by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 14, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Does your hypothalamus influence cellular hydration? Let’s talk about it. Your hypothalamus is the main organ that controls cellular hydration. Hypothalamic osmoregulatory cells are very sensitive to blood fluid levels and electrolytes. When blood...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 13, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
How do your emotions affect your health and healing? Let’s talk about it. Before the germ theory, it was long believed that emotional or mental states affected physical states. With the invention of the microscope, doctors noticed that microbes caused some...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 12, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
Does your health shift with the seasons? Yes? Let’s talk about how to stay healthy in the fall. Every Fall Equinox I am reminded of the very first time in over 20 years, I did not suffer from seasonal affective disorder. In the spring of 2000, I started taking...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 4, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
Did you know that the hypothalamic hormone prolactin affects your bones and your brain? Let’s talk about it. Studies show that there is a relationship between the hypothalamic hormone prolactin, cognition, and bone metabolism. While prolactin is...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 5, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Menopause, Women's Health
So why is progesterone important? Let’s talk about it. Progesterone is one of the most important hormones that your body makes, especially for women. But men also make a little bit of progesterone. Progesterone is the precursor to cortisol –...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 4, 2023 | Menopause, Women's Health
Does Hormone Replacement Therapy cause dementia? Let’s talk about it. There’s been some hype in the media lately that hormone replacement therapy can contribute to dementia. Let’s look at what the study really shows and whether it should affect our...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 3, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
Does your hypothalamus affect your periods? And how can progesterone help irregular periods? Let’s talk about it. Periods do not always come exactly 28 days apart. Normal cycles range from 24-35 days. But if your periods are not coming on a regular basis, you skip...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 2, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
How does your hypothalamus and progesterone affect PMS? Let’s talk about it. While 90% of women experience premenstrual symptoms, 20-40% experience premenstrual syndrome. Your hypothalamus controls your ovarian production of hormones via the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 30, 2023 | Men's Health, Hypothalamus
What is male hormone replacement therapy? Male hormone replacement therapy (male HRT) refers to the medical use of hormones to address declining or deficient hormone levels in men — most commonly testosterone, but increasingly including other hormones such as...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 29, 2023 | Infertility, Hypothalamus
What is the hypothalamus’ role in infertility? And how can progesterone help? Let’s talk about it. One in four couples experience infertility. And female infertility is particularly sensitive to hypothalamus dysfunction. If your hormones are out of balance, your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 28, 2023 | Perimenopause
What is the hypothalamus’ role in perimenopause and how can progesterone help? Let’s talk about it. Perimenopause is the 5 to 15 years before menopause when you have your very last period. At that time your hormone levels are fluctuating drastically but the hormone...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 27, 2023 | Menopause, Women's Health
How does menopause affect your hypothalamus? And can progesterone help? Let’s talk about it. As the ovarian hormones decline, the hypothalamus becomes more and more dysfunctional leading to: insomnia hot flashes metabolic issues weight gain insulin resistance...