Hormonal health is all about balance – but achieving the right balance can be a challenge, particularly for women at midlife. One of the most striking examples of this dynamic is found in women whose estrogen and progesterone balance is off kilter.
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Why Women Need to Understand How Cortisol Affects Their Health
As a result of our more sedentary and stressful lives, many women suffer from an imbalance in their cortisol levels. An excess of cortisol in the body can lead to many troublesome symptoms,…
Healthy Glowing Skin Starts from Within
Most people know to put moisturizer on dry skin, but it’s equally important to hydrate the skin from within. Staying adequately hydrated affects every cell in your body, including your skin.
How to Give Your Metabolism a Healthy Boost
Many factors influence your metabolism overall and this includes your age, body, composition, gender and even the food you consume. Although we all tend to blame a slowing metabolism in middle age on growing older, new research shows that it’s not so much the aging process but the lifestyle changes we tend to make in late adulthood that are to blame for midlife weight gain.
How to Stay Happy, Healthy and Stress-Free This Holiday Season
Despite the festive, happy images we are bombarded with in the media, many people find the holidays a difficult time.
Dr. Amanda Tracy, ND 