Category Archives: Hormones

Does Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity Exist?

Gluten-Free

by Dr. Peter Osborne The Gluten Free Society Thank you to Dr. Peter Osborne from The Gluten Free Society for allowing us to reproduce his article on non-celiac gluten sensitivity. This is one of best articles I have ever had the pleasure of reading on this subject. Please be sure to visit Dr. Obsorne’s website, […]

Eat to balance your hormones?

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Let’s get right into it today. We have seen some book releases lately on how to eat to balance your hormones and I would like to you to take this information with “a grain of salt” as the saying goes. Don’t get me wrong, the food you eat does play […]

Heart and Thyroid – an Intimate Relationship

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by Lynda Buitrago In 2014, more than one in three adults had some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since 1984, more women than men have died from CVD. Despite this, heart attacks are still mistakenly thought of as a primarily male affliction, so women with symptoms of heart attack are often sent home from the […]

Get Back That Loving Feeling

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Last week I wrote and article “3 Reasons Why You May Have Lost that Loving Feeling” discussing the impact your hormones, neurotransmitters and cardiovascular system will play in your ability to experience intimacy with your significant other. If you missed that article, read this here. As promised, this week I […]

3 Reasons Why You May Have Lost that Loving Feeling

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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath Valentine’s Day is coming up and this will often lead to conversations about relationships and intimacy. The unfortunate part of this conversation is that most are actually discussing the lack of intimacy. Sad but true. Of course this lack of intimacy can be driven by mental, emotional and feelings toward […]

Still Suffering with Thyroid Symptoms?

Woman-Suffering

The number of people suffering with thyroid symptoms is truly reaching an epidemic proportion. I want to be clear that the bulk of these thyroid disorders are not actually a thyroid issue. Let’s look at some simple statistics first. More than 12 percent of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime. […]

Hormones and Weight Loss

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When we think about weight loss we typically think about diet and exercise. Far too often the issue that is staring us back in the face is the diet and exercise does not leave us with the weight loss goals we are looking for. How can that be? After all, we’ve been told for years […]

More Energy, Weight Loss & Adrenal Function

Fatigue-Weight-Adrenal

Two significant factors that are simply “in your face” on a more consistent basis is fatigue and weight gain. What most are not thinking about is that these feed on each other and also have a common denominator, which is adrenal function. For your body to feel satisfied nutritionally, it truly needs to feel satisfied […]

Weight Loss Management

Weight-Loss-Management

Slender ALL, Pro-Metabolic and Myomin for Weight Loss The brain plays a critical role in weight control. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that stimulates a happy feeling. When people eat, serotonin is produced and the subtle happy feeling experienced can be addictive. People who are overweight are subconsciously addicted to this feeling. When there is a […]

Three Absolutes for Weight Loss

Weight-Loss-Goals

Today we will discuss three absolutes that are essential for healthy weight loss, defining this as reaching your weight loss goals and maintaining your new healthy weight long term. Let’s start of by understanding who this article is written for. If you have focused on weight loss in the past, you’ve lost the desired weight […]