This may come as a surprise to you, but your digestive health is linked closely with your hormone balance. Holistic health care recognizes this fact and has used natural approaches to help women deal with symptoms holistically, as an alternative to the pill.
Many symptoms that are commonly treated with the pill can actually be linked to hormone balance. If you’re on the pill for symptoms like acne, irregular periods, or severe PMS symptoms, you might be surprised to find out that these symptoms may be related to an excess of estrogen. And, your digestive system is actually essential to helping the body balance estrogen levels.
Elimination of excess estrogens happens through the large intestine. When wastes stagnate in the large intestine, things like estrogen can be reabsorbed and reenter circulation. This means that the body can be reusing estrogens it doesn’t need, resulting in hormone imbalance.
Dr. Marina Rose, DC has helped women with hormone balance symptoms and people with other challenging, chronic health conditions in and around the city of San Jose, CA.
Fiber, water and eating certain foods are all things that help the body break down and eliminate estrogens. Alissa Viti, featured on the Dr. Oz blog, also finds nutrition to be an important element of holistic health care that contributes to hormone balance.
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