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Hormones

Understanding TSH, a key thyroid hormone

Understanding TSH When the thyroid gland isn’t working optimally, it affects your whole body—from your bowels to your brain (think brain fog), to your body

Hormones

The Pill—what you need to know

The combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP), commonly known as ‘the Pill’, is one of the most well-known prescribed medications. Yet, it is something that many

Hormones

Understanding progesterone

Progesterone is one of our key sex hormones and its name gives some indication of what it does in the body (think ‘pro-gestation’). Yet it

Hormones

All about the hormonal IUD (Mirena®)

The hormonal IUD—commonly known by the brand name Mirena®—is a small, plastic T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus. It is considered a long-acting

Hormones

How stress impacts your hormones

We all have moments of stress in our lives and our bodies are designed to cope with small bursts of it. However, in our modern

Health & Wellbeing

Ageing and weight gain: is it inevitable?

Too many people are led to believe that ageing and weight gain go hand in hand. The thing is, if this was the case, everyone would put on weight as they aged – and this does not happen.

Hormones

Are you estrogen dominant?

Of the tens of thousands of women I’ve met, one of the more common hormonal patterns I see is estrogen dominance. This is where estrogen levels are too high in relation to progesterone in the second half of a woman’s cycle.

Beauty

How stress ages us

How often do you feel overwhelmed by the everyday tasks in your life? When everything feels urgent or we perceive immense amounts of pressure in our daily lives, it communicates stress to our body. And for far too many people, this is becoming a daily occurrence

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