28 May 2021
What Is The Thyroid?
The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland situated at the base of your neck, just under the skin. Your thyroid gland secretes a metabolic hormone (often simply called thyroid hormone) that plays a significant ro...
28 April 2021
Feeling Confident In Your Skin Is An Important Part Of Ageing Well
As you age your body changes. Systems slow down and your body's ability to restore and heal itself is affected on a cellular level. For many women, some of the first notice...
30 March 2021
You Have Options For Managing The Symptoms Of Menopause.
Menopause, or the end of menstruation, is a natural occurrence for women. The transition towards menopause can begin to affect you anytime between the ages of 35 and 55 years of age and ...
17 February 2021
PCOS: A Commonly Misdiagnosed Condition.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal condition (specifically, an endocrine disorder) that affects thousands of women across North America. Typically, in western medical practice, PCOS is tre...
25 January 2021
Achieving A Healthy Weight Takes A Commitment To Finding Balance.
From the perspective of functional medicine, weight loss is about bringing your body back into balance. Achieving a healthy weight is a journey to finding that "middle way&...
22 December 2020
Hormones Play A Key Role In Women's' Health.
Hormones have many important effects on women's health. Often when the issue of women's health and hormones comes up the focus is on the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesteron...