Posts Tagged ‘Hormones’
Treating Hormonal Imbalance with Low Carb High Fat Eating
Lately I have been treating a lot of women who have started on a low carb high fat (LCHF) diet to help correct hormonal imbalances but who either haven’t been seeing results, or have seen their results plateau. I wanted to share some insights that may be helpful to others. The LCHF diet is my…
Read MoreMen, Have You Heard of Andropause? Three Things You Can Do
fatigue and lack of energy, obesity and weight gain, depression, irritability, and mood, low libido and sexual dysfunction. Just like female menopause, andropause is caused by your bodies declining hormone production during ageing, most specifically androgens that include testosterone and DHEA. Accompanied with this is an increased production of sex hormone binding globulin. This binds…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Diabetes & Toxicity
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases of the western world having exploded by over 600% in the last 35 years (1). If we look at Australia alone, there is one new diagnosis of diabetes every 9 minutes. (2). Usually, weight is the leading risk factor for diabetes, however with increasing numbers of new…
Read MoreHow Is Your Diet & Lifestyle Affecting Your Hormonal Health?
In a previous article, we spoke about the role of progesterone supplementation in maintaining your health; particularly as ageing changes natural hormone production. There are also many dietary factors that may be railroading your attempts to hormonal balance. While most people know that: excessive alcohol consumption; a high intake of sugar and processed foods; and…
Read MoreTop Three Reasons You Need Progesterone
Hormones can be a scary thing for a lot of people. No-one gets nervous taking extra vitamins or minerals, and people are even comfortable dosing up on anti-oxidants and super foods. As soon as we mention supplementing hormones though, a sense of apprehension begins to encroach. Although we normally think about progesterone along with testosterone…
Read MoreDietary Role of Beans
Just what is the place of beans and legumes in the dietary programs we recommend? It’s an interesting question, and one that we get asked quite regularly, particularly when developing diet plans and protocols for vegetarians or vegans. There’s no denying that beans and legumes have a rich culinary history. Nearly every culture has a…
Read MoreHormone Balancing for Men
It’s a touchy area, and one that can often be a little sensitive. There are those things that sometimes we just don’t want to talk about. For many of the guys that visit our clinic, hormones represent that area. While most guys are loathe to admit it, they are just as much at the mercy…
Read MoreProstate Problems, Not Just a Part Of Ageing
Here’s a quick pop quiz for you? What colour is the ribbon worn for prostate awareness? Clocks ticking, did you get it? Blue. Each year in Australia, just as many men die from prostate cancer as women from breast cancer (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia). Yet to a large extent the awareness of how a…
Read MoreFalling Pregnant Is Not Always Easy
The saying “falling pregnant” often makes us feel that becoming pregnant is something easy and simple. My husband is somewhat accident prone, and for him falling comes naturally, he seems to be one of those all too common people that can trip even on flat ground! For just over one in four of us though(McChesney),…
Read MoreUsing Fat to Beat Mercury Toxicity
Many people are scared about including too much fat in their diet, and it’s not surprising after the low fat crusade of the last decade has given us an incorrect notion that all fat is the baddie! But, what if I told you that if you’re regularly exposed to environmental toxins like mercury from amalgams,…
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