Everyone knows that testosterone is the “male” hormone. It plays a role in sex drive, sperm production, fat distribution, red cell production, and maintenance of muscle strength and mass, and it’s associated with overall health and well-being in men. What many people don’t realize is that it’s important for women, too! In fact, men and…
For hundreds of years, scientists have understood that living organisms contain internal clocks. These clocks allow us to anticipate the sun’s rising and setting and control much of our physiology. All life on Earth has evolved to be in alignment with the 24-hour revolution of our planet on its axis, and this alignment has caused…
For some of us, travel means a fun annual vacation. For others, it’s an integral part of our lives and careers. Whatever the reason for your travel, it can definitely wreak havoc with your hormones.
STABILITY AND CONSTANCY. Clearly nothing on our planet speaks to those words. In fact, in the wet shadow of the hurricanes which recently devastated Florida, Texas and so much of the Caribbean, and in the aftermath of the tremendously powerful Mexico City earthquake, stability seems quite far-fetched. But in reality, those destructive natural events drive…
We’re headed to mbgrevitalize this week, and that means flying across the country. Travel can be hectic, stressful, expose you to a host of germs, and leave you sleep-deprived. In other words, it’s the perfect storm of factors that could disrupt our health and leave us feeling less-than-optimal—especially when it comes to our hormones. That’s…