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...
by Laura Dankof | Sep 21, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
In this video I give you a brief explanation to understanding why hormones fluctuate. The bottom line is there are lots of things that influence your hormones from lifestyle factors, medications, stress, underlying health conditions and more. We take a deep dive into...
by Laura Dankof | Sep 8, 2020 | Hormones, Women's Health
When it comes to hormone health, some of the biggest problems could be hidden in plain sight in your bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. Lots of ingredients in your beauty and bathroom products contain chemicals that are known as endocrine disruptors. These have the...
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