Helpful Resources — Stress Management
Understanding Insulin
A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING INSULIN What is it: When we eat foods containing carbohydrates, like bread, rice, or fruits, our body breaks down these carbs into glucose during digestion. Insulin is a natural hormone that is produced by the pancreas. It has the important job of controlling how our body uses and stores this glucose (or blood sugar). It is vital part of our metabolism. How Does It Work: You can think of insulin being like a little key that allows glucose to enter cells throughout our bodies. After we have eaten, insulin is secreted into our bloodstream, it...
Taking Control of Your Hormonal Balance During Peri/Menopause
Taking Control of Your Hormonal Balance During Peri/Menopause
Anxious and Feeling Crazy? It may be Menopause. Here’s How You Can Cope.
Author: Nic Monteforte You are not going crazy, I promise, but boy does it feel like that. You can’t focus, you start to get sweaty palms and everything around you blurs into one. You can't think straight, you can’t make any decisions – even the basic ones like what shoes to wear. Someone asks something from you and it's like you have been asked to cut your right arm off. Yep, this is the one symptom no one really tells you about and the one symptom that happens whether you like it all not. Also Read: What is Menopause and...
