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How to Handle Hormone Hell During Pregnancy
So many mothers-to-be have told me just how unprepared they were for the emotional side of pregnancy. The physical effects were obvious enough, but apparently not everyone knew that the crazy hormone cocktail the pregnant body is continually swilling can momentarily propel even the most relaxed, jovial mommy-to-be into …
Holy Hormones – Handling My Tween’s Pre-Puberty Crying Jags
Somewhere during the first week of school, I noticed that my daughter was not acting like herself. Herself is usually (not always, but usually) a bubbly, happy, confident, energetic kid who generally tends to let things roll off her back.
Hormone-Free Or Mystery Meat – How Do You Make Meat Choices?
Times are hard. The media slams us weekly with more and more information regarding how the food we consume can harm us. This week: Cantaloupe. With more and more Americans out of work, less of the family budget can be allocated to farm fresh meats and produce. The way our grandparents ate is no longer an option for most of us.
Hormone Changes in Women
The process of growing from infancy to girlhood, young adulthood and old age is significantly impacted by both the presence and absence of natural hormones. A woman’s hormones tell her body when to enter puberty, when to prepare for and feed a baby and when the child-bearing years should cease. Hormones regulate her monthly periods and influence her moods, sex drive and complexion. They are also linked to significant diseases such as breast cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease.
Hormone Levels & Miscarriage
A miscarriage is a pregnancy loss that occurs within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. It is estimated that 10 to 15 percent of women who know that they are pregnant will suffer a miscarriage. That number may be much higher, given that many women have early miscarriages before they ever know that they are pregnant. Miscarriages that occur in the early stages of pregnancy may be the result of hormonal problems.