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...
While there isn’t one single thing to blame for all health issues, there is a root cause that is often ignored: hypothalamic dysfunction. I know I talk about your hypothalamus a lot, but that’s because it’s the master controller of all your vital systems, including...
Finding what may be underlying my patient's dis-ease at a psycho-spiritual level takes some finesse. As I get to know a patient, their core issue becomes apparent, and when they are ready to deal with it, we do. Sometimes I am blessed to have a new patient come to me...
Do you feel like you’re constantly sick and tired? Being sick and tired of being sick and tired is the number one complaint my patients have when they first consult with me. While every case is different, my typical new patient is a middle-aged woman, who we’ll call...
"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...
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 partners. A counterbalancing partner. Estrogen & ProgesteroneCortisol & DHEAInsulin & Glucagon and more! Let us start with your sex hormones. Estrogen partners with Progesterone; Estrogen is the fertilizer,...
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP
Intuitive Integrative Medicine
In this FREE Training to Reboot Your Hormones With Ease
