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Belly Weight Gain in Women: Understanding the Role of Metabolic Syndrome
Belly weight gain is a common concern among women, particularly during midlife transitions. While lifestyle factors play a role, underlying metabolic imbalances often contribute significantly. Meta...
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The first thing to understand is that one of the mechanisms of hormones (particularly oestrogen) is to increase weight. It’s a genetic and evolutionary quirk to enhance fertility because fat cells ...
Your ovaries and adrenal glands make various hormones to manage the ebb and flow of your physiology from menstruation to metabolism to sleep. But if any part of the chain isn’t working properly, yo...
How Often Do You Consume Dairy?
Are you a dairy lover? When trying to balance hormones or achieve a healthy weight, we encourage women to skip dairy products. For some this is easy; but for others, it can be quite daunting. From ...
Alcohol: How It Affects Your Health & Well-Being
Casual or social drinking in moderation isn’t bad; however, if you have menopausal symptoms or symptoms of oestrogen dominance, then alcohol could be contributing to your condition. How the body me...
Migraines: How You Can Manage & Prevent Them
What is a migraine? It’s more than just a regular headache. It is an attack of severe head pain that generally lasts for hours but can persist for days. Migraines are usually accompanied by sensory...
Much has been written about the benefits and negative effects of coffee that it's easy to end up confused about whether it’s good for you or not. Are you a coffee lover worried that you have to g...
Are Tender Breasts Bothering You Each Month?
Why do we get sore breasts prior to our cycles? Breast tenderness in the premenstrual phase of your cycle is a normal symptom – most women will experience this due to the monthly shifts of hormones...
What To Expect After A Hysterectomy
Are you struggling to understand your body after a hysterectomy? What is a hysterectomy? A hysterectomy is a common gynaecological surgery performed these days. Unfortunately, the facts about this...
Treating Insulin Resistance Naturally
Insulin & Insulin Resistance Insulin is the hormone made by our pancreas which helps glucose in the blood enter our muscle, fat, and liver cells where it’s used for energy. We get glucose from ...
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, more commonly known as spotting or irregular bleeding, is frequently reported among women of reproductive age and beyond. The specific reasons for this type of bleed...
Vaginal dryness occurs in women of all ages, but it may become much more common after menopause. It's estimated that the problem affects about half of all postmenopausal women — possibly even as ma...
Simple Tips to Relieve Fluid Retention
What is fluid retention? Fluid retention occurs when there is an imbalance between the fluids and electrolytes in the body. Regulating water balance is essential for our survival and although the b...
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