by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 17, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
Did you know that if you power up your plant based diet it can improve your hormone health? Let’s talk about it. Studies show that a plant based diet is the way to go for all your health needs. Colorful produce delivers multiple vitamins, minerals and...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 15, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
What is sleep apnea? Let’s talk about it. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which your breathing stops. Your hypothalamus controls your sleep cycle and is very sensitive to blood oxygen levels. When you’re apnoeic, your oxygen levels fall which...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 14, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
How do you best manage diabetes? Let’s talk about it. More than 130 million adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes in the United States. Diabetes is associated with obesity and malnutrition, particularly overconsumption of calories, especially...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 13, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Weight Management, Women's Health
What are the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet? Let’s talk about it. An anti-inflammatory diet is a diet that does not promote inflammation. Studies show that diets high in saturated fats and sugar increase inflammation of the cardiovascular system, promote...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 12, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
What are the hidden root causes of disease in your mouth? Let’s talk about it. Most of us don’t realize that the health of our mouth affects the health of the rest of our body. The health of your gums is particularly important. Periodontal disease has been...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 11, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
What’s the importance of blood vitals and decoding heart health? Let’s talk about it. Blood vitals to check heart health include measuring your lipid levels – total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, preferably actual, particle sizes, your triglycerides, and...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 10, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
What are the four mistakes that cause insulin resistance? Let’s talk about it. Insulin resistance is a condition where insulin is being blocked by the cells unable to engage with the receptor sites. Your cells are making less insulin receptors, which means...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 8, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
How do hormones affect your sex life? Let’s talk about it. When you think of your sex life are you thinking of sexual desire, sexual responsiveness, or orgasm? Sexual desire or libido is hormonally driven. For men, the ability to achieve an erection, and for...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 7, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
Does cold medicine affect your hormones? Let’s talk about it. Cold medicine does effect your hormones. I didn’t realize this until I had a personal experience of breast pain from taking cold medicine. After my three-year-old granddaughter gifted me with an...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 6, 2023 | Infertility, Women's Health
What is prolactin and is it bad for you? Let’s talk about it. Most people do not know what their prolactin levels are until they experience symptoms of high prolactin: Headaches Visual disturbances Milky breast discharge Breast pain Irregular periods...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 5, 2023 | Women's Health, Infertility
Can prolactin cause irregular periods and infertility? Let’s talk about it. Prolactin is a hormone that is produced by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus creates prolactin-releasing hormone and prolactin-inhibiting hormone...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 4, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Can you treat prolactinomas naturally? Let’s talk about it. Prolactinomas are benign tumors on the pituitary gland that can cause some serious side effects if not treated. Prolactinomas are prolactin-secreting adenomas and are categorized by size. Microadenomas...