Weight Loss
5 FAQs on Hormones and Weight Loss Resistance
What happens in the body regarding weight gain and loss when estrogen and progesterone are out of balance? Estrogen is the primary female sex hormone. It gives women hips and breasts, buffers mood, and keeps you on task by regulating serotonin. Estrogen is responsible for the first half of your menstrual cycle, it boosts sex…
Read MoreWhy Can’t I Lose Weight and Keep It Off? (Hint: It’s Not Your Fault)
Have you tried every diet imaginable, and still find it hard to lose weight? Or maybe you lose weight, only to gain it back within a few months? Chances are your metabolism is broken. A broken metabolism is intertwined with what I call hormone misfires, which make you store fat no matter what diet you…
Read MoreEating Alkaline Foods: How to Test and Improve Your pH Levels
What are alkalizing and acid producing foods? In today’s article, I share how consuming or eliminating certain foods help balance your pH level, and how alkalizing your body can improve your health. When you hear the phrase “pH level,” I’m guessing you have flashbacks to high school chemistry class. While your knowledge of the subject…
Read MoreThe Top 3 Fat Storing Hormones and How to Reset Them
Can you relate to any of the following? I follow all the rules, but I still can’t lose the weight. I’m just getting old and my metabolism is slow. It’s genetic. There’s nothing I can do about my hormones and weight loss. Don’t you have a weight loss pill you can give me? I’ve tried…
Read MoreAre These Four Hormones Blocking Your Weight Loss Efforts?
Does any of this sound familiar? I’m doing everything right and I still can’t lose the weight Go out? I don’t want to go out. I don’t want people to see me. I don’t want to buy new clothes. What’s the point? I just don’t feel valuable. I’m never going to look good again. This…
Read MoreHow Your Hormones Could Be Whipping You Up a Muffintop
Flush with anticipation about that big party tonight, you load some essentials into your black leather clutch and reach for that new pair of skinny jeans you specifically purchased for the occasion. Gazing in the mirror, you admire the way those jeans frame your legs and minimize your backside. But overall, you’re not loving the look…
Read MoreMeet Your Hormones
Estrogen is the hottie of the group. Keeps you juicy, joyous and jonesin’ for sex. Estrogen has over 400 jobs in the female body, and what you feel when there’s too much or too little varies from creaky joints to brain fog to depression. As with most hormones, don’t want too much or too little. Find your sweet…
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