What Exactly is Gut Health and Why is it Important?
When you hear someone talk about “gut health,” what they’re referring to is basically an optimally functioning gastrointestinal tract. All of the tissues and organs between your mouth and your anus affect digestion and absorption of nutrients. If your gut is not...
The Gut-Brain Axis: How the Hypothalamus and Gut Work Together
The gut-brain axis is a communication network between the gut and the brain. The gut-brain axis includes both endocrine hormones, as well as the nervous system. Your hypothalamus is the gatekeeper between your gut and your brain. It controls your feeding behavior and...
What are the Best Supplements for Digestive Health?
It’s so important to keep your gut healthy, and sometimes your diet isn’t enough. If your gut has been out of balance for a long time, you may need to use supplements for digestive health. They will help get your gut functioning optimally. The friendly...
Have You Tried Sleep Training?
In order to help my patients with insomnia, I’ve developed a step-by-step adult sleep training guide that I’m going to share with you. If you want to set a new sleep habit, you’re going to have to do this for at least fourteen nights. First, you need a relaxing...
Why Does Hair Loss Occur During Menopause?
Menopausal hair loss is quite common. Forty percent of women notice a significant thinning of their hair by the time they’re postmenopausal. Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss. While two-thirds of women who lose their hair in menopause notice diffuse...
Why Does Pain Increase During Menopause?
Why does pain increase during menopause? Pain increases during menopause primarily because declining estrogen and progesterone raise inflammation throughout the body and reduce tissue hydration and lubrication. As these hormones drop, joints lose lubrication, bones...
Why Do You Get Fatigued in Menopause?
During menopause, you have many different symptoms related to your declining sex hormones, including fatigue. Fatigue can be both physical and mental exhaustion. While fatigue can occur at any age, it affects over 85% of post-menopausal women and over 46% of...
Why Does Your Skin Get So Dry During Menopause?
Dry skin during menopause is a common symptom and can start early in the perimenopausal phase. Over 36% of women over the age of 40 notice dry skin. What causes dry skin during menopause? Your skin becomes dry for a couple of different reasons....
Can Chrononutrition Be Beneficial If You’re Menopausal?
Can chrononutrition benefit menopausal women? Chrononutrition means eating by your body’s natural circadian rhythms. The goal is to consume certain nutrients at certain times of the day, in order to have the best biochemical function. In menopause, this is...
Hormonal Weight Gain: Do Hormones Cause Weight Gain?
Do hormones cause weight gain? Yes, if they are out of balance. Hormonal weight gain is a thing. We all know it; premenstrual bloating. The perimenopausal chub. The postmenopausal saggy fat. Men, as well, you have hormonal weight gain too; The Dadbod. The beer belly....
Facial Hair in Menopause: Causes, Hormones, and What Helps
Did you know that 39% of menopausal women notice a change in their facial hair? Some women are genetically disposed to have very few hair follicles on their face. Which will never develop because of the hormone changes in menopause. Yet, many women do notice that the...The Hormone Queen®
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
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