When you feel in balance, you know it! You have good energy, mood, and stress tolerance and just feel like yourself. Your female hormone system requires tremendous energy to function healthfully. Female hormones are derived from adrenal hormone precursors, and thyroid hormone governs the rate at which both adrenal hormones and female hormones are...

Healthy hair is a reflection that dietary intake of structural nutrition is adequate to offset the demands of stress. Specific nutrients not only help hair, but help nourish internal body structure.* Brittle hair, dry hair, or hair thinning or falling out are all signs of needing structural nutrition. Stress and sluggish thyroid function can also...

The menstrual cycle is one of the most energy-demanding functions in the female body, requiring the energy output of 8 hours of construction work a day for the week prior to it starting -- on top of everything else that has to be done. Because your menstrual cycle is about survival of our species, its energy needs will take priority over any other energy...

When you eat has a profound affect on your energy and mood. There is a tremendous amount of information on this website about leptin and The Leptin Diet, as I am the original author and national leading expert on diet-related information and leptin. Leptin is a hormone that comes from your stored fat, travels to your brain, and tells your metabolism how...

In addition to calcium and magnesium, various minerals may be needed in higher amounts to support healthy female hormone function. Iodine is highly concentrated in the ovaries and breasts, and helps modulate the proper metabolism of estrogen. Iron is vital for any woman who exercises a lot, is a vegetarian, has a lot of fatigue during menstruation, or has...

Estrogen must be cleared properly through your digestive tract. Maintaining the proper clearance of estrogen is essential for general female hormonal health. Fiber is the most basic supplement that helps this endeavor. Acidophilus is the second most basic support system. It is really important to clear up any digestive symptoms to ensure optimal health,...

New research has for the first time pinpointed the precise mechanism explaining how excess cortisol results in a fatty liver.

Chlorella helps your immune system cope with stress: this is especially important when your immune system is challenged.

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is the major vision impairment around the world. While glasses are the quick fix, myopia actually reflects an issue within the eye. Prevent this growing problem with the right nutrition.

Is it all in your head? Well, maybe not. Much of mind/body medicine has been based on observation with no clear form of proof adequate to satisfy skeptics. Researchers at Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital have shown clear genetic switch differences between the relaxation response and the stress response....

The first human study in a U.S. population shows a direct link between mom's prenatal stress level and the immune system competence of her child.

As your body fat goes up inflammation increases in your body, in turn generating excessive free radical damage. That is the conclusion of a new study measuring these relationships in women age 35-50. Undoubtedly, this data holds true for any overweight person of any age.

Effects of chronic treatment with methylphenidate on oxidative stress and inflammation in hippocampus of adult rats.

Oxidative Stress in Ageing of Hair

Stress induces endotoxemia and low-grade inflammation by increasing barrier permeability

Cross-talk between HPA-axis-increased glucocorticoids and mitochondrial stress determines immune responses and clinical manifestations of patients with sepsis.

A stress response pathway regulates DNA damage through β2-adrenoreceptors and β-arrestin-1.

Glutathione depletion and oxidative stress.