Hormone & Thyroid Health

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Is Your Thyroid Gland Letting You Down?

Your thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped organ situated at the front of your neck. It produces hormones that are...
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Stress Can Cause Progesterone Deficiency In Women

Progesterone deficiency is incredibly common among menstruating women. Estrogen dominance with progesterone deficiency can lead to pre-menstrual mood problems, excessively heavy or painful menstruation and sore breasts leading up to menstruation. Progesterone deficiency is also a feature of polycystic ovarian syndrome, which can cause irregular menstruation or a loss of the menstrual cycle altogether. Progesterone deficiency is a common cause of infertility. You may not realize that your body produces progesterone from cholesterol. This is just one of the important benefits of cholesterol in your body.
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The Liver Can Affect Your Hormones And Your Weight

The relationship between the liver and hormones is an interesting one. The liver does not make hormones itself, as these...
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The Sea Air Is Good For Your Thyroid

Sea air is a good source of iodine. If you don’t get enough of this nutrient through your diet, breathing...
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Is Your Thyroid Condition Affecting Your Eyes?

Many people with an over active thyroid gland caused by Graves’ disease develop what is known as eye signs (Graves’...
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Are You Suffering From Adrenal Fatigue?

By Nutrition Consultant, Jess Robinson What do your adrenals do? Your two adrenal glands lie on top of your kidneys...
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Is Your Sugar Habit Causing Your Hormones To Plummet?

Research presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. found that sugar ingestion can cause a man’s...
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How Your Liver Can Affect Your Mood and Hormones

By Nutrition Consultant, Jess Robinson 4000 years ago, the Chinese noticed the connection between our emotions and our liver. When...
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Are Your Hormones Responsible For Your Muffin Top?

Some people call it a muffin top; others refer to excess torso fat as love handles. However you choose to name the bits of fat that spill out over jeans or trousers, no one wants to have any. Carrying excess fat around your torso doesn’t just look unappealing; it’s also very bad for your health. Excess fat in this region is dangerous because there are a lot of important organs in the area. Fat doesn’t just sit under your skin; it also creeps into your abdominal organs, particularly your liver, pancreas, and even around your heart. Losing weight from this part of the body can be extremely difficult because sometimes hormones can be responsible for the excess fat. An imbalance in one or several hormones can promote deposition of fat around the abdomen and prevent you from being able to lose weight, despite your best efforts.
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Have You Lost Your Thyroid Gland?

If so you need to know these things Surgical removal of the thyroid gland is referred to as thyroidectomy. Sometimes...
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