How Your Thyroid Could be Impacting Your Health

Your thyroid is most likely impacting your health and you are told otherwise    Millions of Americans are suffering with feelings of fatigue, weight gain, cognitive impairment and depression. Seemingly unrelated and sometimes even attributed to other causes, the thyroid can actually be at play. Thyroid disorders can have a widespread effect on your health.…

5 steps to increase your progesterone levels naturally

  Low Progesterone? 5 Easy Steps to Increase your Levels   As previously discussed in my last post, progesterone is vital for preparing and maintaining pregnancy, especially during the early stages. Progesterone also aids in proper thyroid functioning, and has anti-inflammatory effects in the body, especially in the brain.1,2   Low progesterone have been linked…

Chronic yeast infections – What causes it and how to treat it naturally?

Chronic, Cyclical Candida Infections: What Causes it and How to Treat it   What is Candida? Vulvovaginal candidiasis, more commonly referred to as a yeast infection, is an overgrowth of a type of yeast called Candida in the vaginal tract. Approximately 75% of women will have at least one yeast infection during their life.1 Of…

8 Natural Therapies for Low Estrogen

8 Natural Treatments for Low Estrogen   Hypoestrogenism refers to lower than normal levels of estrogen in our body. This is a normal physiologic response in postmenopausal women, but is a concerning find in women trying to conceive. Although less common than low progesterone, hypoestrogenism requires proper diagnosis and treatment to prevent long-term health consequences.…

PMS

Relative Estrogen Dominance – What is it and what to do about it?

A Brief Look into Relative Estrogen Dominance Syndrome   Although many of us think of menopause (and perimenopause) as a phase in women’s lives where hormones begin to decline, it’s actually common for some women to experience abnormally high estrogen levels. When women have a deficiency of progesterone during this phase, estrogen is in a…