With the holidays ahead, it is an important time to take a closer look at the stress response, food and mood. The holidays, for many, can trigger stress and food behaviors that set off a cascade of hormones and neurochemicals. The emotional stress that the holidays can elicit for many people, paired with the excess foods and libations that abound, can set us up for trouble. Understanding the…
Practical Takeaway: A recent study found the risk of depression with contraceptive use decreased with increasing age, and was highest in the youngest age group studied, namely teenagers aged 15-19, than in the women aged 20-34. These findings are from a new Danish study suggesting that hormonal contraception might increase risk of depression, and that previous studies may not have highlighted…
Tags: Fertility, Mental Health, Contraceptives, Neurotransmitters, Depression
As the 2016 Olympic games play out in Rio, you might be feeling inspired to get moving yourself. While some sports admittedly look pretty dangerous, and we cringe at the sight of a cyclist skidding into the curb on a wet road and landing on her head, there are others that simply make us marvel at the agility and strength of the human body. For me, when I watch those swimmers cutting through the…
Tags: Neurotransmitters, Mental Health, Fitness
An eye-opening discussion and review of mental health case histories with Alyssa Burns-Hill, PhD in the webinar Perspectives on Mental Health And Hormones takes practitioners through the hormone looking glass for a deeper understanding of depression and mental illness. From Burns-Hill's perspective, mental health is not just the preserve of mental health professionals, but a global health problem…
Tags: Mental Health, Hormone Balance
Historically a taboo subject, menstruation has long been stigmatized as unclean and negative; provoking multiple complex cultural values. Since starting to talk publically about periods, we know so much more about the biochemical basics and physical aspects of menstruation. We are now also beginning to better understand the underlying interplay of sex-hormones with neurotransmitters that create…
Tags: Neurotransmitters, Mental Health, HPA Axis, PMS and PMDD, Menstruation
Everyone knows zombies are hungry. Naturally, brains are on the menu, and occasionally my six-year-old daughter expresses her concern that a zombie might eat her brain as she sleeps (thanks, ParaNorman). But the nerd in me can’t help but wonder why a zombie would want to eat today’s brain. Eeeeww. We’ve literally turned into the human equivalent of potato chips.Nutrient-Poor & Toxin-Rich…
Tags: Toxins, Heavy Metals, Mental Health
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