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Are You Stressing Your Hormones?
by Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND,
CN, HHP
Creating health during menopause is every woman’s goal. We
are led to believe estrogen—or lack of it—is the cause of menopause symptoms. In
this article, I want to clarify that this is not the primary hormone
produced by the ovaries. Ovaries also produce androgens, such as DHEA and
testosterone, as well as progesterone. Total well being depends on adequate
levels of these hormones.
Organs and body sites other than just ovaries,
produce androgenic hormones. These include adrenal glands, the skin, muscles,
brain, pineal gland, hair follicles, and body fat. As the hormone production
decreases in the ovaries, the production of androgenic hormones increases from
these other sources. It’s clear, healthy women are well equipped to handle
hormone changes, not requiring hormone replacement. Approximately 15% of women
are symptom free.
If you approach menopause in a state of emotional and
nutritional depletion that has affected optional adrenal function, you will need
hormonal, nutritional, emotional, and other support during the menopause
transition until your endocrine balance is restored.
Symptoms of
Adrenal Stress
Are you experiencing menopause symptoms? If so,
your underlying problem may be adrenal stress. The most common symptoms of
adrenal stress are:
- Alcohol intolerance
- Alternating diarrhea and constipation
- Apprehension
- Auto-immune diseases
- Auto-immune hepatitis
- Craving for sweets
- Difficulty building muscle
- Difficulty gaining weight
- Dizziness that occurs upon standing
- Dry and thin skin
- Excessive hunger
- Feelings of frustration
- Food and/or inhalant allergies
- Headaches
- Hypoglycemia
- Inability to concentrate
- Indigestion
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Lightheadedness
- Low blood pressure
- Low body temperature
- Mental depression
- Moments of confusion
- Nervousness
- Osteoporosis
- Palpitations [heart fluttering]
- PMS
- Poor memory
- Poor resistance to infections
- Scanty perspiration
- Tendency towards inflammation
- Unexplained hair loss
- Weakness
Factors in Creating Adrenal Stress
When your body
is stressed at sustained high levels, the over production of the hormone
cortisol, produced by the adrenals, gradually tears your body down. It destroys
healthy muscle and bone; slows down healing and normal cell replacement; co-opts
biochemicals needed to make other vital hormones; impairs digestion, metabolism
and mental function; interferes with healthy endocrine function; and weakens
your immune system.
Common causes of adrenal stress
include:
Anger
Chronic illness
Chronic infection
Chronic inflammation
Chronic pain
Chronic-severe allergies
Depression
Excessive exercise
Fear
Going to sleep late
Guilt
Hypoglycemia
Light-cycle disruption
Malabsorption
Maldigestion
Nutritional deficiencies
Overwork/ physical or mental strain
Sleep deprivation
Surgery
Temperature extremes
Toxic exposure
Trauma/injury
Worry/anxiety
Restoring Adrenal Health
It's important to
emphasize the role of emotional factors. Guilt, pain from past hurts,
self-destructive habits, unresolved relationship problems—your past and present
emotional experience may serve as an ever-present stressor. Dealing with these
problems directly is much more beneficial than trying to compensate for the
stress they create.
Conventional medicine’s focus on drugs tends to
suppress early-stage symptoms rather than treat their underlying causes. This
can have the effect of delaying treatment until a disease state has
developed.
You can restore your adrenal health by the following
actions:
Think positive thoughts. If a problem starts to tug at your thoughts or emotions, look on the bright side. See everything as a learning experience not a message that you have messed up or are defective in any way. Learn to not take on other people’s problems. Find a favorite affirmation book or calendar to remind you each day of something positive.
Making dietary changes to enrich your nutrition and reduce carbohydrates and stimulants. We recommend the addition of high-quality nutritional supplements, including essential fatty acids from fish oil, organic & unrefined coconut oil or organic, unrefined hemp oil.
Reducing stress includes meditation, moderate exercise, and taking more time for you. It's helpful to make a list of your stressors, especially those that are constant. If needed, make lifestyle and/or friendship changes to get out of the stress track.
Getting more rest. Your body needs time to heal. The body does the most healing between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. If you are up during these times you are robbing your body of the natural healing process.
Accepting nurturing and positive feedback from those around you. Getting a pet can do wonders in this area.
Making a list of priorities and let the rest go. Don’t try to be Wonder Woman.
Using herbs, aromatherapy, acupuncture, and massage is helpful.
Consider natural hormonal support.
Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND,
CN, HHP
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