What is the relationship between your gut microbiome and arthritis? Let’s talk about it. There’s a growing body of evidence that your gut microbiome (the friendly bacteria in your intestine) influences inflammation throughout your body, including inflammatory...
What are the signs that you have a food allergy? Let’s talk about it. Food allergies affect many people. In self-reports 11-19% of adults and 1 out of 13 children report food allergies. The prevalence of IgE-mediated food allergies in the United States at 3.5...
Breastfeeding and the gut microbiome, what’s the connection? Let’s talk about it. Studies show that breastfeeding your infant has major benefits on their development, health, and immunity. But did you know that breastfeeding helps to establish the gut...
So what can you eat for a healthy gut and a healthy brain? Let’s talk about it. Your gut and brain require very similar nutrients. I like to think of your gut as one of your three brains – meaning a center of neurotransmitter production. Your first brain...
What’s the truth about your gut microbiome? And what does it have to do with your health? Let’s talk about it The beneficial bacteria and other microbes of your gut, known as your microbiome, affect many areas of your health. Your gut microbiome...
Why is hydration key to gut health and cellular function? Let’s talk about it. Having healthy, hydrated plump and juicy cells makes a huge difference in whether or not your body functions optimally. Well-hydrated cells allow hormones, neurotransmitters, and...
Why is it important for your gut to be healthy? And especially, how does your gut health affect your hormones? Focusing on gut health is very popular now. With the majority of the focus being on making sure that you have enough probiotics in your diet. But...
When you hear someone talk about “gut health,” what they’re referring to is basically an optimally functioning gastrointestinal tract. All of the tissues and organs between your mouth and your anus affect digestion and absorption of nutrients. If your gut is not...
If you want to know how your gut affects your hormones, then this is the article, for you! Today I’m going to teach you how your digestion, your gut, your gastrointestinal tract affect your hormones. Also how your hormones affect your gastrointestinal tract....
The Hormone Queen®
Deborah Maragopoulos FNP Intuitive Integrative Medicine