Hormonal balance plays a BIG role in how you look and feel
Are you struggling with diffuse health issues? If yes, there may be a link to hormonal imbalance.
If you’re having symptoms such as:
- Mood swings
- Depression
- Weight gain
- Problems to fall asleep and sleep restfully
- Cramping pains
- Back pains
- Hot flashes
- Strong headaches
- Acne
You’re not alone, many women suffer with similar symptoms.
When you ask your doctor about it, it’s likely he or she tells you that your symptoms are “normal” and that they are caused by PMS, pre-menopause or menopause, depending on your age. Because the symptoms all together do look similar to symptoms related to this.
And some of these symptoms may be caused by PMS, and if you’re a woman in your 40s-50s, it’s possible you’re in pre-menopause or menopause.
However, you still shouldn’t suffer so badly from any of these symptoms.
Your doctor may suggest different treatments, it may be everything from hormone therapies to antidepressants to pain killers… But in many cases, the treatments won’t really help to solve the underlying causes to the symptoms.
An underlying cause to the health issues might be due to hormonal imbalance.
So what’s causing this?
Hormone disrupting chemicals that get into our systems may cause hormonal imbalance
Hormone disrupting chemicals, disguised in items that we use, eat and drink every day, may cause hormonal imbalance. Some of these chemicals are BPA, Dioxin, Fire Retardant, Phtalates, Lead, Arsenic and Mercury.
For more information, see EWG’s list of => 12 Hormone-Altering Chemicals and How to Avoid Them
These chemicals can be found in:
- shampoos, soaps and lotions
- makeup
- synthetic materials used in clothing and packaged goods
- household cleaners
- pesticides, herbicides, fungicides
- plastics made into electronics, toys, vehicles, and household items
- coatings on paper receipts and printed materials
- the linings of food containers – like canned goods
- processed food
- dairy products and meat that are not organic and hormone free
- hormonal birth control pills
- etc etc
So how can we avoid them?
Here are 10 tips how to AVOID potential hormone disruptors
- Use organic and natural personal care products (shampoos, lotion, soap etc)
- Use natural makeup and skin care products
- Choose clothes made of 100% organic cotton or linen
- Use organic laundry detergents and household cleaners (or make your own)
- Avoid pesticides, herbicides, fungicides (try to find better alternatives)
- Avoid plastics when you can, eg in your kitchen – use glass and steel items over plastic items
- Avoid canned goods (unless you know they are BPA free)
- Filter your tap water—both for drinking and bathing (your skin absorbs contaminants)
- Say “no thanks” to receipts in shops and restaurants
- Choose hormone free, organic produce: meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and dairy products
The perhaps worst hormone disruptor of them all…
According to Dr. Sears, plastic is perhaps the number one worst culprit to the female hormonal balance and health. Because in today’s world, it’s really hard to avoid plastics, it’s everywhere.
Take for example Bisphenol A (BPA). It’s used to make rigid plastics for consumer products, including personal care products, food and drink containers, and the coatings that line food and beverage cans.
BPA acts like synthetic estrogen in your body. Once this fake estrogen invades your system, it acts quickly and disrupts the natural functioning of your hormones and your cells.
And it’s difficult for your body to expel it. Since it’s a foreign toxin, it will often get stored in your fat as waste.
As a result, this fake estrogen is stuck in your body and will continue to wreak havoc on your system.
This everyday exposure to chemicals build up over time.
The reason why some chemicals like eg BPA may cause hormonal imbalance is that they have a molecular structure that looks like the hormone estrogen, and therefore your body can’t always tell the difference.
So these “invaders” start to mimic the body’s natural hormones, making your body react like it’s loaded. High levels of estrogen can ruin your hormonal balance, and send your body into chaos.
With the high levels of estrogen, your progesterone level gets completely overwhelmed, and your body may stop making enough progesterone to balance the artificial estrogen overload.
Consequently, your hormones go out of control. That’s when your night sweats, mood swings, and intense PMS symptoms can get extreme.
The overload of “fake” estrogens may intensify and amplify the symptoms normally associated with PMS and menopause.
That is why you may experience symptoms such as night sweats, mood swings, weight gain, hot flashes, and depression far greater than any generation before have experienced.
What you can do to make things better is to take back control of your health and balance your hormones naturally.
First of all, to ease the extreme symptoms or even make them disappear, you need to get rid of the fake estrogen in your body, and give it what it needs to re-balance itself.
Besides from avoiding fake estrogen and hormone disruptors in your personal care items, food and drinks etc. (see the 10 tips mentioned earlier) you can also try a supplement or cream made of natural ingredients and extracts, specifically formulated for women to ease symptoms associated with peri-menopause and menopause.
I personally use this cream, with i.a. wild yam and in my own experience this formula has improved my issues with night sweats, mood swings and weight gain, by improving hormonal balance.
If you want to learn more about it click the link below:
>>> Hormonal Balance
If you decide to try it, let me know if you find it to ease your symptoms – and let me know if you have any questions about the product or how to order. Please note, that before you decide to try any new kind of supplement, medication, cream etc., you should always consult with a doctor.
Do you struggle with any of the symptoms described in this blog post?
Ps: If you have problems finding the product, go to:
>> https://sisel.net/naturalwellness then search for InnerChi. It’s available both as a cream and a supplement. Here’s more information how to order >> https://www.carolinekonline.com/sisel-products/
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References:
http://www.ewg.org/research/dirty-dozen-list-endocrine-disruptors
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/13/worst-endocrine-disruptors.aspx
http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/10-natural-ways-to-support-female-hormonal-health
David Wolfe: Longevity Now