You’ve probably heard that chronic stress can make you fat – especially around the middle. Although it can affect anyone, it’s a common concern especially among mid-life women as they start to go into peri-menopause and begin to experience changes in their body that feel out of their control. In this post I’ll try to […]
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During the last few decades, sleeping less has become a very common behavior in western countries. While many may view sleeping as little as possible as an admirable behavior, evidence shows that poor sleep may have adverse health effects. Sleep plays a major role in hormone balance and glucose metabolism. Several hormones respond to poor
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Aging & Changing Hormones Meridith Ford was at work when the first hot flash hit. “What in the world is happening to my body?” she remembers thinking a few years ago. It was the onset of menopause, which brings lower levels of estrogen and other changes to women’s bodies. Post-menopausal women can have a higher
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It’s the most treacherous time of year for those who are trying to lose weight: the Holiday Season! The weeks of overindulgence between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve are the time when people manage to pack on 5-10 pounds of fat to their waist lines, only to promise themselves that they will start a healthy
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