What are 8 ways to reduce your risk factors for heart disease without medication? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/KNIgSVrJCt8 Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. In the United States, one person dies every 34 seconds from...
What are the 8 top tips to manage your blood pressure? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/645xJVWfT9I Your blood pressure is influenced by the health of your heart, how much inflammation is going on in your body, and the elasticity. Your hypothalamus controls...
How do you prepare for the challenges of the postpartum period? Let's talk about it. https://youtu.be/SBcYvOd_G0Y Having a baby is a big change in your life. You’re going to be sore and exhausted from giving birth, navigating breastfeeding or if you choose not to...
Diabetes affects 1 out of 10 people in the United States and the global prevalence of diabetes is growing. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 is also known as insulin-dependent autoimmune diabetes and is not reversible due to the extensive damage of the pancreas....
Don’t understand your doctor? Here's some tips to have a more productive appointment with your health care provider. It’s not unusual for people to go to a doctor's appointment and come back not understanding anything that was explained to them or what they're...
What are four signs that you're suffering from hormonal imbalances? Hormonal imbalances include sex hormone imbalances, adrenal imbalances, thyroid hormone imbalances, as well as pancreatic hormone and pituitary hormone imbalances. Your whole endocrine system helps...
How do you reduce stress, anxiety and burnout? Here are three simple steps. Stress, anxiety, and burnout can affect anyone and have been particularly difficult during these pandemic years, especially for US healthcare workers, but for anybody who's had to deal with...
What's the best diet to age gracefully? Let's talk about it. Aging gracefully looks different to a lot of different people. Some of it means they don't look old. I believe it means you don't feel old and you don't act old. What matters is what's going on internally...
How do you age gracefully? Here are five tips to age with vitality and avoid chronic illnesses. https://youtu.be/vgoyBuzbqOk Aging Gracefully can be a challenge A big part of it is your mindset. Some of it's your genetics. Yet the biggest factor is your lifestyle....
Do you suffer from neck pain? Let me share seven tips to relieve neck pain. https://youtu.be/HIcv1oKvesk Neck Pain As a family nurse practitioner, I treat my patients for other issues than hormonal imbalance. Neck pain is very common and needs to be addressed. The...
What are the best tips for sex after menopause? Honestly, I get this question all the time as a Family Nurse Practitioner: now that I’m menopausal how can I have a better, healthier sex life? https://youtu.be/IThFw-h9PmI I always start by assessing vaginal health....
Yes, vibrators help pelvic floor muscles in women. A recent study on sexual health and urinary incontinence shows that women's vaginal tone and strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles can improve by regular use of a vibrator. https://youtu.be/-OZKllEwLjM How do...
Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. In my patients who are concerned about their sexual health, most are concerned about their sex life. Perhaps they’re not having regular sex, or intercourse is...
It's super important that your pelvic floor is strong and flexible. Your pelvic floor includes the muscles attached to the hip bones that hold up your bladder and in the case of women, your uterus. https://youtu.be/2rjBeSV_xGY Your pelvic floor can be damaged...
Female infertility affects 20-25% percent of women. Infertility is defined as the inability to get pregnant after at least 12 months of trying to conceive. https://youtu.be/6oAYDu-xhqg The signs and symptoms of infertility in women include: Abnormal periods,...
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
Intuitive Integrative Medicine
In this FREE Training to Reboot Your Hormones With Ease
