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Hormone Imbalance

7 Tips to Maximize Hormone Health

Hormones are often the basis for many of our woes, including weight gain. But outside of puberty, pregnancy, and menopause, many people don’t give hormones much thought or realize how they are affected by diets, exercise choices, and lifestyle. Today, our hormones are more out of whack than ever due...

Sleep

Avoid Multi-Tasking: One of Many Insomnia Cures

A few weekends ago I thought it would be a good idea to “unwind” baking cookies (gluten and refined sugar free!). Cooking for me is a natural stress relief. Unfortunately I was not really unwinding – because I decided to listen to a webinar at the same time. It seemed pretty...

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Spring Cleaning For Stress

Do you know what today is? It is the Vernal (or Spring) Equinox. For those of you on the East Coast, you may have been patiently waiting for this day for many months! Today is a day when “day equals night”. There will be 12 hours of daylight and 12...

Functional Foods

Detoxing for PCOS Weight Loss

We all want to be healthy and we are all busy. A few weeks ago we had talked about cutting down on caffeine as a way to balance weight and hormones.  There is an easy way to do this and increase consumption of detoxifying herbs such as dandelion (multitasking!) through...

Functional Foods

Omega-3s For Dealing With Hormonal Imbalance

Omega 3 fatty acids fight inflammation in the body. Inflammation is behind many of our “hormone” challenges – such as low moods, cramping, depression, and fatigue. Omega-3 fatty acids also promote healthy and flexible cell membranes, ensuring hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and prolactin to reach and attach to...