Ann Marie Tommey, M.D.

Natural Hormone Balancing


Hormones and Wellness

Someone asked me the other day, “What is hormonal balance?”. This is a complex question because the very word “balance” implies a judgement that one is healthy when they are balanced and unhealthy if they are unbalanced. If we are unbalanced something is wrong that must be fixed to avoid pain and suffering. But it is this very imbalance and the symptoms it produces which draws an individual to examine their health and well being. If the symptoms cause enough distress, people are often willing to make changes in their lives to regain lost balance. From this standpoint I view hormonal fluctuations as simply a vehicle for learning more about how our physical body affects the quality of our day to day life. This can be a place of empowerment,...

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Main | 0 comments

Thank You Dave Congleton for the KVEC Talk Radio Show about Stress and Wellness

Dave Congalton Radio Show Podcast “Stress and Wellness” A big thank you to Dave Congalton KVEC 920 Talk Radio for the opportunity to be a guest on his hometown radio show May 17th, 2011. On this show we discussed the broad topic of how stress can affect your health and practical day to day techniques we can practice to improve our health and wellness. Stress is essentially the result of wanting things to be different than they are. This sends chemical and hormonal signals to your entire body which interprets these things as a threat to your physical survival. The resulting cascade of hormones produces compensatory actions in the body which over years may lead to illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and immune system dysfunction. For example,...

Posted by on May 26, 2011 in Main | 0 comments

New Office Location in San Luis Obispo, CA

Welcome to our new location at 1141 Pacific Street, suite G., San Luis Obispo, CA 92401. Our phone number is unchanged 805-295-6095, call if you need directions

Posted by on Nov 26, 2010 in Main | 0 comments