hormones Archives - Gisborne Health Essentials

Aug

Fertility Boosting Recipes From Naturopath Leisa Blanch

A diet rich in wholefoods, antioxidants and good fats is shown to support overall health and fertility for both females and males. But what do these foods actually look like?

Aug

Supporting Men’s Hormones and Prostate Health Naturally

Here are three recipes that can support new and varied experiences in the kitchen for the man that wants a good dose of balanced testosterone from specific nutritional foods.

Aug

The Fertility Diet

The fertility diet is a way of eating that is designed to support reproductive health and increase the chances of conception. It emphasises whole, nutrient-dense foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and minimises processed and sugary foods that can disrupt hormone balance and fertility.

Jul

Supporting you Through Perimenopause and Menopause

Perimenopause is the transitional period leading up to menopause when a woman’s hormone centre (the hypothalamus) begins to decrease certain activity triggering a cascade effect that ultimately leads to a reduction in oestrogen. This can cause a range of symptoms, including hot flushes, night sweats, mood changes including anxiety, sleep issues and vaginal dryness.

Sep

Menstrual Cycle Syncing: How to adapt your diet and lifestyle with each season of your cycle

Summer is vivacious, she is bold, she is on fire. Autumn is wilting, she is transitioning, she craves.

Sound familiar?

Just as the seasons do, our hormones change throughout our cycle, influencing our mood, energy, skin, sleep, and metabolism. Tuning in to our menstrual cycle and adapting our food, exercise, and social commitments to match the ‘season’ of our cycle equals hormonal harmony. Wouldn’t you want an umbrella if you went outside during a storm?

May

What is methylation?

You may have heard of the MTHFR gene (one of many methylation genes) and it’s consequences to fertility and health.
Put as simply as possible, methylation is a biochemical process whereby a methyl group, is transferred to a substrate such as DNA, RNA, neurotransmitters, hormones, immune cells or nerve cells to make new compounds. These new compounds can then complete their tasks in the body which includes detoxification, DNA and RNA synthesis and repair, gene regulation, neurotransmitter production, hormone regulation, energy production, cell membrane repair, fat metabolism, myelination, and immune function. What a list!

Feb

Irene’s Favourite Functional Testing

So, your blood test came back normal, but you don’t feel ‘well’…? This is a common occurrence that we see regularly.

Functional testing is a great tool that can help us to delve a little deeper into your health concerns to measure how your body’s biological and biochemical processes are working as a whole, and to help to uncover any metabolic, hormonal, or nutritional imbalances that may be impacting your wellbeing. These tests are a great way of identifying the root cause of your symptoms and can assist greatly with developing a more effective and individualised treatment plan for your specific health concerns. Detailed below are a few of my favourite examples of functional testing. If you are interested to find out more about testing that’s available – as well as how I can support you by interpreting previous pathology reports – I’d be very happy to explain more!

Feb

Are you feeling fabulous or flat at forty?

Lately, women are becoming more and more confident around the idea of ‘fabulous at 40’. But is that really how you feel…? Or, d you feel like you are on a rollercoaster ride of emotional and physical symptoms, ups and downs? Are your tests all ‘normal’ and you’re told there are no pathological reasons for the way you feel? How many times have you been told you feel the way you do because ‘you’re a busy mum’ or because it’s ‘normal’?

Aug

Disconnect or Reconnect..?

Constant consumption of negative and fear-inducing news can induce chronic stress. The ready availability of high-sugar and refined carbohydrates in our foods creates chronic inflammation in our bodies and brains. As a result of the current world state, we are winding up in constant pursuit of instant gratification through our foods and our use of social media.

May

Let’s talk PCOS…

Let’s talk PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and bust some myths 🤯

PCOS is defined by a combination of signs and symptoms of androgen excess (a hormone) and ovarian dysfunction in the absence of other specific diagnoses (Escobar- Morreale, 2019). Investigations (blood tests and an ultrasound) should always be done to get an accurate diagnosis.

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