The older we get the more aware of our bodies we are and what they are doing. When your young, you get told a little about hormones & then as life goes on we think less & less about them; until we find ourselves dealing with generally multiple symptoms & even then it's usually someone else that asks us if we've had our hormones checked before we even give it a thought ourselves....
Here are some things we have learnt a long the way. There are 4 main disruptors to your hormones:
Stress – The female endocrine system (hormonal system) is very sensitive to stress. This could be from too much work and not enough sleep. The modern-day pressures of trying to juggle everything expected of them can strain women’s sympathetic nervous systems. Especially if they don’t have good stress management techniques. A rise in cortisol levels due to chronic stress can cause a reduction in the production of other hormones.
Emotional stress from past traumas which weren’t fully deal with at the time can impact on hormone production. Emotional toxins can be just a harmful on our well-being as environmental and chemical ones.
Diet and Exercise – eating the wrong foods for your body, or too many processed foods, not getting enough good fats to make hormones, not drinking enough water & not exercising regularly all impact on being able to maintain healthy hormones.
Physical hormones such as progesterone and oestrogen.
- Progesterone is a hormone generally associated with women’s health. It plays an important role in our menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause. Lots of other factors can negatively impact progesterone levels and lead to imbalances in the body. These include: genetic makeup, environmental influences, & other factors such as using contraceptives that stop women ovulating.
- Oestrogen is actually a group of hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle and reproductive system. Oestrogen dominance is when the level of oestrogen outweighs the level of progesterone in the body. The level of toxins we come in contact with through everyday cleaning products, shampoos, laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents, perfumes, air fresheners, plastic water bottles, plastic food containers, soy products & contraceptives can also influence this. These toxins are known as xenoestrogens, endocrine disruptors or hormone disrupting chemicals.
Here are some tips and what we do to help keep our hormones in check!
We use essential oils to replace everyday products such as perfumes, synthetic room sprays & plug in air fresheners as these contain phthalates & other xenoestrogens (the hormone disrupting chemicals). We have changed our personal care products & cleaning products to better align our bodies.
For more information regarding the chemicals found in a lot of supermarket products please see our blog "The Dirty Dozen-Household" coming soon....
For more information regarding the chemicals found in a lot of supermarket products please see our blog "The Dirty Dozen-Household" coming soon....
If you're looking for some essential oils to support you during different stages of the month. I would recommend Clary Sage, Dragon Time, Thyme, Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Sandalwood & Bergamot.
What do you do to support your hormones? Please comment below, we would love to hear from you!
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