Women's Hormones: 

  Our hormones, much like our digestion play a key role in how we function. When they are out of balance we may experience, late, or no moon cycles, acne, mood imbalances, weight gain or loss, fertility troubles too. we may experience intense pms symptoms like bloating, cramping and mood swings or even experience heavy bleeding during our menstrual cycles. If you are prone to emotional disregulation, anxiety, sadness etc... you may notice during or around your moon cycle these imbalances are exasperated. 

If you have been on birth control for a long time now, that can have an effect on your hormones as well. While they are said to balance oit intense cycles or hormone issues, they can cause imbalances within your moon cycle. You can have missed cycles or not even have one for some time. You may want to keep track of how you feel and opt for a more natural birth control if you desire to continue with birth control. 

Women need plenty of protein in their diet to have healthy, functioning hormones. Having a diet rich in omega 3s, mineral rich foods like black rice, spinach or even seaweed is very useful for healthy functioning hormones. We also need plenty of sleep and good amount of exercise. if we can keep these things in balance we can greatly assist in our hormone function. 

By reducing stress in our lives through Mediation, even yoga, we can help keep our mood in balance, thus helping our homes function more harmoniously. 

   There are many hormone balancing herbs we can utilize through teas or tinctures that you can find at most herbal shops or health food stores.

There is also an array of essential oils we can breathe in to help assist, by wearing them on our wrists, temples, bellies or even by diffusing them.

   I personally have struggled with hormone imbalances in my life. My moon cycle came every other month. When I was vegetarian and even vegan, I wasn't getting enough protein or a well-balanced diet and with that I became anemic and that is what triggered my irregular cycles. I found that I wasn't in balance in my own life with drinking excessively and not getting regular sleep. Many other factors that came into play beyond diet which was a big part in it, was stress. Once I found a way to reduce stress and spend more time in nature, I found more peace thus helping my hormones out a lot. I also utilized different tinctures and herbal teas. I saw an herbalist that helped a lot in fine tuning the right herbs for me.

By learning what is imbalanced in your own life, diet, sleep, or even stress, you too can get on the path to better balancing your hormones.