by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | May 26, 2017 | Adrenal Issues
Did you know that stress can cause weight gain? Let’s talk. Stress has been linked to heart disease, cancer, allergies, autoimmune disease, thyroid dysfunction, mood disorders, and obesity. While stress affects many parts of the body, your hypothalamus and...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | May 3, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
For my father’s 75th birthday, I accompanied him to Vallejo to my three sisters in a weekend of celebration. On Saturday night we played poker. Playing cards with our Nana and Poppop (my mother’s parents) is one of our best memories. My husband and I still play...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | May 1, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body
Driving back home on Southern California freeways crowded with tourists taking advantage of the last glorious summer weekend… an ache in my breast, a dark shadow where the sun once shone, an eclipse in my existence… I left my daughter, my sunshine, at the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog, Mind/Body, Women's Health
Writing my novel helped me heal the Mother Wound… the original separation from the Divine Mother… as my heroine Mary Magdalen awakened to her truth as the Divine Daughter… so did I… and in doing so received the fullness of the Divine Mother. I...
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...