Dr Wendy Christien - Hormonal Imbalances and Emotional Eating

In this 2nd part of Dr Wendy's chat around sleep, she shares on hormone regulation and more. Proper sleep is important for the regulation of our hormones and is also important in children for their growth and development. Sleep supports the release of growth hormone, which is essential for growth…

Glucose is a type of sugar we get from the foods we eat, and it is what our bodies use for energy. Insulin is the hormone that the body produces in response to the foods we eat and is necessary to transport the glucose from our bloodstream into our cells…

Sleep is a fundamental aspect of overall health and wellbeing. It plays a crucial role in many of our physical, mental, and emotional processes so it is important for us to understand its importance and the health benefits thereof. From a physical health perspective, sleep is important for restoration and…

Emotional eating happens when we eat in response to emotional cues rather than physical hunger. Hormonal imbalances can significantly influence these tendencies towards emotional eating. In Part 2, Dr Wendy walks us through the lifestyle factors and hormonal conditions that can disrupt our hormones and influence emotional eating.

Fruits and vegetables are available all year round, but eating those that are in season is more beneficial than eating those that aren’t. In this episode, Wendy shares more on vegetables that are in season and what we can enjoy from each kind and colour and how it benefits our…