Adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism are becoming more common in our fast paced society. Changes in estrogen, progesterone and testosterone during menstrual cycles or menopause are associated with worsening depression and anxiety and all of the symptoms listed above. Also, when you’re always stressed, your stress hormone levels are always high and in an effort to protect itself from whatever danger it senses, your body then holds onto fat as a form of energy and your thyroid may slow down to conserve energy. This causes weight gain (especially belly fat). Hormone imbalances affects your brain, nervous system and the health of your entire body!

Testing your hormone levels can often give you the answers you’ve been searching for! A simple saliva and urine test with blood tests can discover hidden hormone imbalances that effect your best efforts to lose weight, boost your energy, balance your mood, help your memory, sleep well, boost your libido, look & feel younger and and have the best health!

All of the above items can cause hormone imbalances in both women and men. This is why it is important to work with a practitioner to get help with addressing these issues to balance your hormones and improve your health and quality of life!

The most important point is the amount the hormones are out of balance and for how long they have been out of balance and whether there has been prolonged stress, poor diet, use of synthetic hormones (birth control or hormone replacement therapy). The time it takes to balance hormones will vary person to person. A person may start feeling better within the first month, however, it generally takes at least 3 months to see improved hormone levels. Consistency on following the recommendations with a doctor with a hormone rebalancing program should show up as improved hormone levels in a follow-up test and overall symptoms decreasing or not having the symptoms any longer!

There are more brain chemicals (called neurotransmitters) in your gut than there are in the brain. That is why anxiety and depression are sometimes linked to digestive symptoms. Hormones affect how your gut functions since they affect the balance of good and bad bacteria in your gut. So a hormone imbalance can lead to symptoms like bloating, diarrhea or nausea. In addition, the healthier your gut the more balanced your hormones are! A healthy gut will help you absorb nutrients to make hormones, detoxify your body, balance your nervous system and overall health! Good bacteria in your gut and a healthy liver also help to clear your body of harmful forms of estrogen and toxins that can lead to fibroids, cysts and even cancer. Gut health is critical to balancing your hormones!

Toxic estrogens called "xenoestrogens" (false estrogens) actually mimic estrogen in your body. They can cause "estrogen dominance" because they have estrogen activity and create hormonal imbalances. Xenoestrogens come from man made chemicals and common household items such as plastic water bottles, home-cleaning supplies, pesticides, and other chemical toxins found in the environment. They can cause fibroids, cysts and other health problems Detoxifying your liver and body has a very powerful and important role in balancing your hormones!