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It may be boring, but it’s key for happy hormones! Instead…įocus on eating ‘real’ foods, including vegetables and whole fruit, beans and lentils, nuts and seeds, whole grains, and good-quality (preferably organic) meat, fish and eggs. What can we do for better hormone balance? Look to your d iet.Īvoid sugary foods, refined carbohydrates and processed foods as much as possible. You can find this essential herb in Pukka’s organic Womankind supplement. Shatavari also stimulates the production of prolactin which enhances the libido. Shatavari contains natural precursors to female sex hormones which help to balance hormonal irregularity, promote conception and improve menstrual symptoms and PMT. It is a naturally nourishing, cooling and moistening herb that provides the required nourishment and strength to alleviate vaginal dryness, support conception, fertility and a healthy reproductive system. Shatavari is a tonic to the female reproductive system and specifically the uterus. In Ayurveda, Shatavari is revered as a primary ‘women’s’ herb. One key herb that can support women throughout the entirety of their cycle, including menstruation and the menopause is shatavari. Herbal medicine provides a wealth of options for the support and management of many conditions relating to women’s health. You can do something about it! So, this in itself provides an understanding for some of the changes in mood and emotions during our menstrual cycle, which is quite reassuring! So, perhaps, some degree of what we call PMS is ‘normal’, if symptoms are generally mild.īut contrary to what you might have been told, all this hormonal disharmony is not something you need to ‘put up with’. Then, as oestrogen levels then begin to rise after menstruation, our physical and mental energy levels tend to return. This can put a dampener on our mood, our energy, our mental alertness and even our desire to socialise. Low levels of oestrogen can affect other hormones and brain chemicals such as serotonin, dopamine and noradrenalin. In fact, some degree of change in our emotions, energy, and wellbeing throughout our monthly cycle is to be expected. The ovaries are linked to the brain, nervous system and endocrine system, so it is no wonder that changes in our emotions can also have significant effects upon our hormonal cycles.įor example, during menstruation and just before, levels of oestrogen are lower than at other times in our cycle. They can include mental or emotional symptoms such as irritability, mood swings, tearfulness, fatigue or anxiety, and physical symptoms such as bloating, breast swelling, skin breakouts or headaches. PMS describes a range of symptoms that can be experienced for up to two weeks before your period starts. Premenstrual syndrome or PMS is thought to affect up to half of women. These low levels of oestrogen also influence low levels of serotonin, dopamine and noradrenalin which can cause feelings of reduced motivation and a general ‘slowing down’ resulting in feeling less mentally alert, more fatigued and less sociable.Īs oestrogen levels then begin to rise after menstruation it brings back our physical and mental energy levels, as the levels of serotonin, dopamine and noradrenalin also rise. How emotions affect our hormonal balance:ĭuring menstruation and the build up to it, levels of oestrogen are low. Hormones affect literally every part of our lives, including whether we feel tired or awake, how hungry we are, our sex drive, our bone density, our body temperature, and whether we feel relaxed or stressed, happy or sad. Oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone (sex hormones) – govern fertility, the development of sexual characteristics and (in women) the menstrual cycle. Insulin – tells our cells to take up sugars from our blood. Hormones are chemicals that send messages to other parts of our body or brain, telling them how to act. In a recent survey carried out by Pukka Herbs, on the subject of PMS and how it effects women’s health, they discovered that 76% of women said they suffered with erratic mood swings and felt irritable or angry before their period 62% said they suffered with bloating and 61% were troubled with appetite changes, food cravings and fatigue. Essentially, it is vital to core wellbeing. ![]() We are all familiar with the term ‘PMT’ or pre-menstrual tension this is just one indicator of how us we women can feel when hormones can become even slightly tipped out of balance.įor women to maintain a healthy hormonal balance determines on our ability to endure a pain-free, hassle-free menstrual cycle. Feeling over emotional or irritable for no reason bloated and craving ridiculous amounts of chocolate – it’s not you, it’s your hormones! Katie Pande, medical herbalist at Pukka Herbs explains…
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