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How hormones affect your immunity against Covid-19
There has been a lot of news on this novel coronavirus dubbed COVID-19. I am not an epidemiologist, yet with my area of expertise in neuro-immune-endocrinology or your body’s internal...
Are you having premenopause symptoms?
Premenopause is also known as perimenopause and it can last for up to ten years. So how do you know if you’re having premeopause symptoms? Premenopause symptoms can totally disrupt your life. And...
Stress affecting your sleep? How to get back into balance.
Are you up at night – tossing and turning? Worried about what’s going to happen? Waiting forever to fall back to sleep? And just as you do, the alarm rings and you’ve got to get up. Or worse, you...
On the other side of Covid
I’ve been writing about surviving this pandemic from as soon as we locked down in mid March. I’ve been following the medical research, watching stats, trying to determine the best way to protect...
Estradiol Side Effects
If you’re taking hormonal birth control or hormone replacement therapy, you need to know about the side effects of the most potent form of estrogen - estradiol. Side effects from estradiol...
Adrenal Issues
Treating Adrenal Fatigue Naturally
Adrenal fatigue is real. It’s when your adrenal glands become so overworked from chronic stress that they can no longer keep up with normal daily functioning. The adrenals are small glands that...
Hormonal Weight Part 4: Cortisol and the Apple Body Type
You have many hormones that can contribute to weight gain. Of these, cortisol imbalance is a major factor. Have you heard of the "pear-shaped" body versus the "apple" body? If you have a...
Is Cortisol Bad?
Maybe you’ve heard of cortisol and that it is the Hormone that causes belly fat? That cortisol is bad. Well, there are no bad Hormones, Only Hormones out of balance. So what exactly is cortisol?...
Dealing with 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...
3 Steps to Heal Your Adrenals Naturally
If you want to know how to treat adrenal fatigue naturally here are three simple tips for you. Tip #1: Sleep 8-19 Hours Every Night Sometimes the best thing you can do for your body is getting...
Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms | What You Need to Know!
Are you suffering from adrenal fatigue? If you pay attention to these signs of adrenal fatigue, you’ll be able to get the help you need. Sign #1: Wired and Tired Your adrenals control your stress...
Gut Health
How to Improve Gut Health Naturally
If you are wondering how to improve your immune system by helping your gut, I wrote this article with you in mind. We are going to talk about how you can actually improve your immunity by healing...
Digestion and Hormones
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...
Why your gut has to be healed to balance your hormones
Perimenopausal, tired, and overweight, Cindy drove 300 miles to come and see me. She complained of the usual perimenopausal symptoms of fatigue, irritability, hot flashes, weight gain, and no sex...
How Hormones Affect Your Digestion and Detoxification
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...
When Your Gut Makes You Anxious
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...
Keeping Your Liver Healthy
Your liver is one of the most hard-working organs in your body. The liver is responsible for detoxifying everything you put into your bodies as well as packaging up your used up hormones for...
Hypothalamus
Stress affecting your sleep? How to get back into balance.
Are you up at night – tossing and turning? Worried about what’s going to happen? Waiting forever to fall back to sleep? And just as you do, the alarm rings and you’ve got to get up. Or worse, you...
I’m not afraid of the Coronavirus
Woke up to more continuous rain. Now I’m not complaining – here in Southern California we need every blessed drop. But it does reflect the mood around these parts... Looks like we’re going to be...
Feel your Emotions, Heal your Hormones
Emotions are directly influenced by hormones. Every woman knows this. As her hormones shift throughout her menstrual cycles so do her emotions. And more so when she’s pregnant or going through the...
What happens when birth control pills shrink your hypothalamus
Studies show that birth control pills do shrink your hypothalamus. I find it really interesting. I've been working with the hypothalamus and hormone disorders for over twenty years, and I've seen...
Sleep Training for Adults
Having trouble sleeping? Perhaps you need to do some sleep training. I’ve been helping my daughter sleep train my infant granddaughter. The baby sleep training system we’re using takes 14 days -...
Why You Need to Support Your Hypothalamus?
When patients come in for their first consult with me, I do a lot of education. And I introduce them to their hypothalamus. Why? Because your hypothalamus is truly the master controller of your...
Immunity
How I protect my family from the coronavirus
Do you know how to protect yourself and your family from contracting COVID-19? I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to protect yourself so I’d like to share with you my personal...
How hormones affect your immunity against Covid-19
There has been a lot of news on this novel coronavirus dubbed COVID-19. I am not an epidemiologist, yet with my area of expertise in neuro-immune-endocrinology or your body’s internal...
What if you test positive for COVID-19?
I just consulted with my first coronavirus patient this week. Because we’re on lockdown this was a phone consult. I could hear his wife coughing in the background. So it became a family consult....
I’m not afraid of the Coronavirus
Woke up to more continuous rain. Now I’m not complaining – here in Southern California we need every blessed drop. But it does reflect the mood around these parts... Looks like we’re going to be...
