What is estrogen dominance?
Estrogen dominance is a condition where a woman has too much estrogen relative to progesterone. This hormonal imbalance can cause various symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, irregular periods, mood swings, and more.
Some key facts about estrogen dominance:
- It's often caused by excess estrogen production or impaired progesterone production. Contributing factors include stress, poor diet, toxicity, and hormonal birth control.
- Symptoms can include irregular periods, PMS, fatigue, depression, weight gain, foggy thinking, and headaches. It can also increase the risk for certain health conditions down the road.
- It often goes undiagnosed, as doctors don't routinely test hormone levels. But it affects a large number of women to varying degrees. Estrogen dominance is sometimes considered an epidemic!
- Diet and lifestyle changes are the foundation of treatment. Key strategies include reducing xenoestrogen exposure, supporting liver detoxification, improving estrogen metabolism, boosting progesterone, and managing stress.
- Bioidentical progesterone can be very helpful for relieving symptoms and balancing hormones. Herbs and supplements like DIM and Calcium d-Glucarate also support proper estrogen detoxification and metabolism.
- If not corrected, estrogen dominance can significantly impact a woman's quality of life! So getting tested and addressing underlying causes is important.
The team at Balance Wellness Clinic is experts on achieving hormone balance naturally. We offer cutting-edge lab testing to get the full picture, and personalized treatment plans using bioidentical hormones, diet, and lifestyle strategies. Our integrative care model looks at the whole person, not just lab results.
We've helped thousands of women overcome stubborn symptoms by uncovering and addressing the root hormonal causes with our science-based, natural solutions. Ready to stop feeling off and get your spark back? Reach out for a consultation, and we'll get you on the path to balanced hormones and better health. Don't settle for subpar living - you deserve to thrive!