How stress impacts your hormones
We all have moments of stress in our lives and our bodies are designed to cope with small bursts of it. However, in our modern society where the pace of...
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What is stress actually costing you?
Think back to the last time you felt truly relaxed. Can you remember how it felt? Now, contrast that with a moment of high stress – your heart racing, mind...
Hormones
Cortisol and body fat
In my years of working with women, many have shared that even if they eat like a bird and exercise like crazy—they still gain body fat. And according to the...
Are you experiencing thyroid troubles?
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits in your throat area. It makes hormones that play an enormous role in your metabolic rate as well as temperature regulation.Too often,...
Are you estrogen dominant?
Of the tens of thousands of women I’ve met, one of the more common hormonal patterns I see is estrogen dominance. This is where estrogen levels are too high in...
The highs and lows of cortisol
You might think only of cortisol in relation to stress or cortisone in relation to something that gets injected into injured joints. Your body makes both.
Could one of these less talked about hormones be at the heart of your health challenges?
When it comes to our hormones, we tend to focus on just a few. Our sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, get most of the limelight, followed closely by our stress...
Signs your adrenals need support
Ever wake up feeling like you’ve been hit by a truck? It could be that your adrenal glands are struggling to keep up with what you’re asking of them. Only...