by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 18, 2023 | Autoimmunity, Hypothalamus
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 15, 2023 | Hypothalamus, 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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 14, 2023 | 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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 13, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Men's Health, Women's Health
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Dec 4, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 3, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Oct 2, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 30, 2023 | Men's Health, Hypothalamus
What is male hormone replacement therapy? Male hormone replacement therapy (male HRT) refers to the medical use of hormones to address declining or deficient hormone levels in men — most commonly testosterone, but increasingly including other hormones such as...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 29, 2023 | Infertility, Hypothalamus
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...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 28, 2023 | Perimenopause
What is the hypothalamus’ role in perimenopause and how can progesterone help? Let’s talk about it. Perimenopause is the 5 to 15 years before menopause when you have your very last period. At that time your hormone levels are fluctuating drastically but the hormone...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 27, 2023 | Menopause, Women's Health
How does menopause affect the hypothalamus? As ovarian hormones decline in menopause, the hypothalamus receives weaker and less predictable hormonal signals, which makes it increasingly dysregulated. Because the hypothalamus is the brain’s master control center...
by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP | Sep 26, 2023 | Hypothalamus, Women's Health
What is estrogen dominance and what is the role of progesterone? Let’s talk about it. Estrogen dominance is a condition where a woman produces more estrogen in ratio to progesterone. In a healthy reproductive cycle, the ovary produces 10-50 times more progesterone...