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Oct 5, 2016 | Health, Hormonal Issues, Weight Issues |
What is Leptin? Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells in white adipose tissue. Leptin is a master hormone and sends a signal to the hypothalamus in the brain to let it know how much fat is to be stored. It controls our hunger and feelings of satiety.What is...
Oct 15, 2015 | Body and Mind, Gut Health, Healthy Eating, Hormonal Issues, Sleep, Weight Issues |
I received a request recently from a young woman in her twenties who wanted me to give her a diet plan to help her lose weight. She was suffering from depression, anxiety and night terrors and the drugs she was taking had made her gain 10kg in eight months. She told...
Jul 18, 2014 | Hormonal Issues, Medications/Vitamins |
Are you on the pill? Is your daughter on the pill? Are you thinking about advising your daughter to go on the pill? For many years it has been more normal to be taking the pill, then it is to be off the pill. It really should be the other way around. In this short...
Jul 9, 2014 | Body and Mind, Hormonal Issues, Medications/Vitamins |
Almost all women these days are on that little, though powerful ‘pill’. It is rarer for someone not to be on the pill, then to be on the pill. Yes, okay- it is convenient in many ways, though it is extremely damaging to a woman’s health. Once I realised this quite...
Jun 12, 2014 | Auto-Immune Diseases, Body and Mind, Hormonal Issues, Medications/Vitamins |
Here is a link to a review that may answer questions for you regarding iodine and its significance in thyroid health, hormone health and possible link in the prevention and cure of fibrotic breast disease and PCOS. The question that is divided in the medical community...
