If
you have not had a chance to read my previous posts on Hormonal Balance and
Diet, click on the link to read. I am posting articles weekly for this month on
how to balance your hormones naturally.
Stress
affects hormones. Hormones affect brain chemistry, and
brain chemistry affects stress. Prolonged physical, emotional, and mental
stress will have a negative impact on your body’s hormones.
When you are under stress, your adrenal glands produce
cortisol. Chronic stress can lead to cortisol imbalance. Cortisol is known as the
stress hormone. When cortisol levels get high, it blocks your estrogen. Less estrogen
causes low serotonin. Low serotonin causes you to have a short-fuse, feel
irritable and agitated and not able to sleep well. When serotonin drops,
norepinephrine gets released. When norepinephrine is released you heart pounds,
you get hot flashes, and you have difficulty sleeping.
►Symptoms that indicate stress is causing a hormone
imbalance:
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Poor digestion
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High blood pressure
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High blood sugars
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Lowered immune system
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Loss of fertility and libido
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Weight gain
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Memory loss
The cycle of hormonal imbalance can start with the
hormones themselves, which can cause a biochemical stress response, but hormone
imbalance can start with high stress which can cause the hormones to get out of
balance. Sometimes you just don’t know what occurred first, the stress or
hormones, either way stress does impact your hormones negatively. Learning to
manage your stress will help with balancing your hormones naturally.
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