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 never fall back to sleep at all... We all know that stress affects our...
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 social distancing in order to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. No more...
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 change of life. Estrogen is your joy hormone. Estrogen fuels...
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...
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 body. Your hypothalamus controls all your major body functions that are...
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 me. Mostly they come from the Central Valley bringing children of all ages for...
Have you ever been to the doctor knowing something’s wrong and you’re pretty sure it’s your hormones, so he runs blood tests and you go back for the results to be told they’re all normal? How can your blood tests be normal when you feel like crap? It’s because your...
Hypothalamic dysfunction could be root of your health issues, if you have the following symptoms: Weight gain and inability to normalize weight Hair loss Exercise intolerance Lack of endurance Hot flashes Temperature intolerance Fatigue Insomnia Skin rashes Moodiness...
In my passion for what I want to share with a new patient, I start drawing diagrams to illustrate my points. My patients love them, so much that they take them home, but they are kind of sloppy so I had my artistic daughter draw the following for my use. Here is the...
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
Intuitive Integrative Medicine
