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 can be annoying, but are controllable if you understand how your hormones...
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 sleeping can start in perimenopause and extend all the way through...
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 many many women who have a long history of birth control pill use with...
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 - because that’s how long it takes to set a new habit - for infants and...
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 challenge of our shifting hormones that becomes the fuel for our...
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 an expert in hormones, and I've helped many PCOS patients actually get...
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, it is important to understand the genetics of PCOS. If you have a...
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 be treated. What we need to focus on is a few different things. PCOS...
If you want to know what you can do about your hormonally induced leg cramps, I wrote this article for you. Welcome back to my Hormone Healing blog. Today, I will talk about leg cramps and how your hormones induce them and what you can do about this, naturally....
Welcome back to my short series on hormonal weight gain. We are going to begin with the effects of estrogen on our weight. Estrogen is your youth hormone; without adequate estrogen, the skin looks saggy, like that of an elephant. One thing that makes young women look...
If you want to know how to treat your hormonally induced anemia, naturally, then this article was written for you. I am going to talk about treating anemia naturally and how your hormones affect it, and what you can do about it. First of all, you need to understand...
If you want to know why you are losing your hair and how your hormones are affecting that, this article tackles those issues. Welcome back to my blog. Today, I'm going to show you what is happening with your hormones that are affecting hormonal hair loss. First of...
They don’t work alone. Most of your hormones have a counterbalancing partner. Estrogen & Progesterone Cortisol & DHEA Insulin & Glucagon and more! Let us start with your sex hormones. Estrogen partners with Progesterone; Estrogen is the fertilizer,...
Today, I'm going to tell you how to metabolize your 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 get...
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 side effects. And do BCPs really preserve your fertility? Here’s three...
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
Intuitive Integrative Medicine
