Dr. Alyssa Brooks McPeak

By Dr. Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP Ladies, gather around because the hormone world is finally catching up to what many of us have been saying for years: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome isn’t actually an ovary problem. I know. Shocking plot twist. For years, women have been diagnosed with something called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), handed a pamphlet, a Metformin or birth control prescription, and sent on their merry confused way. Meanwhile, many of us in functional fertility medicine have been...

By Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP If you’re trying to get pregnant, chances are you’ve already picked out a prenatal and checked that box. But here’s the truth most women aren’t told: 👉 A methylated prenatal is foundational—not comprehensive. It covers the basics (like folate and iron), but it doesn’t always address the deeper pieces of fertility like egg quality, hormone balance, inflammation, and detox pathways. If you’ve been doing “all the right things” and still not seeing results, your body...

By Dr. Alyssa McPeak, DC, CFMP When it comes to getting pregnant, what you drink can be just as powerful as what you eat. Your menstrual cycle is not random—it is a carefully coordinated hormonal rhythm. Each phase has a different job, different dominant hormones, and different nutritional needs. When you learn to cycle sync your beverages , you’re giving your body targeted support exactly when it needs it most. Think of it like this: Your hormones are speaking different “languages” in each...