Hormonal Imbalance of

Sex Hormone, Thyroid, and Adrenal

"The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well." Hippocrates

The Endocrine System, which makes up all the organs and glands which secrete hormones, is a complex system. There is a strong interdependence between all of them. When one hormone is released, it affects many other hormones. This works by extensive feedback loops (for instance if there is too much hormone secreted by a gland, it feeds back a message to another gland to slow its production or secretion) that can create a domino effect throughout the body's entire hormone balance. It is a system that cannot be micro-managed, yet everyone seems to be trying to do exactly that.

Sex hormone imbalance and thyroid, adrenal hormonal imbalance are connected by areas of the brain known as the hypothalamus and the pituitary. They help control feedback messaging loops within the endocrine system, receiving and relaying information about whether to increase or decrease hormonal output by the thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, and other tissues. This important duo helps control the increase and decrease of hormones released by the adrenals, thyroid, ovaries, and other endocrine tissues. When one system gets thrown out of balance (for many women this begins with the effects of chronic stress on their adrenal glands), other systems can become disrupted. The feedback loops for each system interact with and affect the other two systems, which sometimes makes symptoms worse.

Our hormones today are in disgusting disarray! Chronic stress and fatigue, menopausal symptoms, PMS, infertility, thyroid problems, diabetes and hypoglycemia! And these are just the major ones. They are rampant today! Unfortunately, it is our entire fault! It is certainly not intentional, but our lifestyle has led to this alarming increase in dysfunction. Not only associated directly with hormones, but indirectly as well - such as cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and a myriad of other diseases.