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The hypothalamus [control centre region in the brain] is getting the message from the constant production of stress hormones that we’re not safe, because that’s what stress hormones still mean to the body, and then the hypothalamus is telling that to the pituitary gland [hormone-producing gland in the brain] and then the pituitary is telling all the other glands, ‘We’re not safe: respond accordingly. If you don’t ovulate, you don’t produce the lovely big surge of progesterone, and progesterone not only plays a huge role in fertility, but it also is a very powerful anti-anxiety and anti-depressant, and it’s a diuretic, so it allows you to get rid of excess fluid. Herbs such as Licorice and Ginseng contain plant steroid molecules that have a regulating effect on hormones, by causing the body to conserve cortisol and DHEA, and therefore helping the entire hormonal system adapt to stress. I thought of my friends that have spoken about their struggles in balancing their work/home lives and I considered my own journey where I have at times felt that I was trying to juggle a hundred different things and failing miserably. It can affect how quickly food moves through the body, which can cause either diarrhoea or constipation.
During the body’s response to stress (whether in the alarm, resistance or exhaustion phase) the impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian feedback loop can be sufficient to cause an interference in hormonal balance leading to disrupted menstrual cycles, temporary cessation of ovulation, enhanced PMS symptoms and various other reproductive system conditions. While some dietary suggestions and options will be offered throughout the course, there is no set meal plan or diet. They can end up recycling it back into their blood supply, and then you end up with this month’s estrogen, last month’s estrogen and the month before that and the month before that all in your system. I trust that this finds you doing well, and had a great start to the New Year – and if not… things can only get better, right? And when it comes to excess estrogen, liver function, diet and lifestyle factors play a huge role (here is where we get into alcohol and caffeine consumption, the part you knew was coming).
Your body is hard-wired to react to stress in ways meant to protect you against threats from predators and other aggressors. Wellness Wednesdays are monthly educational events where you can hear from industry experts and ask questions, empowering you to improve your health. A heavy period can mean a lot of blood loss, which means your body is losing a lot of iron – and iron is crucial to keeping the thyroid healthy. in other words, the lab can’t find it… can’t find the hormone that is designed to help keep us calm, not anxious, not deeply sad and have our clothes continue to fit. As I described in my TEDx talk, science suggests humans have been on the planet for between 100,000 and 150,000 years.
Whilst we can all feel a bit stressed at times, constant/ongoing/worsening symptoms should not be ignored. I’m not suggesting that good progesterone levels will be the answer for everyone but my goodness, they contribute. This may be due to the gut nerves being more sensitive and changes in gut microbiota, how quickly food moves through the gut, and/or changes in gut immune responses.Before, people would normally turn up on time and the symptoms they were experiencing, for the majority, were less intense. For example the adrenal glands will make stress hormones, the ovaries make sex hormones and thyroid gland makes hormones that control temperature and metabolism. The perceived need to rush, whether a woman displays it on the outside or keeps it under wraps, is changing the face of women’s health as we know it in a detrimental way; from PMS to IBS, from losing our tempers to feeling like we can’t cope. Adrenaline is still high but now cortisol is too, which can lead to unexplained body fat increases, frequent colds/flus or blood sugar rollercoasters. Cortisol is important to blood pressure regulation and the normal functioning of several body systems including cardiovascular, circulatory and reproduction.
Anxiety is such a multi-facetted experience for people, and there’s so much that’s behind it,” Libby says. The challenge for too many women today is that they live in SNS dominance, in a constant state of "fight or flight". If you rush through life, glorifying being busy, what equal and opposite reaction to yourself do you imagine? Only, our human construct, or the way our body functions was not made to handle stress on this level. From painful periods to fluid retention, from anxiety to yelling at the people we love the most in the word and berating ourselves afterwards, it has been a long time since women’s health has faced such an intense hormonal challenge.Is the voice in your head a critic that is always telling you that you should have/could have done more; that what you did was not good enough; that you are failing? And then I started to notice that the majority of people were running late for appointments – and that’s okay! Progesterone’s job reproductively is to hold the lining of the uterus in place, yet it performs a host of other biological functions aside from those involved in reproduction.
It’s possible to change that voice from a critic to a cheerleader that congratulates you on another job well done, praises you for being good enough and encourages you to take time for yourself.What has unfolded for too many women is a frantic double shift of work day and night, with very little – if any – rest. Too many women now suffer with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), PCOS, endometriosis and experience debilitating menopauses, which can have both physical and emotional health consequences. I’ve done most of your other courses and read your books and I loved that this was new material to help me learn more about myself.
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