What’s a woman should know about hormones after 35

Nutritional support for common Perimenopausal complaints

What is going? Perimenopausal signs and symptoms reflect a woman’s unique response to the natural and erratic decline in ovarian function and the compensatory ability of the adrenal reserve capacity.  Diet, life style and genetic predisposition all have large roles in this individualized response.  The progesterone during menstrual cycle should be 1-28ng, normally it is between 2-17ng.

At premenopausal; the age between 35-50 levels of progesterone decrease up to 75%

*Progesterone is produced in the ovaries, when you are no longer ovulating; this creates a decrease of progesterone.

Also, keep in mind that estrogens (hormone) works hand in hand with progesterone.  If there is too much or too little of this hormone, it creates an imbalance and cause bloating, hot flashes mood swings and many other symptoms.  You need to be careful when you are pre menopausal because you can have symptoms of excess estrogens but your estrogens levels show normal.  In this case, your progesterone levels might be low.

High estrogens vs. low estrogens levels

• Bloating/weight gain
• Vaginal yeast infection
• Headaches
• Tender breast
• depression
• Uterine fibroids
• Decrease sex
• Irregular period
• Leg cramps
• Nausea/vomiting

Low estrogens

• Hot flashes
• Fatigue
• Joint pain
• Vaginal dryness
• Headaches
• Loss of libido
• Hair loss

Herbs recommended for balancing hormones

Chas berry; good for balancing estrogens/progesterone.

Alfalfa; block some of your bodies estrogens while lowering estrogens

Blackcohosh; helps support women during menopausal phase of life and relief of the symptoms

Sage; balancing hormones.

 Ruling out some of the health issue can help achieve a better and balanced life.

 Anna R. Dias Naturopath/Reflexologist

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