Do You Have a Hormone Imbalance?

All the beautiful women, do you think that suddenly you are not yourself and are experiencing discomfort in your body. It could be a hormonal imbalance. There are two times when a woman experiences a lot of discomfort. This is either before menses which is called as Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) and the other is when they are in or around menopause. Let us take a look into what are the symptoms that you experience when you are in any of these conditions. Homeopathy would help you go through this with great ease.

Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms and Causes:

The actual cause of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is unbalanced hormones. Your oestrogen levels increase and progesterone levels decrease. Factors which promote the hormonal imbalances are high sugars, refined carbohydrates, caffeine, stress, hormones present in dairy products and meat, oestrogen like toxins from pesticides and pollution. Consuming alcohol adds fuel to the fire because it damages the liver and prevents it from excreting excess estrogen. Constipation and imbalances in the gut bacteria could worsen the situation, because they lead to the reabsorption of estrogen from the gut back into your blood, even after your liver has tried to get rid of it.

Premenstrual syndrome symptoms are mood swings, bloating, fluid retention, breast tenderness, acne flare-ups, weight gain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, joint pains, muscle pains, sugar cravings, and low sex drive before they are going to menstruate. These symptoms especially the irritability and depression may cause damage in their relationships, work-life and well-being. When the above symptoms go out of proportion it is termed as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

Menopause Symptoms and Causes:

Menopause is a natural biological process with an end of fertility and the cessation or end of menses. This happens because there is a decrease in the secretion of hormones, oestrogen and progesterone by the ovaries. However, early menopause is noted in Indian women at child bearing age i.e. 24-34 years.

Menopause can be distressing when it is accompanied by irregular periods or heavy bleeding, hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, anxiety, anger, irritability and sleep disturbances.

Other symptoms the patient could experience include headaches, dryness of the vagina, Urinary Tract Infections, Low Libido, Poor concentration or memory, bloating or less control over urination.

Healing with Homeopathy

Benefits of homeopathy in treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms

1. Homeopathy has shown impressive results in cases of premenstrual syndrome.
2. Remember that you as a lady are not abnormal and can be healthy again by just paying attention to a few natural ways of being treated without side-effects and getting on with a normal life.
3. Homeopathy makes it sure that you don’t need conventional medicines to survive if you are a case of PMS and since homeopathy is safe, you do not end up damaging the other systems of the body unlike conventional medicines.
4. Homeopathic medicines are given after detailed case taking which stimulates and helps the body’s natural intelligence takes care of the rest.

Benefits of homeopathy in the treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

1. If a woman consults a homeopath with menopausal problems – say hot flushes only – the homeopath will still look at the person as a whole, and not just prescribe a remedy for the hot flushes. This is called a constitutional remedy. If we prescribe in this way, the overall imbalance will be treated, the woman’s hot flushes will go and her overall health will be improved.
2. Sometimes, we come across women who have no other problems in their life, who just present with some specific menopausal symptoms; in these cases, prescribing on those symptoms alone will solve the problem.
3. HRT (hormone replacement therapy) have known side-effects like bloating, breast tenderness or swelling, leg cramps, headaches and vaginal bleeding. Homeopathy is free from any side-effects.
4. It is preferable to be treated by an experienced homeopath.
5. Homeopathy is a mind-body medicine. Homeopathy treats not only the physical complaints but also targets the mind and gently restores mind-body equilibrium- thus it treats the patient as a whole.