Month: February 2019

Whether it creeps up on you or you have forewarning, menopause is a fact of life. Two of the most common complaints about menopause are hot flashes and night sweats. This uncomfortable symptom affects approximately three-quarters of all women in perimenopause (the time before actual menopause). Once a woman has reached menopause, she may continue…

Your body’s hormones control most of your basic bodily functions. They serve as an internal communication system between cells throughout the body. They coordinate everything from digestion and growth to your appetite, immune function, mood, and libido. So, when your hormones are out of balance, even slightly, it can have a big impact on your…

Ask anyone how they’re doing today, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll hear this: “I’m tired.” But if you’re suffering from adrenal fatigue or burnout, your tiredness is on a whole other exhausting level from that of the average underslept Jane or John Doe. Just how debilitating your fatigue is depends on your stage…

See if this sounds familiar: You drag all day, feel completely wiped out at night, and yet much-needed sleep still evades you: You’re so wired that sleep won’t come, or it does but it’s restless, and either way you wake up feeling totally depleted the next morning. Lather, rinse, repeat. These are the hallmarks of…