Adrenals. Those amazingly underestimated glands that sit perched on your kidneys and produce both your stress hormones and your sex hormones. I had to ask myself, could their function be more bipolar since our stress hormones literally turn off...
Read moreThe Healthy Hormone Series – Testosterone
Whilst you might think testosterone is only for the fella’s, think again. Women need testosterone and the amount we need changes throughout the course of our reproductive and non-reproductive years. For women, testosterone is made in both...
Read moreHealthy Hormone Series – Oestrogen explained
The most female of all hormones, oestrogen often gets a bad wrap because for many women, let’s just say, the struggle is real. When oestrogen is out of balance, life can be tough. Here’s why. Whilst oestrogen is predominantly made in...
Read moreThe Healthy Hormone Series – Serotonin
Oh Serotonin. It’s the happy brain chemical that helps us to feel good! As if you don’t want to be served up a slice, stat. Serotonin is thought to be a neurotransmitter that got its name from it’s ability to affect the serum...
Read moreThe Healthy Hormone Series – Melatonin & how it helps prevent cancer.
You might have heard melatonin come up in conversations around sleep. It’s a key player in helping us relax in order to sleep the night away. And because of this reason, it is also responsible for regulating our body clock. Makes sense...
Read moreThe Healthy Hormone Series – Cortisol. Is it standing between you and your excess weight?
Last week we explored DHEA, the hormone that helps keep cortisol in check among other things. If you didn’t get a chance to read it you can catch up here. Cortisol is a hormone you may have heard swung around the traps as if it were the...
Read moreThe Healthy Hormone Series – DHEA and why it may help your acne & tame your anxiety
I’m so into helping you understand yourself better – I’m running a special series on Hormones. Each week we will specifically talk about one of your main hormones, what it does and why you need it to be happy. It’s all...
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