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The Best Insulin Resistance Diet Plan for Menopause
Today, I'm going to show you the best insulin resistance diet for menopause weight loss. But first, I want you to understand why this even happens. Because it's not just getting older. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaOYf3kO30I Why Menopause Changes the Way Your Body...
Why Am I Gaining Belly Fat With PCOS?
If you have PCOS and most of your weight seems to be belly fat, this is for you. I’m going to explain why, and it comes back to something we’ve been building on: PCOS is a metabolic condition rooted in your hypothalamus, not your ovaries....
Stress Can Do This To Your Body
If you've been stressed for so long that even when you finally have time to relax, your body still feels like it can't switch off, this is for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUxSXxFaMVo Maybe you're exhausted, but you still feel wired. You have trouble falling...
ADHD and Menopause: Why So Many Women Are Being Diagnosed Now
I was recently talking with a menopausal patient who'd just been diagnosed with adult ADHD. She asked me why it seems like so many menopausal women are getting this diagnosis for the first time, later in life. Here's what I've come to understand. Reproductive Hormones...
The Hypothalamus and Your Three Brains
What Does the Hypothalamus Do? How It Connects Your Three Brains Did you know you have three brains? Your brain, your heart, and your gut. Your heart and gut each have their own networks of nerve cells, which is why they're often called the "heart brain" and the "gut...
7 Signs of Estrogen Dominance in Perimenopause
Have your periods suddenly gotten heavier, your breasts feel sore for days, and you’re so bloated that your rings or clothes feel tighter even though you haven’t gained much weight? Maybe your PMS is hitting harder too, with more irritability, headaches, or trouble...
6 Warning Signs of Autoimmune Disease You Shouldn’t Ignore
Autoimmune disease happens when your immune system mistakenly starts reacting against your own tissues. I'm going to show you the signs you shouldn't ignore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y3MhE8hAFo Even though there are many different autoimmune diseases,...
What My Patients Don’t Know I Already Understand
Recently I've been having physical therapy for my neck, and between myself and my physical therapist, two of us who are both clinicians, we exchanged stories about being on the receiving end of healthcare. The receiving end. She said that sometimes our patients don't...
Sleep Well to Live Longer
How Deep Sleep Slows Aging: A Hormone Specialist's Guide to Slow-Wave Sleep and Longevity Deep sleep slows down biological aging since it is the only time when various repair systems operate at full capacity – including the glymphatic clearance of brain waste, the...
Top 5 Foods to Lower Cortisol Naturally
The most effective foods for lowering cortisol are those rich in B vitamins, omega-3 fats, and magnesium, along with meals that stabilize blood sugar and support gut health. These foods work by signaling safety to your hypothalamus — the gland that starts the cortisol...
3 Foods To Avoid For PCOS
Today we’re going to talk about foods to avoid for PCOS and the best diet tips for PCOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3UO2TqRN7g&t=25s Hi, I’m Deborah Maragopoulos, FNP, intuitive integrative family nurse practitioner. I’m an expert in hormones, and I’ve...
Thank You, Dolly
I was with patients last Tuesday when my husband walked into the office in tears. “Oh my goodness, what’s wrong?” “Dolly Parton died.” I was a little surprised. Steve isn’t a country music fan, but he’s always been a fan of Dolly’s humanity — as we all have. What...
10 Signs You Have Progesterone Deficiency
Are your periods suddenly heavier than they used to be? Are you spotting before your period, dealing with breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings, anxiety, or having a harder time sleeping the week before you bleed? Maybe your cycles are getting shorter, longer, more...
Menopause Brain Fog? Your Hypothalamus May Be Out of Rhythm
You walk into a room and forget why you’re there.You open your phone and cannot remember what you were about to look up.You lose words in the middle of a sentence.You forget names, appointments, or the thing you were just holding in your hand. And then you wonder, “Am...
5 Ways to Avoid Increased Cortisol Levels Before Bed
What you do in the hour or two before bed can either help your body settle down or convince your brain that the night shift has just begun. And that is a problem if you are trying to sleep. Because your body is not supposed to be running on stress chemistry at...
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