by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
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,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
If you are wondering what causes your hormonal migraine 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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
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 is detoxifying hormones and how that affects your hormonal health. It is a super important topic and,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 16, 2023 | Hypothalamus
You have more hormones in the human body than you realize. Let’s talk. When I mention Hormones in the human body, what do you imagine I’m referring to? Sex hormones? Like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone? Or thyroid hormones? Adrenal hormones like...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Gut Health
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....
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
If you want to know what you need to do for metabolizing testosterone safely, whether you are a man or a woman, then you will want to keep reading. Today, I’m going to show you how to metabolize your testosterone safely for either women or men, because we both...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
Today, I’m going to tell you how to metabolize estrogen safely. This is one of my favorite subjects, talking about estrogen and I like to talk about estrogen in terms of the good, the bad and the ugly. I’m going to teach you exactly what you need to do to...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 10, 2023 | Weight Management
Are you gaining weight, and you don’t know why? Unfortunately, hormone weight gain is a very real thing. Going up 3-5 pounds with premenstrual bloating, and retaining that extra weight through menopause is very common for most women. But there are ways to lose...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus
So you’ve been on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for a few years. Everything was peachy. You felt good. Hot flashes stopped. You could sleep through the night. Your moods were stable. No more brain fog. But now you’re having hot flashes again. And night...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 13, 2022 | Weight Management
When your hormones are out of balance, it’s hard to avoid packing on the pounds during the holidays. Studies show that from Halloween through the New Year, the average American gains seven pounds! What are you going to do? Part of the holidays is all the delicious...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 13, 2022 | Hypothalamus
The entire system of hormones is called the neuro-immune- endocrine system. Medicine separates these into three specialties – neurology, immunology, and endocrinology – yet these three systems are dependent upon one another. To truly assess and treat a patient, I take...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, Men's Health
Bio-identical hormones are best delivered transdermally — through the skin. Unlike oral hormones, transdermal hormones bypass the liver so there is no interference with the clotting cascade. Thus, hormone creams are safer. I prefer liposomal bases for transdermal...