and community-based care models may help doctors expand access while improving chronic disease care.
Why Parasite Protocols Must Start With Drainage
Discover how parasites may influence immune balance and contribute to symptoms beyond the gut, including allergies, headaches, skin concerns, brain fog, and fatigue. Understand how biofilms can protect parasites and other unwanted organisms, making them harder for the immune system and targeted protocols to reach. Learn why mitochondrial energy, drainage pathways, and binders should be supported before addressing parasites so the body is better prepared to process released toxins.