by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
My dreams provide clues to my soul growth. How far I’ve come and what needs to be worked on. I interpret my dreams soulfully — what is my first impression, what feeling do I have about the dream, who were the players in my dream and how do they mirror me? Sometimes I...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health, Mind/Body
You are what you eat… literally. You know that protein builds muscle and that carbohydrates are energy foods, but did you know that every chemical you make, every hormone, every neurotransmitter, every cytokine, all come from nutrients derived from the food you...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
Everything that lasts takes its own sweet time to ripen and mature. Your current state of health did not happen overnight. Who you are now is a result of years of choices. Lifestyle choices including what you eat, when you sleep, how much activity you get, what toxins...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
A heavily laden fog dripped down my mare’s legs as she pranced excitedly beneath me one unusually damp Friday morning in late September. Holding the slick reins in check, I hesitated at the crest of the trail. As the steep wet asphalt lay disturbingly before us,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Gold turns to Silver, Dark becomes Light… Time shapes us… Here are some tips on how to age gracefully. Feed your Body Well...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Jan 23, 2017 | Weight Management
Although I prefer to teach patients about nutrition so they can make better food choices, some need an actual diet to follow. Here’s my basic nutritional recommendations for good health: DMAR® NUTRITIONAL PATH TO WELLNESS Eat all the healthy fats and proteins your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Jan 17, 2017 | Hypothalamus
Sally came to me complaining of hair loss. She had tried everything – every hair growth product on the market, every prescription for hair loss treatment, every supplement to help grow hair. At 38, she only had half her hair left. Sally had been losing hair for the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Nov 16, 2016 | Hypothalamus
Excerpt from The Survival Guide for the Hormonally Challenged Woman Just hang out with a woman about a couple of days before her menses and witness the power of hormones. As her sex steroids plummet so does her demeanor. Not all women suffer from PMS but most will...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 27, 2016 | Gut Health
Remember, your gut is your second brain. And it influences the brain in your head. Mitch came to me with severe anxiety. He had been suffering from panic attacks, insomnia, and generalized anxiety for months. His doctors had given him anti-anxiety meds but he wanted...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 18, 2016 | Blog
Deborah Maragopoulos Don Hello world welcome to “Discover Your Talent, Do What You Love” number 381. I am creator and host Don Hutcheson. Every day I interview someone from around the world whose discovered her talents to do work she loves to create a life of success...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 15, 2016 | Hypothalamus
What overweight mice taught me about how to heal you! So challenged by the Hormonally Challenged, I began to assess and focus my treatments on the symphony of hormones produced by the neurological, immune, and endocrine systems. Thanks to some pudgy white mice, I...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
An Autistic Child Showed Me How to Help his Brain and Yours too! Alex is hiding behind his mother. She’s driven over a hundred miles to have me evaluate and hopefully treat her son. She’s one of many parents who have come from all across the state to see...