From the Natural Remedies for Depression issue of UHN Natural Remedies for Depression

Strategy #1: Hormone Function Problems

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By Jami Cooley, RN, CNWC • February 1, 2018

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Stress is clearly a major contributor for most people who experience depression. And guess which system in your body controls how you react to stress? Your adrenal glands and the stress hormone it releases—cortisol. But there is much more to the depression/hormone connection than just that. Other hormones, such as thyroid, estrogen, and testosterone, are […]

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