1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tbsp. sugar 3 tbsp. butter, melted 5 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. flour 1 tbsp. vanilla 1 cup sour cream 4 eggs Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine crumbs, 3 tbsp. sugar, and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. […]
Pregnancy and Adrenal Fatigue
I have been repeatedly asked (begged?) by visitors to my website to address pregnancy and adrenal fatigue. Sadly, not a single book on my shelf (and there are many!) says anything about this urgent topic. In fact, surfing the vast Internet yields very few results either. I can understand why. Who wants to study a […]
I’m Tired! What Should I Do First (to Fix This Fatigue)?
A reader asks, When extreme fatigue hits, what are the first things we can do that will improve the situation the quickest? Isn’t this a great question? Here are seven things you can do TODAY, when you’re just absolutely exhausted: Take enzymes with every meal. Your body requires an excessive amount of energy just to […]
Can Adrenal Fatigue Be Fixed?
Note: I have over 20 questions about adrenal fatigue sitting in my email inbox, asked by visitors to Anne’s Health Place. So starting today, I’m going to do my best to answer these questions, one each week. Is it true that once the adrenals are “used up” that they are gone and your body can’t […]
Making Lasting Changes in Your Health
I watched a video this afternoon by Tony Robbins. I know he’s not a believer in Jesus (I can tell by his occasional bad language, for instance), but many of his thoughts were based in biblical principles. The purpose of his video was to examine the traits that successful people have in common. As he […]
Managing Your Home When You’re Tired
I was intending to give you a full-length article today, but I’m sick and have had an exhausting week. So I think I’ll “practice what I preach” and give you the short version instead of the long version. It will probably be easier for you to absorb anyway! I’ll save all the nitty-gritty details for […]
Diet and Fatigue
Anne, how do I manage homeschooling, being a wife, a mother, etc. when I need so much rest? [How do I] not get stressed out? Isn’t this a realistic question? I thought so, when I opened my email this past week and read this. This mom is basically saying, “It’s fine to tell me not […]
Steps to Beat Fatigue (Part 2)
Last week we began discussing how to recover from fatigue, and you’ll remember that it all hinges on spending less energy than you make. In other words, you have to STOP doing the things that deplete your body of energy and START doing the things that nourish your body. Like a checking account, you can’t […]
Steps to Beat Fatigue
If I had a quarter for every email I’ve received in the last few weeks, asking me to hurry and tell how to recover from fatigue, I’d be a rich woman! Today’s your day. I’m going to cover the basic steps to beating fatigue, although a few of these steps deserve more detail than I […]
Fatigue and Your Body
One theory for why so many moms are exhausted is that their adrenal glands have been overworked. The adrenal glands affect every other organ and function of your body. The hormones produced by your adrenal glands are essential for life. If you didn’t produce them, you would simply die. The most important adrenal hormone is […]
Monitoring Your Level of Fatigue
Just how tired are you, anyway? Did you know that your body goes through stages of fatigue? In a body that is functioning correctly, scientists have observed that your cortisol levels are highest in the morning and lowest at midnight. Another hormone, DHEA, must also be maintained at a certain level, since hormones such as […]
Causes of Fatigue
Today’s post starts a series of posts on adrenal fatigue. For those of you who are struggling with fatigue that interferes with your ability to be a wife, mom, or any of your other responsibilities, be sure to stop back each Friday for more! Have you ever wondered how you got so tired? You remember […]
Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Insufficiency
What is included on this web page: A list of symptoms of hypothyroidism and adrenal insufficiency. A list of things to do to start feeling better, so you can see at a glance what I’m recommending. A list of books that I highly recommend you read. A list of helpful doctors, testing laboratories, and products […]
Help! My Hormones Are Whacky!
Do you feel like your hormones are messed up? Do you feel like your metabolism has slowed down? (Check here for a list of common symptoms.) Here are some simple tips that you can start working on today, without a prescription. Rest. It is extremely important to be in bed no later than 10:00 p.m. […]
Research on Natural Flavors
The frustration I feel when I go to the grocery store is mounting! I cannot seem to find products that don’t contain bad ingredients. When I shop, I take with me a list of ingredients to avoid, but I’ve often wondered if the need to avoid bad ingredients is really that important to my health. […]
Supplements
Can you buy expensive herbals and vitamins and a whole host of supplements? Yes, but tea made at home is cheaper and better for you. Vitamins obtained from the foods you eat will be better absorbed by your body, and of course they are much cheaper. Reducing my purchases in this one area has saved […]
Dealing with Adrenal Fatigue
Diagnosing Adrenal Fatigue: To diagnose adrenal fatigue, you need to take the “Adrenal Stress Index” (ASI), provided by Diagno-Techs, Inc., a clinical and research laboratory in Washington state. The ASI is a test that will be shipped to you for you to complete at home and return. The results and interpretation will be mailed to […]
Thyroid and Infertility
Prevalence of thyroid and fertility problems In our country, infertility is a problem that is on the rise. Many factors contribute to infertility, and we can’t cover them all today, but I would like to speak to you about the part that hormones play in helping a woman conceive. Hormones control countless activities in our […]
Be Fruitful and Multiply – A Long Look at Birth Control
As early as 1855, researchers began to document changes that occur each month in a woman’s body. During the next 75 years, clues to a woman’s fertility began to open doors to understanding how hormones work in her body. Scientists discovered that hormone levels are much more stable and predictable than they originally thought. They […]
Light and Dark: How Light Affects Your Health and Hormones
As we take a glimpse of the dawn of time, when God made a beautiful and perfect world, we are amazed at the handiwork we see. I’m not a scientist, but the more I read and the more I discover about creation, the more amazed I become. In this article, we’re going to look at […]