Restoring Hormone Balance can be the key to feeling our best and alleviating health problems.  To help you in your journey we've outlined some steps for you to consider for hormone balance. 

Assess your symptoms - perimenopause and menopause hormone imbalance can be marked by a variety of symptoms.  Do you have any of the following?

• Weight gain
• Hot flashes and night sweats
• Insomnia
• Mood swings, anxiety, or depression
• Changes in menstrual flow or frequency
• Headaches
• Foggy thinking
• Memory changes
• Vaginal dryness or libido changes
• Changes in the skin
• Fatigue

Seek to balance your health and hormones through lifestyle changes.  Eat healthy. Reduce Stress. Exercise. Get Good Sleep – all of these choices can balance hormones.  Why?  Your lifestyle has a direct effect on your hormones.  For example, high stress levels increase cortisol production – the stress hormone – and affect your other hormones and throw them off balance.  Learn how to naturally achieve hormone balance

Find a qualified health care professional knowledgeable about hormone balance and the spectrum of health and treatment options you might consider.

Get Tested.  Your health care professionals should evaluate your hormone balance through an analysis of symptoms and by testing and monitoring hormone levels. Talk to your health care provider about assessing your hormone levels. 

Work in partnership with your health professional to come up with a treatment plan that will help you achieve hormone balance.  Ask them about nutrition, non-hormone options, and vitamins and supplements.  Ask them if you need to supplement hormones. 

Some women may need to supplement hormones.  Realize that what works for one woman may not work for you.  Any type of hormone replacement therapy needs to be tailored to your needs.  Ask your health care provider about bioidentical hormone options.

If your treatment plan calls for supplemental hormones, ask your health care provider if they have prescribed the most appropriate physiological dose for you to achieve the desired result, and what you should expect to experience when taking it. 

Chart your symptoms over time, you will learn a lot about your health and hormone balance by keeping a daily log.  Be patient.  Share the information with your provider.  

Report any concerns or problems right away to your health care provider.  

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