JanellasWomensHealthWeek. Balancing Your Hormones.

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Article: Natural ways to balance your hormones Have you ever wondered why you get sugar cravings before your period or cry over nothing? Or perhaps you can’t sleep and suffer the odd migraine. Your haphazard hormones could be to blame, and when they’re out of balance, life can be hell. Hormones are the chemical messengers […]

JanellasWomensHealthWeek: VITAMIN B6.

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In support of #NationalWomensHealthWeek this week (5th-9th Sept) I’m concentrating on all things women. Let’s start with why we need good levels of Vitamin B6. Check out this article I wrote for the Sunday Tele’s ‘Body + Soul’ liftout. Any of these symptoms sound familiar? Signs of a Deficiency – Symptoms of PMT such as breast […]

Estrogen Dominance: CAUSES.

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A Candida overgrowth, outside sources of estrogen such as plastics, pesticides, toxic skincare and cleaning products, an overworked liver, HRT and the birth control pill all contribute to Oestrogen Dominance. We need to maintain a healthy liver for many reasons. The liver works hard to maintain the right balance of hormones in the body. When […]

Estrogen Dominance: CANDIDA’s ROLE.

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Oestrogen supports the growth of Candida. Research also shows that a common cause of Candida overgrowth is the use of oral contraceptives. A waste product that, in the human body, mimics oestrogen is produced by Candida. This means that your body thinks it’s producing more estrogen than it really is. A problem! The effect a […]

Estrogen dominance: up your Veggie intake

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Up Your Veggie Intake. Especially include cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, kohlrabi broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts which help to clear out excess oestrogen via the liver. Other ways to detox your liver is by regularly including these foods into your diet – Rosemary, Turmeric, Flaxseeds, Green leafy veggies like rocket, spinach and silver […]

Estrogen dominance: Phyto-Estrogens

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Phyto-Estrogens: plant based oestrogen are important for us to include in our diets as they will take up the receptor sites for oestrogen, preventing some of the ‘xeno’ (foreign or stranger) oestrogen’s we’re exposed to taking up residence there. (Plastics, pesticides, sulphate and medications like the pill etc) Chia, hemp and flax seed contain omega […]

Estrogen Dominance in Women

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There’s no question that women have a harder time losing weight than men, and that’s got a lot to do with the hormone Estrogen and the havoc it can cause when it’s in excess. Feeling sluggish? Anxious? Having trouble losing weight – especially around the middle? Over-emotional? Are your menstrual cycles a problem? Then you […]

Vitamins for Endo’.

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VITAMIN C (Just to finish of from last week) Many lines of evidence suggest that oxidative stress, contributes to several aspects of endometriosis (Carvalho 2012; Augoulea 2012; Augoulea 2009; Gupta 2006; Sekhon 2013). Therefore, it is not surprising that vitamins E and C, both of which possess considerable antioxidant properties, have been studied in the […]

Go natural- Endometriosis

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Conventional Medical Advice says ‘Have A Laparoscopy’. Think very carefully Talk to your healthcare practitioner about supplementing with natural progesterone from a compounding chemist.

Adenomyosis

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  Adenomyosis is a condition of the uterus (womb) where the cells that normally form a lining on the inside of the uterus, also grow in the muscle wall of the uterus. Treatment similar to Endometriosis.