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This week: weight loss, off work with stress, adrenals, hormones, grain-free alcohol options and more. Enjoy x Struggling To Lose Weight? How Much Fruit Are You Having? Photo by Jonas Kakaroto on Unsplash A recent article reminded me that high fructose corn syrup – endemic in the US, but in foodstuffs here too, especially fizzy …
This surprised me as I really wasn't aware of it. I'm in the middle of writing the new Hormone Plan (or whatever it turns out to be - 10,000 words so far!) and I keep being reminded of really important stuff, noting it down diligently in my practice notes - which are becoming VERY LARGE! …
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I've been doing my advanced functional medicine Hormone course the last week or so (hence the dearth of posts, sorry!) I've sort of avoided it as I've suffered with my hormones my whole life - thanks PCOS - and hormones are flippin' complicated! One thing I have learned is just how much impact PCOS has …
Losing weight as we age gets harder and harder, doesn't it? And the approach we maybe used in our 20s and 30s will no longer work so well now. Why? I came across a video discussing this very subject and thought I would share it with you. From JJ Virgin, who is talking a lot …
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I am always asked to test oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone when women (and men) suspect they are entering a period of hormone change - read perimenopause and menopause for women and andropause for men. Yes, that does exist - and I'm seeing it a lot. But hormones are not the whole story. Did you know …
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