Hormone Imbalance
There are many layers to hormone health, which makes it very important to focus on developing greater awareness around your unique experience.
Become a mindful observer and start taking note of your mood changes, energy levels, emotional reactions, sleep patterns, and the overall way you find yourself moving through life to better understand how your own hormones are affecting you.
Hormones are essential communicators in the body and are responsible for regulating many different functions, including reproductive cycles, mood, libido, metabolism, sleep cycles, and growth and development. Imbalanced hormones can have a significant impact on your health, your relationships, and your everyday life.
Hormones fall by 50% from the age of 20-50 in the average person. For some, this process is very gradual without any major concern, and intervention might not be necessary. For others, this leads to a very obvious decreased quality of life.
Hormonal imbalance is typically an effect of lifestyle circumstances, toxicity exposure, stress, nutritional choices, family dynamic, and inherited traits and trauma. What works for one person might not for another, which is why it’s necessary to take an individualized approach. Through a detailed assessment and diagnostic testing, we can discover where imbalances are occurring and create a plan together to achieve better balance.
What are some of the most common signs and symptoms of hormone imbalance?
Low libido
Mood swings
Headaches
Insomnia
PCOS
Endometriosis
Acne (particularly along the jawline or on the body)
Thyroid problems
Hot flashes and night sweats (more common in menopause)
Breast tenderness
Weight gain in the hips, thighs and abdomen
Irregular menstrual cycles
Depression
Difficulty losing weight
Chronic fatigue
Fertility issues
Are bioidentical hormones the right option for you?
Bioidentical hormones are a therapeutic option to treat hormonal decline or the myriad of symptoms associated with hormonal imbalance. They are produced synthetically but are an exact human identical match to our body’s own hormones. In contrast, conventional hormone replacement therapy is not human identical but has been altered and then patented by pharmaceutical companies. (Bioidentical forms of these hormones are not patentable by these companies.) When given an option, most people choose to use the human identical form of these hormones, as it’s seen as a more natural approach. Since neither forms are “natural” but are derived from plant sources, it’s very important that a qualified professional who has undergone extensive training in this field supervises patients on this program.