Hormones are essential for our body and if the body lacks even one hormone it will disrupt the other hormones in the body which will lead to an imbalance of hormones. You might ask what causes the imbalance of hormones. There are many factors that can lead to hormonal imbalance.
Mostly women suffer from hormonal disorder, the first symptoms you will experience are: changes in mood and behavior, a major cause of hormonal imbalance may be menopause or adolescence.
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Between 40% and 60% of Women in the Western World Suffer from premenstrual syndrome
In addition, a huge number of women suffer from a number of problems associated with early menopause. There is strong evidence that a number of factors in our lives affect hormone balance in the body which is necessary for the health.
Lack of Progesterone
According to studies, many women in their 30s (and sometimes even before) occasionally do not ovulate during the menstrual cycle.
Without ovulation the body does not produce a hormone called progesterone. Because of the lack of this hormone in the female organism disrupts the natural balance between estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen dominance over progesterone entails a whole range of problems.
Symptoms of Progesterone are:
• Hair loss
• Chronic Fatigue
• Hot flushes, insomnia
• Irregular menstruation, infertility
• Weight gain, cravings for sweets
• Slow metabolism
• Headache and migraines
• Mood swings, irritability, depression, panic attacks
• Dizziness, poor concentration, forgetfulness
• Decreased libido
• Uterine cancer, polycystic ovaries, fibroids
• Osteoporosis
• Loss of bone mass
If you have 3 or more of these symptoms there is a high possibility that the balance of estrogen and progesterone in your body is disturbed
The Hypothalamus
This gland is located in the brain, and manages with the sense of hunger, thirst, body temperature, breathing, heart rhythm. It is particularly important because it acts as the body’s internal clock, and controls all the functions of life.
The Thyroid Gland
This important gland is located at the bottom of the neck. Produces hormones that influence growth, the production of energy in the body and speeds up the metabolic processes in the body.
Disorders: They differ with regard to whether the thyroid is too strong or too weak. When performance is weak it slows down the metabolism, but when it’s strong it accelerates the metabolism. Both disorders are characterized with loss of nails and hair, menstrual irregularities, sudden changes in body weight.
Parathyroid Glands
These are four small glands that are located next to the thyroid gland, and produce hormones that affect the metabolism of calcium.
Disorders: Due to lack of work can lead to feelings of tingling, loss of feeling in the feet and hands, and in the critical case a temporary paralysis. In case of excessive work can lead to the formation of kidney stones or bone fracture.
Pancreas
This important gland is located in the upper part of the abdominal cavity. Its function is to control blood sugar levels by releasing the hormones insulin and glucagon.
Disorders: The most common symptom is a change in body weight, a constant feeling of thirst, fatigue and other signs that indicate the occurrence of diabetes.
Adrenal Gland
This gland located above the kidneys. It is responsible for producing hormones cortisone and cortisol, but is also responsible for a small amount of male and female sex hormones and stress hormones – adrenaline.
Disturbances: The increased work leads to excessive androgenic steroids or testosterone and similar hormones. Then, it comes to increased hairiness in men and women, acne, strengthening of libido, as well as disturbances in the menstrual cycle.
Ovaries
This steam organ is responsible for reproduction, but also maintains the balance of sex hormones which are produced. The ovaries regulate the menstrual cycle, allowing the maturation and release of eggs and produce hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Disorders: The most common case of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which is a typical irregular – shortened or extended menstrual cycle, increased hairiness, acne, infertility and weight gain around stomach.
How to treat Hormonal Imbalance?
First you must know that you have hormone imbalance. You need to find a hormone that suits you and find a way of introduction of this hormone in your body. However, the primary answer to this is in the mode of nutrition. Proper nutrition is a key policy if you want the hormones in your body to function normally.
First of all, the most important thing is to implement a healthy diet and to remove sugar. Sugar can be a major cause of hormonal imbalance. Sugar has been associated with estrogen, insulin and testosterone as endocrine disruptors. From your diet you need to remove milk. Milk contains a lot of natural hormones which can cause problems with your hormones in the body and create an imbalance of hormones
After you remove the bad foods from your diet it’s time to start eating healthy foods. Your diet should include unprocessed and organic food, mostly vegetables. This way you can reduce the impact of hormones in food on your hormones.
Another way of natural treatment of hormonal imbalance is that eating natural foods, such as fish oil, which helps to maintain estrogen levels, along with vitamins B and D. Antioxidants such as vitamin E, green tea are excellent for the hormone estrogen and can help you to keep this hormone normal.
Do some physical activities, such as walking, running and dancing and the ultimate goal are to reduce the symptoms of PMS.
Hormonal imbalance can cause anxiety; this is one of the main reasons why you need to keep your hormones in check. You should exercise something that will calm you down as yoga or meditation. Anxiety may be caused by sleep disorder, so you need to sleep at least 7 hours per day.
