Happy New Year – Let’s Make 2024 Your Healthiest Ever: January 2024 Newsletter

By |2024-01-02T15:44:41-08:00January 2nd, 2024|Balancing Hormones, Detoxifying, Immune System Support, Losing Weight, SHAPE ReClaimed|

With the New Year our thoughts turn to our annual New Year’s resolutions. This year let us all resolve that 2024 will be our healthiest year ever! We will do what we need to do – eat healthier, exercise more, and engage in activities that reduce our mental and emotional [...]

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Weight Loss Injections – What They Are Not Telling You (Thanks to Vanessa Teff)

By |2023-12-03T10:04:42-08:00December 3rd, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Healthy Food and Supplements, Losing Weight, Lowering Cholesterol and Blood Sugar, Navigating Marketing Hypes, SHAPE ReClaimed|

The following is from my friend Vanessa Teff's newsletter from September. She did an excellent job of summarizing the situation, so no need for me to reinvent the wheel! There is another great article in the Weston Price Wise Traditions journal which is not yet available to the public. When [...]

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Fats, Cholesterol and Hormones – Keys to Better Health: June 2023 Newsletter

By |2023-06-01T16:17:02-07:00June 1st, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity, Lowering Cholesterol and Blood Sugar, Navigating Marketing Hypes|

Our look at nutrition myths continues this month with a look at fat and cholesterol. While it may be surprising to you, the belief that fat is bad for you and that cholesterol causes heart attacks is still quite prevalent. It is true that certain fats are not healthy and [...]

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Steroid Hormones Part 4: Female and Male Life Cycles

By |2023-05-30T18:52:45-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

Steroid Hormones Part 4: Female and Male Life Cycles Before we look at hormonal imbalances, let’s get a quick understanding of the hormonal stages of the typical female and male life cycles. Female Life Cycle Once the female reaches puberty she has entered her reproductive years. To reach full reproductive [...]

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Steroid Hormones Part 3: Introduction to Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone

By |2023-05-30T18:51:55-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

Steroid Hormones Part 3: Introduction to Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone Testosterone Testosterone is the main male and androgen hormone. It is produced in the testes (males) and in the ovaries and adrenal glands (females). It is also produced by the conversion of androstenedione and at times DHEA. It is a [...]

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Steroid Hormones Part 2: Cortisol and Stress

By |2023-05-30T18:54:47-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

Steroid Hormones Part 2: Cortisol and Stress Cortisol Cortisol is made in the adrenal cortex. It is primarily known for its role in our stress response by engaging the sympathetic nervous system (better known as “fight or flight”). Here’s the basic mechanism: We see a tiger. We need to run. [...]

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Steroid Hormones Part 1: Introduction, Cholesterol, Pregnenolone, and DHEA

By |2023-05-30T18:50:57-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

Steroid Hormones Part 1: Introduction, Cholesterol, Pregnenolone, and DHEA We now turn our attention to the steroid hormones, and particularly the sex hormones (a subset of the steroids). These hormones are made in a variety of organs and their production is linked with sex and life cycle. We will briefly [...]

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The Adrenal Glands

By |2023-05-30T18:55:37-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

There is an old saying that how well you live depends to a large extent upon how well your adrenal glands function. We have two adrenal glands, each about the size of a walnut, that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenals are best known as our stress handling [...]

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The Thyroid Gland

By |2023-05-30T19:01:22-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

Perhaps of all the endocrine glands in the body, the thyroid gets the most attention. And it well should. Many of us know someone who has been told they are “hypothyroid” or are on medications for low thyroid. Why is the thyroid so important? Its main function is to control [...]

Meet Your Hormones – The Endocrine System – Part 2

By |2023-05-30T18:44:17-07:00May 30th, 2023|Balancing Hormones, Improved Mood and Mental Clarity|

In Part 1 of this article I introduced the endocrine system. The overview continues here. Following is a brief overview of the glands, the hormone(s) they produce, and the function of those hormones. Future articles will provide more details. Pineal gland Melatonin – sleep regulation, internal clock. Hypothalamus Produces several [...]

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