WHAT ARE HORMONES?
Hormones are chemical messengers that flow through our bloodstream and enter tissues where they turn on switches to the genetic machinery, affecting the action of every cell in our body, either helping or ruining our lives depending on their balance, quantity, strength and body's reaction!
Hormones are made in the ovaries, testes, adrenals, pituitary, pancreas, brain, thyroid, parathyroid and hypothalamus, just to name a few. These organs are also known as glands and belong to the bigger and more complex system: the endocrine system, which is like a symphony with several glands working both alone and together to orchestrate bodily functions. To put it in an analogy, "Touch one strand and the whole web trembles."
Different types of hormones control different bodily systems like reproduction, metabolism (food burning and waste elimination), and growth and development. Hormones also control the way you respond to your surroundings, and they help to provide the proper amount of energy and nutrition your body needs to function.
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HORMONAL IMBALANCE... UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO.
One of the top health issues women today seem to be confronted with is commonly referred to as, "Hormonal Imbalance". There are over 70 symptoms linked to hormonal imbalance including fatigue, irritability, hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal dryness, weight gain, bloating, hair loss, and irregular periods. In severe situations, am imbalance can lead to disease or chronic disorders.
To understand the cause of hormonal imbalance, it is important to understand the delicate hormonal balance in a woman's body. A woman has 2 important hormones: estrogen and progesterone. These 2 hormones synchronise with each other as checks and balances to achieve hormonal harmony to perform their individual functions. Any lack between them has important impact on the female's health.
The most common hormonal imbalance is excessive estrogen in relation to progesterone. This is called "Estrogen Dominance". Both an excess of estrogen and a deficiency of progesterone can create estrogen dominance.
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