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 missed moon cycles, acne, mood imbalances, weight gain or loss, and fertility troubles. We may experience intense pms symptoms like bloating, cramping and mood swings or experience heavy bleeding during our menstrual cycles. If you are prone to emotional dysregulation, 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 out intense cycles or hormonal issues, they can cause imbalances within your moon cycle. You can have missed cycles or not 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. 

What can you do about it?

   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 a good amount of exercise. if You can keep these things in balance, they can greatly assist in your hormone function. 

   By reducing stress in your life, through Mediation and yoga, you can help keep your mood in balance, thus helping your 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 you can breathe in to help assist, by wearing them on our wrists, temples, bellies or even by diffusing them. they are quickly absorbed on the bottoms of the feet.

My personal experience...

   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 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.