Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is said to impact as many as 1 in 5 women. With 50% of sufferers unaware that they even have it. Unfortunately, PCOS is a lifelong condition impacting – and disrupting – our hormonal balance. It can also impact fertility. There is no…
Pregnancy and birth has of course a HUGE impact on our hormones. Doesn’t take a genius to work that one out. As a consequence, during pregnancy and immediately post, it is very normal to experience some emotional ‘ups and downs’. Also known as the postnatal crash. Sometimes…
The potential damage from plastic or specifically BPA to hormones, fertility (eggs/sperm), immunity and development has been increasingly documented and well known in the scientific community. We know it is bad for the body and the environment. We know it is particularly bad when it comes to fertility and…
We are big believers in knowledge of your own body as power. Sometimes, you just need to know where to look. We spoke to Dr Antoinette Falco an expert in female hormone health. She talks to us about her own journey with an undetected Thyroid condition and autoimmunity. She…
There has been mounting research around the potential negatives around Phthalates. Particularly on developing people and hormones. What on earth is a Phthalate I hear you ask? Good question! They are in quite a few things including food containers, but they are most commonly found in cosmetics and personal…
Sometimes the trickiest things are the ones that are not so obvious. If we can clearly see something, we can tackle it! It’s a lot harder when it’s more subtle. This can of course be the case when it comes to fertility issues. It turns out the Thyroid can…
By now most of us know that too much sugar is the enemy. Particularly when it comes to those all important hormones. We get the low-down from our resident expert and Endometriosis sufferer Natalie Ferris. She talks about exactly what happens when you have too…
Tantrums are a fact of early life. They can be infuriating for everyone involved. But, did you know that they are actually a positive part of a toddler’s brain development?! Yep…
Whilst we are not a parenting resource, we are interested in anything that has to do with health and…
These days it is all about the low carb or ketogenic diet. However, could this inadvertently be pushing our hormones off balance? Particularly when it comes to thinking about, or trying to have a healthy small person. We take a look at what you need to know….
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Here at The Journey we are pretty obsessed with the exciting research that continues to emerge on the power of the gut for long term health. Particularly for our purposes: hormonal health, immune and brain development in small growing people.
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