How to treat allergies naturally
Here in California, we have two distinct allergy seasons. One in the spring and one in the fall. Spring allergies seem to begin when the first daffodil blooms and since the shift in weather, it’s...
Treating Autoimmunity Naturally
Your immune system's job is to protect you. Your bone marrow produces the soldiers – your white blood cells (WBC). These young WBCs must be trained, so they go to the thymus for boot camp. Then...
Infertility
What happens when birth control pills shrink your hypothalamus
Studies show that birth control pills do shrink your hypothalamus. I find it really interesting. I've been working with the hypothalamus and hormone disorders for over twenty years, and I've seen...
Why fetal cells live in their mothers forever…
Did you know that your children are within you? Literally! Fetal cells exist within mothers apparently for life. We’ve known this since the 19th century when a German scientist studying...
Can I Get Pregnant with PCOS?
It may seem impossible to get pregnant with PCOS. But let me assure you that it is possible! You just need to get your hormones in balance first. I have had many patients with PCOS be able to get...
How to Plan for Postpartum Depression
If you want to know what you need to do to treat postpartum depression, then read on. Postpartum depression is a very difficult thing. It happens to many women. Sometimes it is called the baby...
Learn The Truth About Natural Alternatives To Metformin
If you’ve been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome then you may be prescribed a drug called metformin or glucophage. PCOS is a metabolic disorder in which you become insulin resistant which...
How to treat irregular periods naturally
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...
Menopause
Are you having premenopause symptoms?
Premenopause is also known as perimenopause and it can last for up to ten years. So how do you know if you’re having premeopause symptoms? Premenopause symptoms can totally disrupt your life. And...
On the other side of Covid
I’ve been writing about surviving this pandemic from as soon as we locked down in mid March. I’ve been following the medical research, watching stats, trying to determine the best way to protect...
Why insomnia is so common in menopause and post menopause
Most women know that once they go through menopause that their sleep habits may change. Insomnia is an incredibly common symptom in menopause. As you're going through the change of life, problems...
The Gift of Menopause
Oh, yes, there are many gifts of going through the change. I’m not just talking about no longer fussing over periods or worrying about getting pregnant. I’m talking about soul gifts. It’s the...
Why you still have periods when your FSH indicates you’re menopausal?
So you’re going through menopause – hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings, vaginal dryness…the works…but at least you don’t have any more periods, right? And then you spring a leak…nope, not just...
The Menopausal Rollercoaster – Hot, Aggravating, Transformative
Menopause – the most transformative time of a woman’s life (and the ones who love her). It’s called the Change because so much changes. It’s not just that you trade tampons for lube or acne...
Men’s Health
Sleep Training for Adults
Having trouble sleeping? Perhaps you need to do some sleep training. I’ve been helping my daughter sleep train my infant granddaughter. The baby sleep training system we’re using takes 14 days -...
Hormonal Weight Part 3: Man Fat
You have seen it. You may have it. You may not like it. If you are a man it is not good for you... Women can tolerate much more body fat and stay healthy. Women are the survivors. That extra body...
Healthily Metabolizing Testosterone
If you want to know what you need to do to metabolize your 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...
Thyroid and Testosterone
If you’re a man with thyroid problems and want to know how heal naturally — Then this video is for you. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your Hormones in Harmony and optimize your...
What is Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy uses naturally derived hormones from wild yams and soy that are compounded for precise dosing into a variety of delivery mechanisms. Transdermal creams,...
Men and Hormones
Is Male Behavior affected by Hormones? Of course! Any woman knows that. Men are as affected by their hormones as we women are affected by ours. Yet it takes a study from Cambridge University to...
Mind / Body
On the other side of Covid
I’ve been writing about surviving this pandemic from as soon as we locked down in mid March. I’ve been following the medical research, watching stats, trying to determine the best way to protect...
How to thrive in 2020
As an Intuitive Integrative Nurse Practitioner, I do more than help my patients get their hormones in balance. When you’re hormones are out of whack, your whole life is out of whack. You can’t...
The Gift of Menopause
Oh, yes, there are many gifts of going through the change. I’m not just talking about no longer fussing over periods or worrying about getting pregnant. I’m talking about soul gifts. It’s the...
What’s Your New Year’s Mantra?
Most of us make New Years resolutions. Promises to make changes... lose weight, make more money, get organized, be happier. Many of us make the same resolutions every year. And for a couple of...
How to Release Your Old Story
Now more than ever, we are experiencing the growing pains of change. Yet we hang onto the old like a worn-out lifeline. It is human nature to fear change, yet change is part of life. What makes us...
Loving Yourself Enough To Let Go
I have been encouraging my patients to literally clean out their closets. When they have felt stuck, reliving old issues over and over again, seemingly making no progress, I encourage them to see...
