Dr. Pamela Frank, ND | Naturopath | Toronto, Ontario

Intermittent Fasting for Women

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Intermittent fasting gets marketed to women as a metabolic reset, a hormone balancer, a PCOS fix, and a menopause survival tool, sometimes all in the same Instagram caption. Almost none of that marketing distinguishes between what randomized trials show and what a wellness influencer extrapolated from a rat study. Here is what the clinical research… Read More »Intermittent Fasting for Women

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Post-Birth Control Syndrome: Separating Evidence From Speculation

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:09:00 +0000

Medically reviewed by Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND – August 2026 Patients come into my office every month describing the same pattern. They stopped the pill, and within a few weeks their skin broke out, their cycle vanished, their mood went sideways, and someone online told them this was “post-birth control syndrome.” The term gets… Read More »Post-Birth Control Syndrome: Separating Evidence From Speculation

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Continuous Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:19:00 +0000

Medically reviewed by Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND August 2026 Over the past few years, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have become one of the fastest-growing wellness trends. Once reserved almost exclusively for people living with diabetes, CGMs are now marketed to healthy adults who want to optimize their diet, improve energy, lose weight, enhance athletic… Read More »Continuous Glucose Monitors for Non-Diabetics: What the Evidence Actually Shows

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Berberine vs. Metformin for Insulin Resistance: A Head-to-Head Look at the Research

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Medically reviewed by Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Berberine gets called “nature’s Ozempic” and “natural metformin” often enough that it’s worth asking what the actual head-to-head research shows, rather than the marketing. The short answer: the two compounds work through a genuinely similar mechanism and produce broadly comparable glucose results in the trials that exist,… Read More »Berberine vs. Metformin for Insulin Resistance: A Head-to-Head Look at the Research

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Creatine Monohydrate for Women: Beyond the Gym

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:46:00 +0000

Medically reviewed by Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Creatine spent decades branded as a bodybuilding supplement, which is part of why so few women have used it and why the research on women specifically lagged behind. That’s changed. Here’s what the evidence actually supports, and a couple of places where popular claims have gotten ahead… Read More »Creatine Monohydrate for Women: Beyond the Gym

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DUTCH Test vs. Standard Blood Hormone Panels: What Each Can and Can’t Tell You

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:43:52 +0000

Medically reviewed by Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Patients often ask me whether the DUTCH test is “better” than standard bloodwork for assessing hormones. The honest answer is that they’re validated for different things, and neither one replaces the other across the board. Here’s what each can actually tell you, and where the evidence gets… Read More »DUTCH Test vs. Standard Blood Hormone Panels: What Each Can and Can’t Tell You

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Iron Dysregulation in Perimenopause

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:57:11 +0000

The Metabolic Consequences of Ferritin Excess and Deficiency, and Clinical Strategies for Optimizing Iron Status Introduction Perimenopause is increasingly recognized as a period of profound metabolic change, including, but extending well beyond, reproductive hormone fluctuations. While shifts in estrogen and progesterone receive substantial attention, an important and often overlooked physiologic transition occurring during midlife is… Read More »Iron Dysregulation in Perimenopause

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Why You Shouldn’t Take Health Advice from AI, and Why Seeing a Licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Ontario Matters

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:15:07 +0000

The Problem with “Instant” Health Advice Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude can generate health advice in seconds. The answers are polished, confident, and often sound convincing. AI Generates Information. Licensed Clinicians Deliver Medical Care. But confidence is not the same as clinical accuracy. When it comes to your health, relying on generalized, unregulated… Read More »Why You Shouldn’t Take Health Advice from AI, and Why Seeing a Licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Ontario Matters

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Peptide Supplements: Are They Worth the Hype?

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:04:02 +0000

Peptide supplements have exploded in popularity in recent years. Influencers, biohackers, and supplement companies claim these products can boost muscle growth, accelerate healing, reverse aging, and improve metabolism. But when you look past the marketing, an important question emerges: Are peptide supplements actually different from simply eating protein-rich foods? The answer is often less than… Read More »Peptide Supplements: Are They Worth the Hype?

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Are Your Hormone Blood Tests Really Normal? What Your Tests Actually Mean

Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:05:20 +0000

Hormone testing can provide valuable insight into menstrual cycles, fertility, mood, energy, skin health, and long-term hormonal balance that can impact bone density and cardiovascular health. However, many patients receive lab results for hormone blood tests with very little explanation beyond whether the value falls inside the laboratory’s “normal” range. In reality, hormone interpretation is… Read More »Are Your Hormone Blood Tests Really Normal? What Your Tests Actually Mean

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