"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!” My new patient looks sick and tired. Dorothy has bags under her eyes. Her energy is sluggish and she looks at least ten years older than she claims to be. She came into my office carting a large satchel full of drugs and...
We all have a story, why we do what we do… “Daddy, please, don't.” My father is stroking my arm. In any other context it would be fine. We are a touchy-feely kind of family. Yet at this moment, I am in labor with my first child, my senses heightened and every little...
If you want to know how to increase your sensitivity to your own hormones, or to bioidentical hormones, Read on! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I am going to tell you how to increase your natural hormone sensitivity. Why? Because less is more. So, let us talk about...
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...
Ok, what about those hormone partners? Well, Cortisol has a partner too. It’s DHEA. DHEA follows cortisol like a puppy. If your cortisol is high, then your DHEA is too. If your cortisol bottoms out, then so does your DHEA. DHEA is also produced by your adrenal glands....
They don’t work alone. Most of your hormones have a counterbalancing partner. Estrogen & ProgesteroneCortisol & DHEAInsulin & Glucagon and more! Let us start with your sex hormones. Estrogen partners with Progesterone; Estrogen is the fertilizer,...
If you are wondering what causes your hormonal headaches and how to treat it naturally, then read on. In this article, I will show you exactly what you need to deal with your hormonal headaches and how to treat them naturally. Let's begin. So, first off, let us talk...
If you want to know how your liver detoxification affects your hormones, then I wrote this for you. Welcome back to my blog. Today I am discussing how your liver detoxifies your hormones and how that affects your hormonal health. It is a super important topic and,...
Ok, when I say Hormones, what do you imagine I’m referring to? Sex hormones? Like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone? Or thyroid hormones? Adrenal hormones like cortisol and DHEA Insulin? Growth hormone? Melatonin? I’m talking about all your Hormones. All of the...
In the past three decades as an Intuitive Integrative Nurse Practitioner, I’ve helped thousands of people achieve optimal health - physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I focus on hormones because, frankly, it is your hormones that control everything. Your moods,...
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
Intuitive Integrative Medicine
