by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 24, 2018 | Menopause
Do you want to know how to treat menopausal anxiety and depression? If you follow these three easy Hormone Healing tips, you’re going to balance your menopausal moods naturally. #1: Consider BHRT Your Hypothalamus controls your moods by directing amino acids into your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 17, 2018 | Hypothalamus
Your hypothalamus controls reproduction including your periods and your fertility. Your hypothalamus also controls your thyroid, adrenals, and insulin production which all affect your menstrual cycles. Rather than treating each gland individually, I focus on getting...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 10, 2018 | Menopause
Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your Hormones in Harmony and optimize your health. Do you know that your hormones are made out of cholesterol? I see so many patients put on statins for high cholesterol before treating the root cause. You see, cholesterol...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 3, 2018 | Menopause
From pre-menopause through post-menopause, your declining sex hormones wreak havoc on your metabolism. Lower estrogen means less insulin sensitivity leading to fat storage around your middle. Lower estrogen influences thyroid hormone uptake leading to a sluggish...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 1, 2018 | Infertility
Why is it so easy for some women to get pregnant and others struggle to have a baby? Well, the most common cause of female infertility is hormonal imbalance. It’s sad how many patients I’ve seen over the past thirty years who have spent so much time and money on...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Mind/Body
After nine years of working as an employee first at an urgent care then with an ob-gyn, I had a dream… to start my own holistic health care practice. So I left a private practice seeing 27 or more patients a day as an employee to slow down and spend quality time...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 1, 2018 | Hypothalamus
Have you ever felt like you just can’t drink enough to quench your thirst? In spite of all the water you drink, your whole body seems as dry as a desert? And you long to feel hydrated again? If you drink lots of water and are still constantly thirsty, then you may...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 27, 2018 | Hypothalamus
Your hypothalamus is the maestro of your entire symphony of hormones, neurotransmitters, and immune factors. Think of your hypothalamus as the CEO of your body. Did you know that your Hypothalamus is the boss of your body? What major body systems does the hypothalamus...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Mind/Body
Nicholas was not progressing. Still using sign language to communicate at the age of three. So, his mother was concerned. I helped deliver Nicholas. His mother was one of my OB patients who followed me to my Intuitive Integrative Medical practice. She hoped I could...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 20, 2018 | Hypothalamus
What are the symptoms of hypothalamic dysfunction? Common symptoms of hypothalamic dysfunction fall into five main areas: trouble regulating body temperature (feeling too hot or too cold), abnormal appetite (constant hunger or none at all), disrupted sleep-wake...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 6, 2018 | Menopause
This is a subject close to my heart! That’s right me – the Hormone Queen – going through menopause. It’s been a roller coaster ride. I get patients all the time asking me “when is this going to be over?” Well, it helps to know where you are in the change of...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 1, 2018 | Autoimmunity
Your immune system has a mind of its own. Oh, yes, it’s controlled by your hypothalamus – the master gland that controls all your hormones and neurotransmitters. Yet your intelligent immune system develops that innate intelligence by interfacing with your...