Do you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night only to find your sheets soaked with perspiration?
If this is happening on a regular basis and you are a woman in your late 30’s to mid 40’s this could be a sign of perimenopause.
Night sweats are just one in the long list of perimenopause symptoms. Some may be part of your body’s normal response to changing hormone levels. However, severe symptoms can indicate an underlying imbalance that can be addressed through lifestyle and other methods Functional Nutrition offers.
Dr. Marina Rose uses Chiropractic care and Functional Nutrition to help women in the San Jose area of California, with night sweats as well as other perimneopause symptoms.
You might be asking yourself what exactly is causing these symptoms such as night sweats?
Well, the common theory in conventional medicine is that they are caused by low levels of estrogen.
But Dr. Jerilyn Prior, of the University of British Columbia, explains that estrogen can actually be 30% HIGHER than normal during perimenopause. The ovaries also produce less of a hormone called inhibin which regulates the release of eggs. The result can be be huge fluctuations in not just estrogen but progesterone.
These fluctuations are normal and shouldn’t cause severe symptoms… IF your adrenal glands are healthy enough to step up to the plate and balance things out.
Your hypothalamus sends out a signal for the adrenals to release hormones to keep you balanced but if your adrenals are wiped out you end up with debilitating symptoms. When you’ve tried everything for your perimenopause symptoms and still haven’t found relief, don’t give up. Find out how Functional Nutrition can help.