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A Hormone Imbalance: The Source Of Multiple Health Problems

February 8th, 2010

A hormone imbalance is most common among women because of the way their body is designed to work. In the first part of a woman’s monthly cycle the body produces estrogen, in the middle ovulation results and after ovulation the body produces progesterone in preparation to receive the egg in the event that a pregnancy occurs.

If the woman does not become pregnant, the body stops producing both hormones and she has her period. This process keeps the hormones in balance on a month by month basis. If a woman does not ovulate during the month, then the estrogen is not balanced by the progesterone, because progesterone is only produced when ovulation occurs, and an imbalance occurs.

As a woman ages, the same thing happens. Less progesterone is produced in the body, while more estrogen builds up. Some girls start this problem with their first period, or a woman may start it after she has her first baby. Age and having a tubal ligation can, also, cause the hormones to become unbalanced. Once this starts it has a domino on the woman’s health.

Too much estrogen in the body affects the brain, actually causing it to start swelling. The most common problems a woman experiences is swelling in the hands, breast tenderness, mood swings and headaches. Too much estrogen can affect the way the thyroid functions which in turn causes stress on the adrenal glands, resulting in adrenal fatigue. This can cause symptoms such as fatigue, inability to think clearly, weight gain, depression, sleep problems and a host of other problems.

Anytime there is an imbalance of hormones, the entire immune system is affected. This causes the woman’s fitness level to decrease. She no longer feels like exercising or worrying about her health. She just tries to survive each day. Sometimes it gets so bad she can hardly function.

This is not normally a problem that most women consult their doctors over. They have a tendency to think it is just how women are, and they do not think there is a problem. If they see it as a problem at all, they feel it is caused from them working to meet the needs of their husband, children and home while working a full-time job.

When progesterone decreases and estrogen increases, the best way to balance them again is for the woman to use natural progesterone. If not, the symptoms she is experiencing will keep lowering her level of fitness. Once the two hormones begin to equal out, the woman will begin to feel considerably better. She will regain her strength and energy, and she will start feeling completely different.

A woman should not expect to feel different soon after she starts using the recommended dose of the natural progesterone cream. It is not something that fixes itself overnight. It will most likely take close to four months before the two main hormones are balanced. When they are, her fitness level will rise and she will begin to feel considerably better. She will have a better outlook on life, her depression will go away and she will be able to think clearly.

Whenever a woman starts having these symptoms she should go for a doctor visit. If for some reason she does not want to do that, she can begin using a natural progesterone cream. If she doesn’t begin to see a change in how she feels after a few months, she should definitely see her doctor, because the problem may be caused by something more serious.

Excessive estrogen in the body affects the brain, causing it to swell. The most common issues a female faces are breast tenderness, swings in mood and even weight gain. We have got the inside skinny on how to lose weight with fat burning foods

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Mental Health and Wellness – Are You Being Weighed Down By Your Fat House?

December 14th, 2009

What’s your de-cluttering style? Do you just ignore that build up on the dining room table, the end of the bed, the floor of the garage and anywhere else you accumulate stuff? Do you move piles from one room to the next or do you have a ‘junk’ room, even a junk draw?

Even the most organized and tidy of the people I know can identify somewhere in their house that they feel is disorganized, untidy or cluttered, more importantly for the purpose of this article, that is impacting on how they feel – and potentially on their mental health and wellbeing.

I realized I had been feeling a sense of overwhelmed for a while and I was letting the mental list of de-cluttering jobs really weigh me down. One of my patterns is to take the ‘all or nothing approach’, where I won’t or don’t start until I have time to do the whole job.

Sometimes we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by the ‘clutter’ in our lives and this has an impact in ways we don’t even imagine; it can even have an impact on our mental health and wellness. Eventually I decided that even though my home would never have been seen by others as a mess, the toll it was taking on my own metal health and wellness was certainly not congruent with living an outrageously healthy life.

Have you ever felt like the clutter in your house, office, workplace, wardrobe or garage was getting you down? How did it feel when you finally did something about it? Did you have a sense of relief? Did you even feel lighter or happier? Sometimes we find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by the ‘clutter’ in our lives and this has an impact in ways we don’t even imagine; it can even have an impact on our mental health and wellness.

Eventually I decided that even though my home would never have been seen by others as a mess, the toll it was taking on my own metal health and wellness was certainly not congruent with living an outrageously healthy life. I realized I needed to start breaking things down into smaller bite sized pieces, small tasks that I could accomplish in a short period of time and start to feel good about making progress.

The first thing I did was clean out my fridge and pantry – what a relief. I was embarrassed at all the out of date products we found in the pantry, which had to go in the bin, it felt so wasteful. As a result we have decided we will not keep too much in the pantry at all from now on. It is so nice to go to the pantry and be able to see what’s in there. The fridge is a weekly task we do just before we go shopping it serves 2 purposes, firstly we get rid of anything that needs to go and secondly we know what we already have and avoid buying more than we need.

The next task was the linen cupboard, I thought it would take me ages however it took very little time and I was able to donate our excess sheets and towels to a local charity for recycling. Each time I do one of these tasks I find myself going to open the cupboard just to look at how nice and neat it is, to be honest I often take other members of the family with me so they can admire my handy work, and get the clue to keep it tidy, I hope!

So how about taking a step by step approach to de-cluttering your life and, in doing so, improve your mental health and wellness. There is even some evidence to suggest that the clutter in our life may also contribute to holding onto clutter on our bodies – excess weight. How much more motivation do you need!

In a recent de-cluttering mood, I decided to clean out my wallet , amazing what you find in amongst all those receipts. I had a ticket I had purchased for a Lotto draw a few weeks ago, I took it to the newsagents and guess what? Yep it was a winner $30.65. So whilst this is not going to see me retiring on a tropical island, I did take it as a sign that I was on the right path.

Lenore Miller is the Creator and Founder of www.outrageouslyhealthy.com. She brings together both tools of the conscious and unconscious mind to help you experience the mentalhealthandwellness you deserve. You can listen to Lenore’s expert interviews by becoming a FREE member of outrageouslyhealthy.com

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