Category: Estrogen

As estrogen increases cortisol increases

The majority of my clients struggle with estrogen dominant symptoms such as acne, hair loss, weight gain/difficulty losing weight, waking at night, low blood sugars, hypothyroidism, heavy, painful periods, bloating, and so much more. It can be hard to decipher where these symptoms come from since they can all seem like they stem from different […]
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Nutrition mistakes that can lead to excess estrogen

In my previous blog post, I discussed how when estrogen goes up, cortisol goes up and how this can be hard on our hormone balance. Let’s dig into 5 ways that your food can lead to excess estrogen (relative to progesterone). 1. Not eating enough bio-available proteins that are found in animal foods. Without adequate […]
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The ways mental and emotional stress can increase estrogen

In this post we are digging into mental and emotional stressors. When we experience excess stress over long periods we get an increase in cortisol. This leads to more cortisol binding proteins to bind to excess cortisol. Unfortunately, these also bind to progesterone leading to lower progesterone levels, higher cortisol, and high estrogen. Mental and […]
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How xenoestrogens can contribute to excess estrogen

Since 1979, the number of chemicals registered has grown by over 30%. There are over 80,000 chemicals that are registered in the US and less than 200 of them have been tested for safety. There are about 1,500 chemicals that have been identified as hormone disruptors (xenoestrogens) and they can work to disrupt hormones in […]
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Poor digestion and inflammation can increase estrogen

In this post we are digging into how our digestive health (or lack thereof) can lead to excess estrogen. Let’s start at the top. The actual process of making stomach acid, digestive enzymes, and bile is important for hormone health because:+ It helps us break down our food and absorb nutrients.+ Proper breakdown of food […]
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Heavy Metals and Estrogen

Heavy metals can lead to higher estrogen levels. High levels of heavy metals such as uranium, arsenic, mercury, lead, and aluminum are a big stressor on the body. Not only can they mimic estrogen in the body, but they also lead to a lot more work for our detoxification organs, especially our kidneys and liver. […]
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Healing is not linear

For the sake of balancing your hormones and getting your period back on track, you’ve started making simple changes to your diet and lifestyle. You’ve been told that you should start seeing relief from your symptoms within a matter of weeks, but it’s been a month and you feel—well, frankly—like sh*t. Maybe your 🩸 is […]
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How to Balance Estrogen and Progesterone

You’ve probably read a post or heard someone describing symptoms of excess estrogen and resonated with it. I know I have. However, high estrogen isn’t the main problem. Can reducing estrogen in your environment, beauty products, menstrual products, and home help your symptoms? Yes, and I think it’s a piece of the hormone imbalance puzzle, […]
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Alcohol & Your Hormones

How does alcohol impact our hormones and overall health? We know that alcohol increases estrogen levels, which often leads to unwanted symptoms for many women (PMS, period pain, mood changes, acne, sluggish thyroid, fibroids, etc.), but it impacts many other areas of our health that can trickly down and impact hormones. How Alcohol Impacts The […]
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Estrogen and Histamine Feedback Loop

Estrogen is very tied to histamine levels–both have an impact on each other. This is often a result of other underlying issues but is an important piece of the puzzle for many. If you look at the first image below, you will see that estrogen and histamines work in a feedback loop. @larabriden says it […]
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