Awake at 3 a.m.? Try this quick and easy trick to fall back asleep
Do you often wake up at 3 a.m., your mind racing with thoughts, and you can’t fall back asleep? Try this crazy sounding but highly effective tip: Eat something! Make [...]
Why Women Need to Understand How Cortisol Affects Their Health
Balance is the key element when it comes to cortisol, a hormone produced in your adrenal glands. Cortisol performs many vital functions, including: Reducing inflammation Regulating blood pressure Metabolizing glucose [...]
Defending adrenal fatigue
If you struggle with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, chronic exhaustion, insomnia, poor immunity, and persistent low blood sugar symptoms, you likely have poor function of the adrenal glands, which sit atop the [...]
Stress can wreck your hormones and cause PMS when you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism
For some women, their monthly period is no big deal. For others, it’s a grueling journey through depression, anxiety, irritability, pain, and more. If you think premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is [...]
Why you’re wide awake in the middle of the night
Are you often wide awake around 3 or 4 a.m., your mind racing with anxiety, but then collapsing into a near coma in the late afternoon? This maddening cycle of [...]
How stress harms the body when you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism
Did you know that approximately two-thirds of all doctor’s office visits are for stress-related complaints? Stress is the body’s reaction to any situation that is demanding or dangerous. When we experience stress, [...]
Do you have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, wake up at 3 a.m. and can’t fall back to sleep?
Do you have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and consistently wake up around 3 a.m. and can’t fall back to sleep? Although the reasons for sleep problems can be complex, waking up too [...]
Poor sleep habits, unmanaged hypothyroidism raise dementia risk
Are you a night owl who can’t fall asleep? Are you half dead in the morning without several cups of coffee? Or does your hypothyroid condition have you wide awake [...]
Can stress cause your baby’s allergies?
A calm, healthy pregnancy and postpartum period could reduce the risk of allergies in your baby, according to a new Swedish study. Researchers found infants with lower levels of cortisol, [...]