Balancing Hormones Naturally
Hormonal imbalances are inextricably linked to chronic fatigue. An imbalance anywhere in the system will eventually lead to chronic fatigue. Hormone-related health problems are wide-spread. Our modern lifestyle is filled with hormone disrupters, excessive use of stimulants, stress, exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, and hormonal imbalances are strongly linked to immune-problems, stress-related diseases, psychiatric disorders and adult on-set asthma and diabetes. Endocrine hormones can be balanced naturally through the use of nutrition and dietary supplements, manual and massage therapy, energy medicine, positive lifestyle and environmental changes.
Symptoms |
There are dozens of symptoms associated with hormonal imbalances. Common symptoms include:
- Chronic fatigue
- Sugar cravings
- Weight loss or weight gain
- Menstrual problems like PMS or PMT (pre-menstrual syndrome), period pains and irregular periods
- Mood disturbances: mood swings, depression, anxiety, irritability
- Sleep disturbances: insomnia, frequent waking, hypersomnia
- Neurological symptoms like headaches and brainfog
- Digestive problems
- Joint pain, muscle pain and stiffness
- Heart Palpitations
- Night sweats
- Hot flushes
- Breast pain or recurrent breast soreness
- Allergies and chemical sensitivities
- Bone loss, eventually resulting in osteomalacia or osteoperosis
- Water retention (oedema)
- Hair loss or excessive facial and body hair
Evaluation |
The aim of a complementary evaluation is to determine whether your hormones are balanced and within their optimum range for you. Hormone levels are either low, normal or high. Normal levels are desirable and both low and high levels are not.
- Medical History
- Symptoms Analysis
- Muscle Testing and Therapy Localisation
- Physical Tests: body temperature, pupillary light reflex,
- Laboratory Tests
Complementary Therapy |
Orthomolecular Medicine
- Hypothalamus & Pituitary: B vitamins, Fatty Acids, (phospatidyl-choline or lecithin, phosphatidyl serine (PS), DMAE, nootropics
- Thyroid: Phenylalanine, Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine), Iron, Tyrosine, Iodine, Manganese, Selenium
- Adrenals: Vitamin B5, P5P, Ascorbic Acid, Zinc
- Pancreas: Vitamin A, Vitamin F, Chromium
- Sex Hormones: Vitamin E, Vitamin B2, Vitamin A, Vitamin F, Vitamin B6, Linolenic Acid, Zinc
- Thymus: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Zinc, Copper
- Liver: Zinc, Ascorbic Acid, Selenium, Iron, Manganese, Milk Thistle, Echinacea, Siberian Ginseng
Manual Therapy
- Cranial-sacral mechanism
- Full structural evaluation
- Foot dysfunction
- Lymphatic Congestion
- Associated Muscles
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