The Trusted Pharmacist

The Estrogen Patch Is Gone. Don't Take the Pill.

Women can't find estrogen patches, pharmacies get a few a day before shelves are empty again. The FDA has been claiming there is no shortage.    Dr Tara Scott is a bo

3 Things About Weight Loss That Surprised a 30-Year Pharmacist

Everybody knows GLP-1 by now. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound.  Twenty percent of the conversations in my pharmacy touch on these drugs. But here's what most people

Why You Wake Up at 3 AM & Can't Fall Back Asleep | Dr. Stasha Gominak Returns

Dr Stasha Gominak is back, and together we fix a real patient's problem…live. Last time she shared why your sleep is broken. This time she solves a single hour of your

A Small-Town Pharmacist Broke Down on TikTok. Here's Why.

Your pharmacy might be busier than ever..and going broke. Small-town pharmacist Fair Jones went viral on TikTok the moment she couldn't take it anymore.  People Magazin

This Decides If Your Hormones Work | Dr John Kim

You've  cleaned up your diet, optimized your sleep, taken all the right supplements. Maybe you're on hormone therapy or working with a functional medicine provider.  Bu

The Fiber–Depression Connection No One Talks About w/ Dr. Oscar Coetzee (Part 2)

If nutrition can affect anxiety and depression, what should we actually measure, change, and investigate before reaching for another prescription? Knowing that mental h

Before You Increase Your SSRI, Check Your Nutrient Levels w/ Dr. Oscar Coetzee

What if the antidepressant isn't failing because it's the wrong medication, but because the body doesn't have enough of what it needs to make serotonin in the first place

Why You Never Hear About Estriol and How That Affects Your Health

  What if the estrogen missing from your hormone therapy wasn't left out because it failed, but because no one could build a profitable drug around it? Your body natu

Better Sleep with No Sleep Aids? Neurologist Explains.

What if your go-to sleep aid was keeping you from deep, restorative sleep? People come into the pharmacy every day looking for over-the-counter sleep aids or sleep supp

Menopause, Mitochondria, and Why Your Energy Has Gone Down w/ Jennifer Scheinman

Why do mitochondria come up so often in conversations about energy and longevity, but rarely when women are trying to understand what is happening to their bodies in meno

The Hidden Side Effects of Cholesterol, Diabetes & Acid Reflux Medications

What if the medication that's helping one health problem is quietly contributing to another?  Many of the most commonly prescribed medications for cholesterol, diabetes

Natural Thyroid May Be Changing: Is Your Treatment Actually Optimized? w/ Nat Jones

What happens if the thyroid medication that finally helped you feel like yourself becomes harder to access? Natural desiccated thyroid has been used for decades, and ma

Menopause Skin Care: Collagen Loss, Copper Peptides, and What Actually Helps w/ Nat Jones

What if all the work you're doing to feel younger and healthier on the inside isn't being reflected in your skin?  As women age, collagen loss can accelerate, leaving t

Lexi Yoo on Perimenopause, Peptides, and Hormone Strategies That Actually Work

Perimenopause, testosterone, estrogen patches, pellets, and peptides are finally getting the attention they should have had years ago. More women are asking better que

Dr. LaKeischa McMillan on How Perimenopause Affects Sex, Skin, Stress, and More

Perimenopause and menopause are inevitable. But you can either crash into this transition or glide into it, and a few key factors make all the difference. This phase c

The Testosterone Conversation Women and Men Need to Have

Most people think testosterone is either a man's hormone, a gym hormone, or a dangerous hormone. So when a man in his 40s starts gaining belly fat, losing drive, strug

Heart Disease Prevention: The Food Your Cardiologist Never Mentions w/ Dr. William Davis

When it comes to heart disease, conventional medicine has told us the same thing: watch your cholesterol, take the medication if you need it, eat less saturated fat, and

Perimenopause Symptoms Women Shouldn't Ignore w/ Dr. Anna Garrett

A lot of women hit their mid-to-late 30s or 40s and suddenly feel like their body changed the rules without telling them. They start waking up at 3 AM. Their anxiety incr

Advanced Tests Don't Always Make You Healthier, Here's Why w/ Dr. Cheryl Burdette

Food sensitivities and intolerances have become a much bigger conversation in health and wellness. More people are starting to wonder whether the foods they eat every d

Your Pharmacist's Role Is Bigger Than Prescriptions w/ Lauren Castle

  Most people still picture pharmacists as the people behind the counter, filling prescriptions, checking interactions, and putting pills in bottles. But the truth is