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Hormones

Canadian Postpartum Supplements

Nutritional Supplements May Decrease Postpartum Blues

A trio of supplements supports brain changes in women during postpartum.
By Casie Leigh Lukes
Depression & AnxietyHormones
Testosterone

The Testosterone Trap

New research suggests androgen replacement therapy may increase your risk of heart attack.
By Craig Cox
Healthy AgingHormones
sarah kay hoffman headshot

Journey to Healing: Q&A With Sarah Kay Hoffman

The author and blogger shares how she healed her gut, reclaimed her health, grew her family, and discovered a new place of joy.
By the Experience Life Team
Functional/Integrative MedicineGut Health
personal-care-products-shampoo-lotion

A Whiff of Good News: Disclosing Fragrance Ingredients

Industry giant Unilever opts to reveal fragrance chemicals in all of its personal-care brands.
By Courtney Helgoe
General HealthHormones
gene-test-planning

Genetic Testing and Family Planning

Carrier testing can clue you in to potential gene mutations in future pregnancies. Is it right for you?
By Anjula Razdan
Family/Parenting/KidsHormones
Aviva Romm MD

Behind the Scenes With Aviva Romm, MD (Video)

Go behind the scenes at our cover shoot with Aviva Romm, MD, as she shares how she's connecting science and nature in her medical approach.
By Experience Life Staff
Functional/Integrative MedicineGeneral Health
Aviva Romm

Bridging the Divide: Aviva Romm, MD

Integrative physician Aviva Romm, MD, seeks to fill the gaps between natural and scientific therapies, and reunite us with our health and vitality.
By Heidi Wachter
Hormones
birth-control-pills-mental-health

Unhappy Pills

Women taking oral contraceptives suffer a higher incidence of depression, a new study finds.
By Heidi Wachter
Happiness/JoyHormones
Woman exercising outdoors

How Exercise Decreases Inflammation

We know food can make a difference in lowering chronic inflammation, but regular activity also plays an important role. Here are some helpful tips on how to make exercise work for you.
By Catherine Guthrie
Arthritis & Joint HealthFitness Tips
a couple talks in bed

How a Healthy, Happy Sex Life Supports Your Health

Here are nine ways a healthy sex life can support your wellness — and vice-versa.
By Anjula Razdan
Dating/MarriageHormones
Caffeine and Cortisol

How Caffeine Affects Cortisol

Alan Christianson, NMD, explains how your afternoon cup of joe might be derailing your cortisol curve.
By Elizabeth Millard
Hormones
Cortisols role in perimenopause

How to Balance Cortisol During Perimenopause and Menopause

Cortisol levels can be especially erratic during menopause and peri-menopause. Here are some tips for keeping them on track.
By Elizabeth Millard
HormonesStress
a man reads in bed next to his wife

Sexual Intimacy and Mental Acuity

A Dutch study finds sex may keep our minds sharp as we age.
By Heidi Wachter
Dating/MarriageGeneral Health
Woman doing skincare routine

What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You

Acne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions can be red flags pointing to more serious health concerns. Here are six of the most common — and how they might be speaking for the rest of your body.
By Kristin Ohlson
Functional/Integrative MedicineGut Health
Businesswoman practicing mindfulness meditation at her desk

How Your Thoughts and Emotions Affect Your Health

Science has now confirmed that our thoughts and emotions have very real physiological consequences. What does this mean for medicine in the 21st century? Among other things, that many potions of choice might be produced by our minds and delivered without prescription drugs.
By Pamela Weintraub
Functional/Integrative MedicineGeneral Health

In Depth With Sara Gottfried, MD (Video)

The best-selling author of The Hormone Cure shares more insights on the importance of balancing our hormones and the profound effect they can have on our overall health and well-being.
By Experience Life Staff
Functional/Integrative MedicineGeneral Health
Dr. Sara Gottfried looks out the window.

Stress Buster: Sara Gottfried, MD

Feeling tired but wired? Balance your hormones and you can balance your life, says Sara Gottfried, MD.
By Nora Cox
Hormones

Behind the Scenes With Sara Gottfried, MD (Video)

Integrative- and functional-medicine pioneer Sara Gottfried, MD, shares her personal struggle with imbalanced hormones, and how what she learned from her own treatment protocol has informed more than a decades-worth of work helping women, as well as her best-selling book The Hormone Cure.
By Experience Life Staff
Functional/Integrative MedicineGeneral Health
Thyroid

11 Facts About Your Thyroid

Millions of people suffer the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction without ever knowing why. Here are 11 critical things you should know now.
By the Experience Life Team
HormonesSpecific Health Conditions
Takeya water bottles

Do Away with BPA

Despite its negative health effects, BPA is still found in too many of the common items we come in contact with. Here we offer some simple shifts for reducing your exposure.
By Heidi Wachter
DetoxHormones
A menopausal-focused illustration showing a woman and arrows and a cycle

Navigating Menopause

A proactive decade-by-decade plan for preparing for perimenopause and menopause that supports a gradual — and even positive — life change.
By Catherine Guthrie
Healthy AgingHormones
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