Is Anxiety a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain?
To answer this question right upfront, yes, anxiety is a chemical imbalance in the brain. There are multiple neurotransmitters that are responsible for creating anxiety. Firstly, Serotonin helps regulate anxiety, happiness, and moods. High levels of serotonin are...
How to Heal PCOS Naturally
Polycystic ovary syndrome affects about 10% of women. Many of them suffer for years with hirsutism, irregular periods, infertility, acne, obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, before they’re diagnosed with an imbalance in their sex steroids....
The Best Supplements for PCOS
I’ve been asked many times what the best supplements are for PCOS. PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, is an imbalance in sex steroids in women. PCOS is characterized by high levels of androgens, or male hormones, with very low or non-existent progesterone levels,...
How Your Chronotype Affects Your Hormones
Before we begin to answer the question of how your chronotype affects your hormones, let’s define chronotype. This term refers to your natural sleep inclinations and schedule. There are morning types, who identify as “morning people,” and there are evening types, who...
The Effects of Mental Stress on Your Health
How does mental stress affect your health? It’s been well-known that people in high-stress jobs have an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, obesity, and even cancer. Any stress on your body whether it is physical, emotional,...
The Link Between the Nervous System and the Endocrine System
What is the connection between the nervous system and the endocrine system? The nervous system and endocrine system are two distinct but deeply interconnected communication networks in the body — and the hypothalamus is the structure that links them. The nervous...
How Your Endocrine System Affects Reproduction
Your endocrine system is made up of seven glands that produce hormones, and one maestro of all your hormones – the hypothalamus, which controls all seven of the glands. One of the endocrine glands involved in reproduction are your gonads, or your testes or ovaries. ...
Sleep and Your Brain
Sleep and Your Brain – have you ever wondered which part of your brain controls your sleep? Most people believe that their sleep is controlled by melatonin production. And while melatonin is the primary nocturnal hormone, your hypothalamus controls your...
Can One Have Addison’s Disease and Hypothyroidism Simultaneously?
Many people wonder if it’s possible to have Addison’s disease and hypothyroidism simultaneously. Before we answer that question, I’d like to get into what these two disorders are, and what one can expect from them. A person with Addison’s disease has...
What is a Menopause Action Plan?
What IS a Menopause Action Plan? I’m more than happy to tell you. A Menopause Action Plan, or MAP, is a plan for what you want to do to help yourself survive the symptoms of hormonal decline. And thrive during and after the change of life. As an integrative nurse...
Why You Need a Menopause Action Plan
Maybe you’ve heard me talk before about having a Menopause Action Plan, or MAP, but you’ve wondered why YOU might need one. Without a MAP, thriving through the change can be very challenging. As an integrative nurse practitioner who’s helped thousands of women...The Hormone Queen®
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