Are you on the pill for severe PMS? Debilitating cramps? Irregular periods? Holistic health care can help you find solutions for these symptoms.
From mood swings to cramps, all these symptoms share a common factor: hormones. Hormones, sent out by the endocrine system, are actually influenced by blood sugar levels. A holistic health care approach can help you manage your blood sugar levels, which regulates your hormones naturally, without the pill.
When your blood sugar gets too low, your adrenals pump out the stress hormone cortisol in order to release glycogen stores and bring your blood sugar back up. The problem is that cortisol competes with progesterone for its precursor. This means if you have more cortisol, you have less progesterone which can lead to the kind of menstrual symptoms that the pill is prescribed for. Holistic health care takes a deeper approach.
Dr. Marina Rose uses a holistic health care approach to help women with premenstrual symptoms stay off the pill, in and around the city of Palo Alto, CA.
Before you try the pill for menstrual problems, start managing your blood sugar at home. Dr. Leo Katz agrees that healthy blood sugar is important. Eat regularly, at least every three-and-a-half hours and be sure to include carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats at every meal.
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