by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 19, 2018 | Adrenal Issues
Maybe you’ve heard of cortisol as the hormone that causes belly fat. Maybe you’ve been under the impression that cortisol is bad. Is cortisol bad? Well, I’m here to tell you that there are no bad hormones, only hormones out of balance. If your cortisol is too high,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 17, 2018 | Adrenal Issues
Cortisol Illness. If you want to know why cortisol makes you sick, then this article can help. Welcome back to my blog! Today, I’m going to talk all about your cortisol and why it may make you feel sick and what you can do about it. First of all, we will talk...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 16, 2018 | Adrenal Issues, Hypothalamus
Ok, what about those hormone partners? Well, Cortisol has a partner too. It’s DHEA. DHEA follows cortisol like a puppy. If your cortisol is high, then your DHEA is too. If your cortisol bottoms out, then so does your DHEA. DHEA is also produced by your adrenal glands....
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 9, 2018 | Hypothalamus
They don’t work alone. Most of your hormones have partners. A counterbalancing partner. Estrogen & ProgesteroneCortisol & DHEAInsulin & Glucagon and more! Let us start with your sex hormones. Estrogen partners with Progesterone; Estrogen is the fertilizer,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 7, 2018 | Hypothalamus
If you are wondering what causes your hormonal migraine and how to treat it naturally, then read on. In this article, I will show you exactly what you need to deal with your hormonal headaches and how to treat them naturally. Let’s begin. So, first off, let us...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 31, 2018 | Hypothalamus
If you want to know how your liver detoxification affects your hormones, then I wrote this for you. Welcome back to my blog. Today I am discussing how your liver is detoxifying hormones and how that affects your hormonal health. It is a super important topic and,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 25, 2018 | Hypothalamus
How many hormones are there in the human body? The human body produces more than 200 hormones and hormone-like messengers. Beyond the familiar sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), thyroid hormones, and adrenal hormones like cortisol and DHEA, this...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 22, 2018 | Gut Health
If you want to know how your gut affects your hormones, then this is the article, for you! Today I’m going to teach you how your digestion, your gut, your gastrointestinal tract affect your hormones. Also how your hormones affect your gastrointestinal tract....
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 19, 2018 | Hypothalamus
Why your doctor ignores your hypothalamus: In the past three decades as an Intuitive Integrative Nurse Practitioner, I’ve helped thousands of people achieve optimal health – physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I focus on hormones because, frankly, it is...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 18, 2018 | Women's Health
Postpartum depression is a very difficult thing. Postpartum depression or PPD affects one out of five mothers. Sometimes PPD is called the baby blues. PPD can be incredibly damaging for the mother’s psyche, as well as her relationships, not to mention the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 11, 2018 | Hypothalamus
If you want to know what you need to do for metabolizing testosterone safely, whether you are a man or a woman, then you will want to keep reading. Today, I’m going to show you how to metabolize your testosterone safely for either women or men, because we both...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 10, 2018 | Hypothalamus
Today, I’m going to tell you how to metabolize estrogen safely. This is one of my favorite subjects, talking about estrogen and I like to talk about estrogen in terms of the good, the bad and the ugly. I’m going to teach you exactly what you need to do to...