Hormones
Is Your Thyroid Making You Tired?
Thyroid conditions are becoming increasingly more common in women who as a result, find themselves living daily with symptoms that affect their quality of life such as persistent or extreme fatigue, depression, hormonal imbalances and anxiety. Yet sadly thyroid problems are often under detected and under diagnosed. Women are at a much higher risk than…
Read MoreResetting Your Hormones Post OCP
So you’ve decided to stop the oral contraceptive pill, now what? It can often take up to three months for most women to regain hormonal balance, but many women experience ‘Post Pill Syndrome’ which can last for months or even years and include a delayed return of fertility, irregular or missed periods, heavy bleeding, menstrual…
Read MoreWhat’s Post Natal Depletion?
Before my son was born, I had no idea how intense early motherhood would be, how exhausted I would feel and how the affects of sleepless nights and stress would affect me. At six months post partum I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism (over active thyroid) which was discovered after I went to my doctor and…
Read MoreMy Journey with Endometriosis
Being an October baby, I was one of the last to start my cycle at the end of year seven, and starting to feel a bit left out and curious as to this whole new experience my friends where talking about! I remember exactly the day I got it, I was so relieved, but this…
Read MoreAdaptogens for Exhaustion
Adaptogens became my go to when I was studying. The intense workload and pressure of going to uni, studying, writing assignments and preparing for exams along side trying to work to pay for food, rent and bills was often very overwhelming and so I took a leaf out of my herbal training and started experimenting…
Read MoreTop 8 Herbs for Women
There are many herbal Medicines which are well documented for supporting Women’s wellness. Many are wonderful at treating common female conditions such as PMS, anxiety and adrenal fatigue without unwanted side effects due to their ability to get to the root cause of the problem. Traditionally, Herbal Medicine was a predominant part of Midwifery, and…
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