By Dr. Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP Motherhood is beautiful, messy, exhausting, and wildly demanding — all at the same time. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom managing the constant needs of little humans and maintaining a home, or a working mom balancing career, family, and the mental load of literally everything… the pressure is real. And so is the guilt. The guilt that creeps in when you feel like you’re not giving enough to your kids. The guilt of not contributing financially. The guilt when...

By Dr. Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP For years at Roots Wholistic Health, we’ve been saying something that is finally getting the attention it deserves: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is not actually an ovary problem. Yep. We said it. And have been saying it. The ovaries have been unfairly taking the blame for a whole-body hormone and metabolic issue, and frankly, they deserve a formal apology. That’s why there’s growing discussion in women’s health research around changing the terminology from PCOS...

By Dr. Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP The second that little plus sign shows up on the pregnancy test, everyone suddenly has opinions. Your mother-in-law. Your best friend. That random woman in the grocery store who somehow always has a traumatic birth story to share. And then comes the big assumption: “Well, I guess I just call an OB and go from there.” Umm… let us lovingly interrupt that thought. One of the most important decisions you will make during pregnancy is who you hire as your care team....