by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Oct 24, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Did you know that the hypothalamus controls your blood sugar? Let’s talk about it. Contrary to common belief, it’s not your pancreas that controls your blood sugar. New research proves that your blood sugar is controlled centrally by your hypothalamus. I have...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 25, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Your hypothalamus orchestrates your genetic expression. That’s because your hypothalamus is at the center of your pyramid of health. All hormonal messengers through the orchestration of the hypothalamus direct your genetic expression. You have millions of potential...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 20, 2023 | Menopause
Your immune system produces hormones called cytokines. Two hundred cytokines have been identified so far. Your hypothalamus directly affects your immune system through circadian hormones. Your immune system’s job is to protect you. White blood cells act like soldiers...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 14, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Your hypothalamus orchestrates all hormonal-type messengers including neurotransmitters. Your nerves produce neurotransmitters to communicate with each other. There are more than 100 neurotransmitters made by your nervous system; some of the most important are...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 28, 2023 | Hypothalamus
So far science has identified over 50 hormones. Hormones are produced by many organs, including your gut, your fat cells, your kidneys, and your parathyroid. The most well-known hormones are produced by your endocrine system. Different from exocrine glands like your...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 7, 2023 | Hypothalamus
Long COVID is defined by new, continuing, or recurring symptoms that occur four or more weeks after initial coronavirus infection. Long COVID is associated with all ages and acute phase disease severities, with the highest percentage of diagnoses between the ages of...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 1, 2023 | Hypothalamus
The function or malfunction of your hypothalamus underlies everything going on in your body. And the past ten years or so, science has proven what I’ve seen clinically in my healthcare practice. Your hypothalamus is at the root of many diseases. Menopause or...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Aug 28, 2023 | Menopause, Women's Health
Why do menopausal women have memory issues? Let’s talk about it. A severe impairment of cognitive function characterizes dementia. Mild cognitive impairment represents a transition between normal cognition and dementia. The frequency of cognitive changes is higher in...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Aug 16, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Mind/Body, Weight Management, Women's Health
A recent study shows that emotional eating is very common. An analysis of over 5000 adults found that over 20% eat emotionally, with prevalence higher in young white women. Physiologically, hunger is hormonally regulated. There are two main hunger pathways: the...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Sep 5, 2023 | Gut Health, Hypothalamus, Weight Management
The best diet for hypothalamus health is the Mediterranean diet. In multiple studies, the Mediterranean diet has been shown to be the best antiaging diet, hormone balancing diet, and weight loss diet. Study after study rates the Mediterranean diet as the most...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Aug 16, 2023 | Hypothalamus
What is hypothalamus dysfunction? Let’s talk about it. When your hypothalamus isn’t happy, it’s called hypothalamus dysfunction. Hypothalamus dysfunction is defined as insufficient production of hypothalamic hormones. Firstly, without adequate hypothalamus hormones,...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Last updated: Jul 11, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
Did you know that hypothalamic dysfunction can cause insulin resistance? Let’s talk about it. Insulin resistance occurs when the insulin receptors on your cells are no longer open to accepting insulin. Insulin resistance is a biological adaptive behavior for...