Hormones control our internal lives.  Some events that happen due to the hormone level include puberty, menstruation, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, nursing, and menopause.  Our hormone levels also control our feelings, weight, skin, hair, and sex drive.  Estrogen is the main female hormone, but the three key hormones that are most important in a woman’s life are: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

Hormones bring out what is potential in our genes.  For example when we developed breasts and sex drives it was estrogen and testosterone released in our body, and everyone’s bodies respond differently as evident in the size of breasts and sex drives.  It is the pituitary gland, the ovaries and the adrenal glands that release hormones in our bodies.

All right, what does all of this hormonal stuff mean?  Unfortunately, most people and surprisingly enough most doctors do not know what all of this means.  They can tell you all about the chemical reactions and the biomechanics of it all, but not many have figured out what that all means to us as a unique individuals since we are all so different in the way our bodies respond to hormones.

For now just know that it is a hormonal thing when you feel like you are just not the same anymore, mood changes, fatigue, decreased memory, hot flashes, irritability, hair loss, mental fog, dryness, depression, decreased sex drive, joint aches, chin hair, loss of joy.  These are all hormonal challenges.  In the coming weeks we are going to continue to look at these hormonal changes and what we can do about them.

Hang in there girls, and lets get to know our bodies.  There are things we can do to make sure we have the healthiest amount of hormone in our systems.  You can start off by taking a journal on how you feel during the month.  Mark your first menstrual day as day one and start a journal.  A good doctor will need to take blood work and want a detailed report on your symptoms.  Hormone treatment is complicated to figure out, but the solution is pretty easy.  Most times you just need a specific combination of natural bio-identical hormone cream you can get at a formulary pharmacy and you just rub it on!

References:  “It’s Your Hormones”, Geoffrey Redmond, M.D.
Great Books:  Ageless and Breakthrough by Suzanne Somers