Hormones are about more than their physical effect on the body. They have cognitive and emotional impacts, which, in turn, can loop back around and change your physical health. No one is at their most energetic when they’re feeling depressed. Luckily, there are four “feel good” hormones that can help you feel a bit brighter. […]
There are hormones involved in every part of our body’s functioning, and one way in which they have an impact is on our energy levels. There are a few ways in which this is the case, but one is because of the gland known as the thyroid. In particular, if you’re experiencing powerful fatigue for
There are no two ways about it: life is tiring. In fact, in the modern world, it’s often downright exhausting. How exactly are you meant to find the energy to deal with all of it? You can do all the physical things you’re meant to do, like staying hydrated, eating the right food and getting
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You probably know that your hormone levels fluctuate as you age. A big surge in adolescence helps drive puberty, while the impact of many hormones weakens as you grow older. But is this a consequence of aging or a cause? Scientists decided to do some research on that exact topic. There have been a few
We all know that a good night’s sleep helps us feel refreshed, right? You have a long, busy day that wears you out, then you go to bed and when you wake up the next morning, your energy has been restored. How exactly does that work? As you might expect, when you try to explore
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Acne. It’s the great dread of many teenagers and more than a few adults. Hundreds of millions of people all across the world have acne at this precise moment, but that’s probably not a comforting thought to most people. It doesn’t matter how common it is or how minimal the damage, we’d all like it
You might think of hormones as acting on the parts of the body that aren’t hormones, and it’s true that a lot of them do that. What you also have, however, are tropic hormones. These influence the very same glands that produce hormones in the first place. The endocrine system really is all interconnected. Take
Things that cause your blood pressure to drop can be as simple as nutritional deficiencies or being dehydrated. One of the most common causes is blood loss. Slightly rarer, and a little more complex, is a neurological cause. This is known as reflex syncope. There are three types of reflex syncope: vasovagal, situational and carotid
Echinacea is another one of those plants that people have been using in traditional medicine for years but where you might wonder exactly what it does and if there’s science to back up the claims. Well, I’m always here to try to help when you’re wading through the ever-confusing information that accompanies most supplements. There
When it comes to glands, there are two main ways they can go wrong. They can work too hard and produce too much of a certain hormone, or they can produce too little and create a hormone deficiency. Addison’s disease is the second. You might hear Addison’s disease called primary adrenal insufficiency. It’s caused when
