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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Dec 10, 2022 | Menopause
Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy uses naturally derived hormones from wild yams and soy. Yams and soy that are compounded for precise dosing into a variety of delivery mechanisms. Transdermal creams, oral drops or capsules. Sublingual drops or troches,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health
Is Male Behavior affected by Hormones? Of course! Any woman knows that. Men are as affected by their hormones as we women are affected by ours. Yet it takes a study from Cambridge University to prove to the world of powerful men that indeed, their behavior is affected...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Apr 7, 2022 | Blog, Gut Health, Mind/Body
You are what you eat… literally. You know that protein builds muscle and that carbohydrates are energy foods, but did you know that every chemical you make, every hormone, every neurotransmitter, every cytokine, all come from nutrients derived from the food you...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jan 10, 2023 | Hypothalamus
I’ve been asked many times what I recommend to keep Hormones in Harmony®, and I like to respond with seven simple lifestyle changes for healthy hormones. These seven small changes will make a huge difference in your hormone health! #1 Sleep in the Dark. Your pineal...