Does Your Sweet Preference Influence Your Weight?
Does your sweet taste preference influence your weight? Let’s talk about it. Your hypothalamus controls your glucose metabolism, your hunger, and your weight. Studies have shown that people with a strong preference for sweets have an increased risk for obesity,...
Keep Healthy While You Take Care of Others
Studies show that caretaking increases illness and mortality. How do you keep yourself healthy while caretaking? Let’s talk about it. I recently consulted with a patient who was concerned about a breast lump. Her exam revealed some inflammation of her mammary...
How Infections Trigger Autoimmune Diseases
Do infections trigger autoimmune diseases? Yes. Let’s talk about it. While there are multiple triggers of autoimmunity including smoking, UV light, silicone, pesticides, heavy metals, injuries, and stress – infections have been long associated with...
Your Hypothalamus Influences Autoimmunity
So how does the hypothalamus influence autoimmune disorders? Let’s talk about it. A growing body of research shows that neuro-immune-endocrine alterations may precede autoimmune diseases by several years. If you’ve been following my channel, you...
Cellular Hydration and Your Hypothalamus
Does your hypothalamus influence cellular hydration? Let’s talk about it. Your hypothalamus is the main organ that controls cellular hydration. Hypothalamic osmoregulatory cells are very sensitive to blood fluid levels and electrolytes. When blood...
Emotions and Healing
How do your emotions affect your health and healing? Let’s talk about it. Before the germ theory, it was long believed that emotional or mental states affected physical states. With the invention of the microscope, doctors noticed that microbes caused some...
How Prolactin Affects Bones and Cognition
Did you know that the hypothalamic hormone prolactin affects your bones and your brain? Let’s talk about it. Studies show that there is a relationship between the hypothalamic hormone prolactin, cognition, and bone metabolism. While prolactin is...
How Does Your Hypothalamus Affect Your Periods?
Does your hypothalamus affect your periods? And how can progesterone help irregular periods? Let’s talk about it. Periods do not always come exactly 28 days apart. Normal cycles range from 24-35 days. But if your periods are not coming on a regular basis, you skip...
How Does Your Hypothalamus and Progesterone Affect PMS?
How does your hypothalamus and progesterone affect PMS? Let’s talk about it. While 90% of women experience premenstrual symptoms, 20-40% experience premenstrual syndrome. Your hypothalamus controls your ovarian production of hormones via the...
Male Hormone Replacement Therapy
Why do men need progesterone? Let’s talk about it. Progesterone is typically thought of as a female hormone but men make progesterone too. The adrenal glands actually produce some progesterone. Progesterone is important because it is a natural aromatase...
What is the Hypothalamus’ Role in Infertility?
What is the hypothalamus’ role in infertility? And how can progesterone help? Let’s talk about it. One in four couples experience infertility. And female infertility is particularly sensitive to hypothalamus dysfunction. If your hormones are out of balance, your...The Hormone Queen®
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