Hormonal imbalance could make an individual’s life unpleasant, and for women, it means a lot when they are at child bearing age.
This hormonal imbalance issue is an experience Bola does not like to remember.
However, she chose to share with So Healthy since she had two babies to show for her years of pain caused by her mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law wanted a grand-child, but never considered that times have changed.
‘High Prolactin Level’
She does not want to come to terms with the fact that females and males suffer a lot these days just to earn a living and keep the family running.
This high-activity-level takes its toll on the health of the individuals who engage in it, but her mother-in-laws will not understand.
Bola had a hormonal profiling few months into their marriage, but the result was not friendly.
“You cannot conceive with the high Prolactin level that is showing in your hormonal profiling result,” the gyneacologist said. After that day, those words continued to torment her.
She had noticed that her breast was secreting milk even when she was not breastfeeding or pregnant.
The doctor prescribed some drugs after the profiling.
She continued her daily lifestyle which was too stressful for her and the drug was doing little or nothing to resolve the issue.
Days slipped to weeks, and months and then years, as she continued to hope on God for a miracle.
Her worries rose the morning she heard her mother-in-law’s conversation with her husband.
“You cannot marry a man and still brag that you have a wife,” she heard her scream at her son.
She knew the heat was mounting on her husband. She needed to do something about it, before everything crumbles.
Hormonal Imbalance Explained
Hormonal imbalance became a topic that featured in most of her searches on Google.
Everything changed the moment she got to know natural ways of addressing hormonal imbalance.
See the things Bola found that changed her story.
Hormonal imbalance occurs in both males and females when there is too much or too little of a hormone in the bloodstream.
These hormones play vital role in the body to the extent that any imbalance could trigger issues in the body.
One of such issues is the reduction in the chances of conception for women waiting to conceive.
Hormones are chemicals produced by glands in the endocrine system.
They travel through the bloodstream to the tissues and organs, giving instructions to the organs about what to do and when to do it.
This function of hormones in the body makes them important, but an imbalance of hormones can result in the malfunctioning of some organs in the body.
Symptoms Of Hormonal Imbalance
Several symptoms are associated with hormonal imbalances and they depend on which glands and hormones are affected.
Note: Ailments that are not related to hormonal imbalances could also show some of these symptoms.
This is why it is necessary that proper hormonal profiling is carried out to be sure.
There could be unexplained weight gain or weight loss, excessive sweating, difficulty in sleeping, skin rashes or dry skin and irregular blood pressure
It could also cause lowered libido or sex drive, blurred vision, a bulge in the neck, , irregular sensitivity to cold, headache, depression, weak bones and heightened anxiety.
Causes Of Hormonal Imbalance
There are so many causes of hormonal imbalance but there are few that are very common in this part of the world.
Most persons in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial city, who leave their home very early in the morning and return late, are at risk of having hormonal imbalance because one of the major causes of this imbalance is STRESS.
Chronic stress has been linked with hormonal imbalance and this happens when stress has become a ‘lifestyle’.
Other cause of hormonal imbalances are
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes (increased sugar level in the blood)
-
Hyperglycemia or overproduction of glucagon
-
Hypoglycemia (more insulin produced than there is glucose in the blood)
-
Underactive thyroid
-
Poor diet and nutrition.
-
Being above your ideal weight
-
Birth control medications
-
Genetics
-
Aging
Natural Ways Of Addressing Hormonal Imbalance
Back to Bola’s story.
In the course of her search for a solution, she found 5 natural was to change balance her hormones.
She shared these 5 natural remedies which she said adjusted her hormones and resulted in her getting pregnant in less than 6 months of making few adjustments.
These are the remedies she shared with So Healthy.
1. Healthy Eating
The first thing that must keep a human alive is food and that is the first thing to adjust if there must be an adjustment in the hormones.
There is a small strategy that she applied and it is displayed in simple terms in the plate below.
Eat more of vegetables and fruits – Remember that at creation, every food handed to humans was raw and are expected to eaten that way.
More of vegetables and this means more of raw veggies – salad mix.
Little quantity of fat.
Grains and protein should be of equal quantity on your meal plate.
2. Stress Management
Stress level management is one way of keeping the hormones in our body at optimum functional capacity.
This requires that we factor-in a good time to rest over the weekend.
Also Read: 8 Ways You Can Improve Your Memory
A 5-hour sleep period every weekday leaves an individual in a deficit of 3 hours per day (in line with 8-hour sleep recommendation) and an accumulation of it is chronic would result in chronic stress.
Bola gave up some weekend’s social activities. She also adjusted the amount of time she spends in church on Sunday just so she could have enough time to sleep.
3. Physical Fitness
keeping fit as a routine shows up whenever experts discuss healthy living.
Humans are moving beings and lack of exercise and movement of the body organs could results in health issues.
Workouts help the hormones in the body to function better while it regulates hormones in the body.
4. Fertility Nutrition
People who have hormonal imbalance, but are waiting to conceive, could begin to eat food that promotes fertility.
A research looked at the “Association between female infertility and hormonal imbalance” and showed that there was a “significant positive correlation between the level of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and the age of the studied infertile women”.
The researchers said related study indicated the significant increase levels of FSH with age.
This increase disturbs ovarian functions which are directly correlated with infertility.
Age can also affect a woman’s hormones when it comes to fertility, but there are foods that can boost fertility – cruciferous vegetables – could be consumed.
Also helpful are:
Maca powder, green vegetables (Ugwu, runner beans, okro), green peas and iron-rich foods.
5. Sound Emotional Health
Having a sound emotional health means living a life free from worries and being in good terms with people.
For women waiting to conceive, their hormonal imbalance issues could become worse if they burden themselves with worries rather than thoughts of gratitude and faith in the fact that fruitfulness is in the DNA of every human.
Having a good relationship with a spouse, for a woman waiting to conceive will be a tipping point for the hormones to regularise.
If you find this helpful, kindly share with your friends and loved ones.
I took castor seed but my period doesn’t come, I don’t know why?
Thank you for your comment. Please, note that that is one of the side effects of taking castor seeds.