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Brandy Searcy

Brandy Searcy is a research scientist turned health advocate and nervous system whisperer. After years of medical gaslighting and mismanagement of Hashimoto’s, she finally decided to trust her intuition, uncovering the missing piece that freed her from urinary urgency, mast cell chaos, and metabolic dysfunction. Through lived experience, Brandy now helps women unravel the stress–hormone–inflammation loop driving conditions like interstitial cystitis, MCAS, and Hashimoto’s. Whether you’re terrified of strawberries, worried about early dementia, or can’t stray far from the bathroom, she’s here to help you break the cycle and reclaim wellness. Connect with Brandy at hey@brandysearcy.com

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Calming MCAS with Halotherapy

by Brandy Searcy
August 25, 2025
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Salt Cave ConvertI didn’t feel well that day. Borderline crashing/flaring. The kind of day where if I were smart, I’d have called

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UTI birth control

Birth Control and UTIs: The Insulin Connection

by Brandy Searcy
June 26, 2025
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To step on a soapbox straight from the start, many people treat UTIs (urinary tract infections) as trivial, but when you’re dealing

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Is This Why PCOS and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Often Occur Together?

by Brandy Searcy
February 27, 2025
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I went hot, then cold, then started cursing my doctor. Not that it was his fault. Just another case of the blind

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Are You More at Risk of Melanoma When You Have a Thyroid Problem?

by Brandy Searcy
July 18, 2024
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Melanoma and HypothyroidismMy grandmother was diagnosed with a rare type of melanoma in 2016. By that time, I’d already been researching skin

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DIM for LUFS

DIM and LUFS: Decoding the Hormonal Alphabet Soup

by Brandy Searcy
January 4, 2024
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My last cycle tracked with a luteinized unruptured follicle (LUF). LUF or LUF syndrome (LUFS) happens when follicles develop, but ovulation doesn’t

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Menstrual hormones

How Hormones Rise and Fall Throughout the Menstrual Cycle

by Brandy Searcy
October 31, 2023
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Fertility Awareness Method For ContraceptionBack in 2012, I was really sick and while we were trying to figure out what was going

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Hormones, Birth Control, and Insulin Resistance

by Brandy Searcy
September 18, 2023
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Little known fact. Your reproductive hormones influence how your body responds to insulin. The artificial hormones in hormonal birth control also play

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