Obesity
Best tips for how to avoid Holiday Weight Gain
If you want to know how to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain and still enjoy the holidays, then here are my best tips ... When your hormones are out of balance, it’s hard to avoid packing on the pounds...
When Sugar’s not So Sweet – How to Heal Insulin Resistance Naturally
Since my children were young, I called sugar the bane of our modern society. Excess consumption of sugar causes so many diseases - obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cavities, malnutrition, adrenal...
Hot Weather Workouts
If you‘re trying to get in shape for the summer but it’s just too hot—Then check out my three essential tips to get the most benefit out of your workouts so you can keep in shape in-spite of the...
What Happens to a Woman’s Body over the Years if she Stays Active?
Did you know being sedentary is one of the biggest factors in all disease and leads to early death? As a woman, your health is is directly related to your activity level. Let’s talk about what...
Is Keto Diet Healthy? | Ketogenic Diet Effects
Greetings, in this article we are going to talk about whether or not the ketogenic diet is healthy. First of all, I want you to understand what the ketogenic diet is. It is basically a very, very...
Ditch your scale – Sane weight loss for women
Are you blinded by the scale? Part of our conditioning as women include the “number gods” Especially how much we weigh... And society and the marketing world feed off our insecurities. But what’s...
PCOS
Foods To Avoid For PCOS | Diet Tips for 2019
In this article, I am going to talk about the best diet for preventing PCOS, and the best diet tips for PCOS. Hi, I'm Deborah Maragopoulos, an intuitive integrative family nurse practitioner. I'm...
What Causes PCOS? | How To Avoid PCOS Naturally
Ever wonder what might be the cause of your PCOS? Well, we are going to go over the three main causes so that you understand a little bit better, in our ongoing blog topic: PCOS. Primarily,...
Naturally Treat PCOS with Diet and Exercise
I would like to tell you about the natural treatment for PCOS. So, you can treat PCOS naturally and not actually have to be dependent on medications for PCOS. PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome,...
Can I Get Pregnant with PCOS?
It may seem impossible to get pregnant with PCOS. But let me assure you that it is possible! You just need to get your hormones in balance first. I have had many patients with PCOS be able to get...
Alternatives to Birth Control for PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by irregular periods. Conventional medicine uses birth control pills (BCPs) to regulate your periods and try and prevent wasting your eggs, but BCPs have...
Learn The Truth About Natural Alternatives To Metformin
If you’ve been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome then you may be prescribed a drug called metformin or glucophage. PCOS is a metabolic disorder in which you become insulin resistant which...
Thyroid Issues
Hypothryoidism: Balance Your Thyroid Naturally
Are you tired, run-down, gaining weight? Do you suffer from brain fog, low motivation, constipation? Finally, after all these years living with a sluggish metabolism has your blood panel revealed...
Hypothyroidism, What is it? How Can You Treat It?
The hormonal communication between your thyroid and your brain is called the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis. It’s a sensitive negative feedback system that works like a seesaw. When your...
Thyroid and Testosterone
If you’re a man with thyroid problems and want to know how heal naturally — Then this video is for you. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your Hormones in Harmony and optimize your...
The Thyroid Demystified
If you’re a woman with thyroid problems and want to know how heal naturally — Then this video is for you. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your Hormones in Harmony and optimize your...
Natural Treatment of Thyroiditis
If you want to know how to treat thyroiditis naturally, including autoimmune hypothyroidism, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, then this video is for you! If you’re ready to get on the path to optimal...
3 Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Symptoms
If you want to know if you might have thyroiditis, autoimmune hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Then this video is for you. Make sure to subscribe so I can help you get your hormones in...
Women’s Health
Estradiol Side Effects
If you’re taking hormonal birth control or hormone replacement therapy, you need to know about the side effects of the most potent form of estrogen - estradiol. Side effects from estradiol...
Why insomnia is so common in menopause and post menopause
Most women know that once they go through menopause that their sleep habits may change. Insomnia is an incredibly common symptom in menopause. As you're going through the change of life, problems...
What happens when birth control pills shrink your hypothalamus
Studies show that birth control pills do shrink your hypothalamus. I find it really interesting. I've been working with the hypothalamus and hormone disorders for over twenty years, and I've seen...
Sleep Training for Adults
Having trouble sleeping? Perhaps you need to do some sleep training. I’ve been helping my daughter sleep train my infant granddaughter. The baby sleep training system we’re using takes 14 days -...
The Gift of Menopause
Oh, yes, there are many gifts of going through the change. I’m not just talking about no longer fussing over periods or worrying about getting pregnant. I’m talking about soul gifts. It’s the...
Foods To Avoid For PCOS | Diet Tips for 2019
In this article, I am going to talk about the best diet for preventing PCOS, and the best diet tips for PCOS. Hi, I'm Deborah Maragopoulos, an intuitive integrative family nurse practitioner. I'm...
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