Health Articles — Adrenals

Autoimmune disease

Posted by Melissa Callaghan on

Autoimmune disease is where the immune system has a case of mistaken identity and thinks your body is the enemy and begins to attack your health body.  There are presently around 80 recognised autoimmune diseases with the number on this rise. When looking for underlying triggers of autoimmune gut health and inflammation are major factors. Your gut is your like your body's life support system, you need a balance of bacteria, yeast, and all the components for digestion.  If this balanced ecosystem is out of balance, then problems arise.  It is one of your major defence forces against toxins and pathogens...

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Thyroid and weight gain

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  ____________________________________________________________________________   Thyroid and weight gain. What's the link? The thyroid gland is the largest gland in the endocrine system. It sits in the middle of the neck just below the Adams apple in men and it is shaped like a butterfly. The thyroid gland produces several thyroid hormones after being asked to do so by the pituitary gland in the form of TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone). The hormones that come from the thyroid are mainly inactive (T4) and need to still be converted into their active form T3 which is needed for metabolism. Thyroid hormones are vital for the...

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Dysregulated fat burning hormones

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  Dysregulated fat burning hormones Trying to lose weight but can’t???????It’s great to get out there and start walking, go to the gym, ride a bike. Then you start to do this but nothing is happening. You seriously walk everyday but NOTHING is happening.What is going on????????It’s all about the hormones!!!!!!!There are 5 fat burning hormones that play a HUGE role in how our body burns and stores fat. Basically, what this means is that if any of these hormones aren’t doing their job properly and have become dysregulated then no matter how much walking, riding and cardio you do,...

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Glandular Fever

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Glandular Fever, Infectious mononucleosis (mono), kissing disease, what ever you want to call it, if you have ever had it then chances are you are saying that you have just never felt well since then. This is because is stays with you for life...BUT there is help to get you back on track and feeling better. Let's talk about Glandular Fever: It is caused by Epstein-Barr Virus and is part of the Herpes family of viruses. Even if you are a healthy adult you can still be a long term carrier of the virus. What is Glandular Fever? It is an...

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Fatigue - Cravings - Need a sugar hit!!!!

Posted by Melissa Callaghan on

What is fatigue - extreme tiredness resulting from mental, physical, or emotion exertion or illness. When the body becomes fatigued it can feel like it will never go away even with a full night of sleep. Not only is fatigue there in the morning…it gets worse every afternoon usually around 3pm. It becomes so easy to have a nanna nap even for just 10 mins (or even longer) and the cravings for sugar and coffee are sky high. Then sometimes the energy can kick back in at night and cause sleep problems including difficulty getting to sleep with constant mind...

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