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Send us Fan Mail Insulin is a metabolic hormone made by the pancreas when you eat that tells your body’s cells that fuel, in the form of blood sugar or glucose, is available for immediate use.  In some cases, for a variety of reasons, the body’s cells don’t respond to insulin as they should and can’t easily take sugar from the blood. The pancreas reacts by producing more insulin to try to keep up...

Send us Fan Mail Weight gain and how we carry weight tend to be common concerns and challenges for women as we age. It can be even more frustrating to get a handle on with the ongoing debate in the medical community as to whether the weight some of us put on as our bodies age, is directly related to perimenopause and our fluctuating hormones or simply a byproduct of aging itself. Whatever the spec...

Send us Fan Mail EVIDENCE-BASED BIRTH PRACTICES MAKE BIRTH HEALTHIER AND SAFER FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES At The Eudaimonia Center, we know what makes birth safe for mothers and babies AND standard maternity care in the United States is not evidence-based and does not reflect this knowledge. Therefore, the health-care provider and place of birth will influence the care that Mom receives in powerful wa...

Send us Fan Mail The term ‘hormonal’ has become synonymous with ‘moody'. While hormones do affect mood, they do much more in the body than that. We tend to think of certain times in life, such as puberty, pregnancy, and the transition to menopause as hormone-fueled, but the truth is that our hormones influence the health of our bodies and minds every single day . So what exactly are hormones?...

Send us Fan Mail Why is Ozempic so problematic? The borage and seemingly unending coverage of this drug is putting more people at risk for eating disorders, and likely triggering those in recovery back into the eating disorder. It’s hard to ignore information about Ozempic because it’s so popular right now, and that’s really difficult for those in eating disorder and disordered eating recovery, an...

Send us Fan Mail Build a habit and make it a permanent lifestyle change . The 21/90 rule states that it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change. Is there a new lifestyle change you would like to make? Commit to your goal for 21 days and it will become a habit. Commit to your goal for 90 days and it will become a part of your lifestyle. Are you ready to mak...

Send us Fan Mail The main cause of cervical cancer is persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), an extremely common family of viruses that are transmitted through sexual contact.  Cervical cancer is one of the most PREVENTABLE and treatable forms of cancer. However, in 2020, an estimated 604,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide and about 342,000 wo...

Send us Fan Mail Dry January came from Emily Robinson, a young woman who gave up drinking for a month in January to better prepare for her first half marathon. The following year, she joined Alcohol Change UK and began to share her experience abstaining from alcohol, leading Dry January to officially become a campaign in 2013. The initiative peaked in 2022 after the pandemic saw elevated alcoholic...

Send us Fan Mail While commercial weight loss programs are abundant, obesity rates in the U.S. remain high, justifying the need for a different approach. It appears as though we have the tools to manage the country’s obesity epidemic and implementation is crucial. Perhaps these tools are best in the hands of behavior analysts instead of physicians. Behavior analytic treatments that target obesity...

Send us Fan Mail Small Business Saturday is an annual event tha  encourages consumers to support locally owned businesses like ours Small Business Saturday was introduced by American Express in 2010 as a way to promote small businesses in the wake of the Great Recession. This annual event takes place each November nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In 2011, the U.S. Senate passed a res...

Send us Fan Mail Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that happens during a certain season of the year—most often fall and winter. There is no clear cause of SAD. Less sunlight and shorter days are thought to be linked to a chemical change in the brain and may be part of the cause of SAD. Common symptoms of SAD include fatigue, even with too much sleep, and weight gain associa...

Send us Fan Mail Thyroiditis is when your thyroid gland becomes irritated. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common type of this health problem. It is an autoimmune disease. It occurs when your body makes antibodies that attack the cells in your thyroid. The thyroid then can't make enough of the thyroid hormone. Many people with this problem have an underactive thyroid gland. That&apos...

Send us Fan Mail World Menopause Day is held each year on October 18th to raise awareness, break the stigma, and share support available for improving health and wellbeing for those experiencing menopause. The theme for this year is Cardiovascular Disease, which is the highest cause of mortality for women worldwide. About Our Guest: A highly accomplished Hollywood makeup artist and skincare expert...

Send us Fan Mail Psychological health is a complex interaction of the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. Possessing strength and resiliency in these dimensions can maintain your overall well-being and help you weather the storms of life. In sum, psychologically healthy people possess emotional, mental, social, and spiritual resiliency. Resilient individuals have the abi...

Send us Fan Mail The vulva, quite often erroneously referred to as “vagina” or many other names, is the external part of the female genitalia. This complex organ is comprised of the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule and the Bartholin glands. The vulva is made up of mucous membranes, several glands, and highly innervated and sensitive s...

Send us Fan Mail The West has colonized and popularized yoga to promote a “feel-good moment”. However the yoga you know today isn’t the yoga our ancestors were practicing. Yoga is the practice of mental and spiritual disciplines which lead to self-control and self-discovery by purifying the mind, body and spirit, so as to discover the deeper spiritual essence which lies within every human being in...

Send us Fan Mail About our guest: Amy Wilson is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, a certified fitness professional, and a certified nutrition coach using the FASTer Way to Fat Loss platform, who is disrupting the diet industry and helping her clients take their health back. Amy’s mission is to empower and equip her clients to take charge of their health and find balance in their lives. With...

Send us Fan Mail A healthy, active lifestyle can help you maintain weight and prevent health issues such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and high blood pressure. If you have a family, it's important to keep them healthy and happy, too.  However, raising your family isn't always easy. You are busy and so are your children. There are some simple ways to create healthy habits and smart c...

Send us Fan Mail As the horror story at the Yale Fertility clinic comes to light, documented in the newly premiered podcast, The Retrievals , a dozen women speak out about their traumatic experiences at the clinic, where pain meds were secretly swapped out for saline. As many as 200 women underwent invasive egg retrievals without proper pain management, where their outcry for help went minimized a...

Send us Fan Mail As August comes to an end and National Breastfeeding Month comes to an end, it's important to reflect on our collect WHY.  This and all throughout the year, we will continue to help shine a light on why this work is so important and center the conversation on the babies and families who need our support. Please continue to celebrate mothers and lactating parents and work to p...

Send us Fan Mail Postpartum psychosis is a rare disorder occurring in about one woman in a thousand following childbirth. It generally takes the form of mania, severe depression (with delusions, confusion, or stupor), or acute cycloid psychosis. It does not overlap completely with bipolar mood disorder, although there is evidence of a link between the two, especially as the majority of patients pr...

Send us Fan Mail With "new" recommended standards for blood pressure, your blood pressure is HIGH if it tops 130/80. The previous standard was 140/90. While you're trending in the wrong direction, you're definitely not in "unhealthy" territory... yet. This lowered threshold for diagnosing high blood pressure from 140/90 now means that nearly half of the U.S. populatio...

Send us Fan Mail Is there a relationship between Hormone D and PCOS? Low Hormone D levels exacerbate the symptoms of PCOS, including insulin resistance, ovulation, menstrual irregularities, fertility challenges, hyperandrogenism, obesity and elevate the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Is there a relationship between Hormone D and fertility challenges? Supplementing with Hormone D has been shown t...

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Send us Fan Mail Use the special discount code, nourishyourflourish , for a discount on your upcoming purchases. RICE WITH MANGO (AROZ CON MANGO) Recipe 2 medium mangoes (preferably half ripe) 1/4 cup soy sauce 2T Japanese brown rice vinegar or cider vinegar 1 tsp. brown sugar 1 small chicken breast (about 4-1/2 ounces), diced 1/4 ib. smoked ham, cut into 1/4-inch dice 2T extra-virgin olive oil 2...