Progesterone and food

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Sweets. Takeaways. Cakes, ice cream, crisps, bubbles… What are we talking about? Well, aside from being a kickass shopping list, this is the sort of thing high levels of Progesterone can make you crave. Yup, turns out your hormones really are forcing you to open that second carton of Dulce de Leche… Welcome to the […]

T3 treatment: Why you probably aren’t getting any

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If you’re among the literally millions of women living with a Thyroid issue, there’s a good chance the phrase T3 treatment makes you very annoyed indeed. Apols if we’ve sent your blood pressure through the roof. If, though, your Thyroid has yet to make its presence known, allow us to welcome you to the topsy-turvy […]

Your Thyroid: The what, why, where, and how it controls your hormones

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Gang, let’s be honest. Hormones are pretty much in control of your entire being, from your cardiac health to your digestive system and everything in between. But they’re not just running around, having a laugh, and seeing how bad they can make you feel. They’re actually taking orders from a command center, a gland that’s […]

FSH after Menopause

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You might have heard of FSH, or Follicle Stimulating Hormone, but you also might not have and that’s okay too! FSH is a hormone that rises and falls throughout your Menstrual cycle, as it’s involved in Ovulation. But as we go through Menopause, it climbs and climbs, contributing to a whole host of symptoms. So […]

Role of FSH in Menstrual Cycle: The how, when and why

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If you’ve heard us talking about FSH in the past but still have no idea what the actual what it is, this one’s for you. Because despite how important FSH is to your reproductive wellbeing, no one really talks about it til you’re trying to get pregnant, or Menopausal. And as far as we’re concerned, […]

Menstrual Cycle 101: A brief introduction

If you’ve ever wondered whether or not you bleed more or less frequently than everyone else, this one’s for you. Because, let’s face it, we’ve all wondered at some point. From irregular periods as a teen, to the weird spacing that arrives during Menopause and everything in between, a longer Menstrual Cycle is entirely, er, […]