Skin care — weight gain

Feeling tired? Lethargic, feeling the cold when it’s not really cold, putting on weight or generally not firing on all cylinders? It’s a good time to visit your Doctor for a blood test and general check up.  But the bloods come back as normal, including the thyroid specific markers and still feeling dismal? This could be the case for a few different reasons (once other causes have been ruled out)… often standard thyroid level blood tests aren’t enough to determine whether your thyroid gland is underperforming.

As we hit our mid to late thirties hormones levels tend to decline, oestrogen and progesterone , progesterone (our calming, relaxing hormone) to a greater extent at a faster rate. This gap can cause us to experience symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, fluid retention, fatigue, poor sleep, weight gain, hot flushes and more.. or less.  Our DHEA levels also decrease along with other hormones creating an overall imbalance. When one or more hormones are out of balance it can have a knock on affect on another hormone. That is why it is important that your Doctor checks levels and clinical...

The HCG diet is a unique dietary protocol that targets those hard to budge area's and boasts long lasting results. As mentioned, the HCG hormone is a naturally occuring hormone in the body present in high levels during pregnancy. HCG regulates metabolic processes within the body such as blood sugar stabilisation, restore leptin sensitivity (your hunger chemical), sex hormone balance and can boost your metabolic rate. With all these beneifts of HCG combined with a calorie controlled diet for 21 to 42 days only, it makes dieting simple and effective with little to discourage you.