Did you know that serotonin imbalance is one of the most common contributors to mood disorders? Did you also know that some experts believe that low serotonin has become a virtual epidemic in Western society? In fact, SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called antidepressants, which are prescribed to treat mood disorders by targeting serotonin [...]
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During times of hormone imbalance women frequently complain of overwhelming anxiety , along with racing, panicky thoughts. Sometimes the anxiety is so intense it leads to full blown panic attacks, causing women to feel they are losing control or going crazy. If you are a woman coping with hormone imbalance and suffer from anxiety, rest [...]
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During the different hormone phases of life, women often experience dips and changes in their mood. During times of PMS, just prior to the onset of their period, for example, women often complain of feeling irritable, angry, and edgy, juxtaposed with feelings of sadness, weepiness, and depression. On the other hand, when a woman is [...]
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Did you know that your brain represents only about two percent of your entire body weight? Yet, it uses more than twenty percent of all your energy! Your brain consumes half of the blood sugar that circulates in your bloodstream. It uses twenty-five percent of your body’s nutrients and twenty percent of all the oxygen [...]
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During times of hormonal imbalance, such as perimenopause or PMS, women often say they feel like they are going crazy. Erratic mood swings, depression, anxiety, irritability, rage, and feeling as if they are losing control, are common complaints. Unfortunately, many health care practitioners are dismissive toward women and their emotional symptoms, and often treat them [...]
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Very often when women are in perimenopause they are bewildered and mystified by what appears to be a sudden and unexpected onset of symptoms. Night sweats, hot flashes, raging mood swings, uncontrollable crying, depression and anxiety seem to come out of nowhere. That is because despite the obvious symptoms of hormonal changes, they are likely [...]
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PMS, also known as premenstrual syndrome, occurs when there is a drop of progesterone levels in a woman’s body, just prior to the onset of her menstrual period. Common emotional symptoms of PMS are irritability, rage, feeling overwhelmed, depression, anxiety, mood swings, and reduced self-esteem. PMS also triggers a variety of physical symptoms, such as [...]
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As Wendy approached menopause, she thought she was losing her mind. “Oh my god, it was a nightmare,” said the 53-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y. “I could not remember words. Even a word like ‘dog’ might not come to mind. I’d have to go through the alphabet to come up with the word. And words I’d [...]
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Melissa, 38, came into the center complaining of fatigue, aches, pains, and difficulty sleeping and having less stamina to go about and finish her day. Prior to her arrival at Mia’s Center, Melissa went to her family doctor who had prescribed antidepressants and told her it sounded like she was suffering from depression. This was [...]
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Is it stress, is it hormones, or is it a brain chemistry imbalance? Often women see the signs that tell them something is not quite right with their health, but it’s difficult to know what the signs are pointing to. The truth is that stress, hormones, and brain chemistry work in concert, and it’s impossible [...]
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