Healthy Hormones

Hormones are chemical messengers produced by various organs and tissues, which help regulate many functions of the human body. Hormones have an incredibly wide reach and you may not be aware that some of your symptoms are actually related to imbalances.

Below are some surprising examples of symptoms or diseases that can be associated with poor hormone levels:

Low sex hormone levels significantly impact memory and replacing estrogen at menopause may lessen your risk for developing dementia.
Estrogen plays a large role in cardiovascular health, decreasing lipid levels and improving the integrity of cardiac arteries.
Low estrogen & progesterone levels significantly increase the risk of osteoporosis.
Women with low progesterone who develop breast cancer are less likely to respond to treatment
High estrogen and low progesterone can cause impact thyroid function

Balancing hormones is an integral part of a complete health care plan.

Serious hormone imbalances can occur at any age, and often present with some or many of the symptoms listed below, but the most common time for things to go off the rails is during the perimenopausal period, and into menopause. Perimenopause can be a much longer time than most realize, sometimes lasting 10-15 year, and beginning even when your periods are still regular. Getting treatment started early helps prevent a much more difficult menopausal transition later on.

If you have any of the following symptoms of conditions, your hormones are out of balance and you would benefit from naturopathic assessment and treatment to regain your balance.

Difficulty loosing weight, especially after menopause
Belly fat
Heavy periods
Irregular bleeding
Fibrocystic breasts
Breast tenderness
Acne
Mood swings
Migraines
Low Libido
Depression & anxiety

Low thyroid symptoms
Insomnia
Fatigue
Joint Pain
PMS
Infertility
Multiple Miscarriage
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Endometriosis
Ovarian cysts
Uterine Fibroids

Thyroid

An integral part of the hormone picture is proper thyroid function. There are many reasons that your thyroid could be malfunctioning, it is an increasingly common health concern that has huge impact on your quality of life. One reason for a decrease in thyroid function that is not often talked about is estrogen and progesterone imbalances. Both high estrogen levels and low progesterone increase levels of “thyroid binding globulin”, which means that circulating thyroid hormones decrease and hypothyroid symptoms appear. Research has also shown that increasing progesterone levels helps assimilate thyroid hormones into cells.

Naturopathic Doctors are the ideal practitioners to evaluate and treat your dysfunctional thyroid. We will do a complete blood test that looks at much more than your standard TSH (which misses a great deal of thyroid problems) and offer treatment that will actually help relieve your symptoms.

Common Hypothyroid Symptoms:

Fatigue, especially in the mornings
Weight gain or resistant weight loss
Dry skin
Brittle nails
Dry, coarse hair or hair loss
Cold intolerance

Muscle cramps
Joint pain
Constipation
Hoarse voice
Infertility
High Cholesterol
Depression

Testing & Treatment

Hormones may be tested through blood (serum), based on your symptoms and when (if) you are menstruating. We may test before treatment and after to ensure you are reaching healthy hormone levels. Your thyroid status will be evaluated using symptoms as well as comprehensive blood testing.

Once we have your baseline levels we will begin treating you in a holistic way. We will look at your diet and lifestyle, and make suggestions for nutritional and herbal medicines that can have a significant impact on rebalancing your hormones. At times using bio-identical hormones is necessary to reach your health goals, these are safe and very effective treatments that can help regain the symptom free body you remember.

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