by Laura Dankof | Nov 3, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
This year has created new challenges and added stress requiring us all to pivot in some way. Do you find yourself in self-preservation mode? Do you feel disconnected from others? What you may not know is that your love hormone could be suffering from the stress...
by Laura Dankof | Oct 28, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
From the end of October through the end of December, there is so much going on it can make your head spin. So I’ve spent some time thinking about how to help you get out of your own way so that you can have the energy you desire to get through the upcoming...
by Laura Dankof | Oct 21, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
Hormonal imbalance can be nasty and frustrating. Cue the undesirable health effects – unwanted breakouts, fatigue, depression, hair loss, low sex drive, painful periods or miserable menopause, and many more. While all of those symptoms are enough to send you...
by Laura Dankof | Oct 14, 2020 | Detoxification, Hormones, Vitamins & Supplements, Women's Health
Estrogen Dominance is epidemic and many women don’t know they have it or what it is. Estrogen dominance refers to a condition where your body continually produces estrogen in excess as compared to progesterone. During the follicular phase of your menstrual...
by Laura Dankof | Oct 7, 2020 | Hormones, Menopause, Women's Health
Should you be concerned about your bone health in perimenopause? Once a woman reaches perimenopause (the years leading up to menopause), her hormone levels start to change. Some of these hormones effect how the body uses calcium, one of the main building blocks of...
by Laura Dankof | Oct 2, 2020 | Functional Medicine, Hormones, Women's Health
Do you feel tired and stressed more often than not? Are you noticing that you’re gaining weight easily and struggling to lose it? These can be signs that your levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, are on the high side. Should you be concerned? Chronic stress is a big...
by Laura Dankof | Sep 30, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
How much do you really know about estrogen?Let’s talk today about the basics of estrogen. Estrogen is the hormone that controls a woman’s monthly cycle. Well it does a lot more for you then that, but we are going to stick with the...
by Laura Dankof | Sep 27, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
In the year of COVID, riots, and the upcoming election, stress has reached epidemic proportions—it’s all around us. Then you compound all of that with the pressure we place on ourselves to get more out of each day to external pressures to be our best. People are...
by Laura Dankof | Sep 23, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
We women need to watch our hormones for a number of reasons Did you every think that your workout routine could be triggering changes in your hormones? First, hormonal changes can affect your workout and overall health. The second is that working out intensively can...
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