https://encompass.care/blog/ Evidence-based articles on integrative primary care, women's health, hormones, nutrition, longevity, and preventive medicine. en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:38:43 +0000 https://encompass.care/blog/ferritin-levels-for-women/ https://encompass.care/blog/ferritin-levels-for-women/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Women's Health A ferritin of 18 is inside the reference range and still low enough to leave many women exhausted. Here's how I read iron studies, and what I look at alongside them. https://encompass.care/blog/understanding-thyroid-labs-beyond-tsh/ https://encompass.care/blog/understanding-thyroid-labs-beyond-tsh/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Thyroid TSH is a good screening test and an incomplete picture. Here's what the other thyroid markers add, and when ordering them actually changes what we do. https://encompass.care/blog/sleep-and-metabolic-health/ https://encompass.care/blog/sleep-and-metabolic-health/ Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Sleep Short sleep measurably changes insulin sensitivity within days. If you're working on metabolic health while sleeping six hours, you're working against yourself.