Health & Wellbeing
Supporting your daughter with menstruation
A common scenario A girl might be 10 years old, and life is good. Her energy is fine. She might have some challenges with friends
Category: Hormones
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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
Beauty
Inflammation and Ageing
Inflammation is one of the major drivers behind ageing. Put simply, inflammation is your immune system’s response to a stimulus – usually problematic substances that have entered your body or been created in your body.
Hormones
The highs and lows of cortisol
You might think only of cortisol in relation to stress or cortisone in relation to something that gets injected into injured joints. Your body makes both.