by Trish | Sep 9, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Food Marketing, Hormones, Hunger Hormones, Insulin, Recipe
Smoking is declining – thank goodness! In 1965, 49% of Canadians over the age of 15 smoked daily. Since the 1970s when a concentrated push toward anti-smoking campaigns and government interventions in the tobacco industry began, the decline has been steady. In...
by Trish | Sep 3, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Cortisol, Hormones, Inflammation, Plant-Based Diet, Recipe
We’re onto week 9 of our Healthy Hormones Series! Here is a quick summary of what we’ve covered already (and if you want to catch up, go ahead and follow the links): A for Adrenal (Fatigue) B for Basal Body Temperature Tracking C for Controlling Cortisol D for...
by Trish | Aug 26, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Hormones
When it comes to talking about and understanding how the body works, sometimes using a simple analogy can help. This is especially true when we look at the intricate choreography of hormones. Let’s try this to get a handle on our subject of the day – H is for the...
by Trish | Aug 19, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Hormones, Recipe, Thyroid Health
A couple of weeks ago, I introduced you to Basal Temperature Tracking to assess thyroid function – if you would like a refresher (or learn what it is and how it relates to hormone health), check it out here. I highly recommend it – not because I’m in the...
by Trish | Aug 12, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Hormones, Recipe
So, we’re going through the ABC’s of Healthy Hormones and well, it seems I got a tad carried away with “F”…We have a whopping four of them as well as an ‘F’ recipe, so I’m counting it as five! Today, we’re talkin’ Fibre, Fluids, Ferments, Fitness and for fun (see how...
by Trish | Aug 7, 2019 | ABC's of Healthy Hormones, Hormones, Men's Health, Plant-Based Diet, Recipe, Toxic Load, Women's Health
It takes two to tango as they say and that’s really the story of estrogen and progesterone – two important hormones that work in balance and are part of the delicate dance of fertility, perimenopause, healthy libido and general vitality. And yes, men, listen up: you...
