Can Gluten Cause Early Menopause?
Can Gluten Cause Early Menopause? Before tackling this question, let’s discuss a few basic definitions that will help you to understand this topic better. The female menstrual cycle or menstruation, is the monthly hormonal cycle that a female’s body goes through to prepare for pregnancy. This cycle is regulated by several different hormones to include […]
Can Gluten Affect Your Hormones?
How Gluten Affects Your Hormones Hormones are chemicals produced by various glands throughout your body and released to regulate specific functions. For example, your thyroid hormone helps regulate your metabolism. Estrogen, a sex hormone, helps regulate menstruation in women. And cortisol, a stress hormone, helps regulate blood pressure. Thus, hormones play many vital roles, which […]
Dr. O – What Causes Low Thyroid Function
Did you know that one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in the United States is a condition called low thyroid or hypothyroidism? While many receive this diagnosis due to nutritional factors, others have it as a result of an autoimmune disease, commonly known as Hashimoto’s or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Regardless of which type you may […]