How to Balance Hormone Levels Naturally

Natural Ways to Balance your Hormones

Balanced hormones are the first requirement for a body to continue the metabolic systems. Sometimes hormones become disturb due to further changes occur in estrogen hormone. It is most commonly found in females rather than males. The particular time for hormonal imbalance is during puberty, menopause, menstruation and pregnancy. The other related factors that may be the causes of hormonal imbalances are poor diet, too much or little exercise, stress, lack of sleep, adrenal exhaustions, birth control pills, toxic chemicals, etc.

Many symptoms are recognized for the hormonal imbalances are given below:

• Anxiety

• Fatigue

• Insomnia

• Low sex drive

• Infertility

• Oily or dry skin

• Premenstrual syndrome

• Weight problems

• Acne

• Food cravings

• Hair growth or loss

• Irritability

• Mood swings

By all the above symptoms showed, you can understand whether your metabolic system is functioning properly or not. Your hunger, energy, mood and cravings are controlled by your hormones so if you are perfectly going through these signals in your body then it indicates that your hormones are in balance.

Natural home remedies are the options to improve those symptoms. It will help you in restoring the hormones in its balanced form. Consult your doctor if you have certain problems like uterine-fibroids, endometriosis, breast cancer, uterine cancer or ovarian cancer. Doctor will suggest you to do home remedies or taking supplements after diagnosing those conditions. Some of the particular remedies for balancing hormones are as follows:

1.  Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 fatty acid is very essential for this purpose. It readily produces and balances the hormones that found to be beneficial for women like it can work greatly to reduce the menstrual cramps. Omega-3 fatty acid contains anti-inflammatory properties.

• You would have to focus on some foods to eat such as oily fish, flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, soy beans, tofu, winter squash and olive oil. All of these foods are enriched with omga-3 fatty acid which can balance your hormones naturally.

• Omega-3 fatty acid supplement is also available at the drug stores. You can take it after consulting the doctor for its proper dosage.

2.  Maca Root

Maca root is very good for the production of normal range of hormones in your body. It is thought to be a vital source of calcium, zinc, essential fatty acids, protein, fiber, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, sterols, and iodine. Once your body starts to get all of these minerals, it probably affects your health and improves the hormones. By consuming maca root, fertility and libido would increase.

• Take ¼ tsp of maca root powder and mix it in a cup of water, or other items like juice, herbal tea, smoothie or yogurt.

• Take a little amount of this mixture initially but increase the quantity gradually up to 2 tsp over a few week.

• Consume the mixture on the daily basis.

• Do the remedy for few months.

3.  Chaste Berry

When progesterone hormone is imbalanced, chaste berry also known as vitex is recommended because it directly effects on the pituitary gland and helps the progesterone and estrogen to regulate in a normal way. Chaste berry is a great tonic for females.

Chaste berry is also used for the treatment of premenstrual syndrome and other problems related to menstrual cycle. Chaste berry helps in the progress of fertility and ovulation each month. The main advantage of chaste berry is that it prevents your body to reach to the prostate cancer by lowering the testosterone.

Before taking chaste berry as a supplement, consult your doctor first. It comes in a form of capsule of 400 to 500 mg. Take it daily until you see the improvement in your hormones.

Remember, chaste berry is not preferred to use during pregnancy, hormone replacements or dopamine-related medications because it can increase the menstrual flow in women.

4.  Vitamin D

Vitamin D is present in many foods and it also comes in a supplement form. Vitamin D effects on the pituitary gland where all the hormones work and produces a range of hormones. Vitamin D is helpful for reducing the estrogen level symptoms. Vitamin D deficiency can though to be a big cause of abnormal release of parathyroid hormone.

• It is good to give your body exposure to sun because it allows vitamin D to reach in your body which can help in satisfying your hormone levels.

• You can also eat vitamin D rich foods like oily fish, cod liver oil, milk and eggs.

• Take vitamin D supplements according to the doctor’s advice.

5.  Exercise

Exercise is the greatest way to balance your hormones. It lowers the cortisol levels in your body that is responsible for stress. Cortisol hormone tends to block estrogen which can effect on overall health.

Regular exercise helps in the proper circulation of blood and so in normal releasing of hormones. It will also help you in making your body in a constant and perfect shape. Workouts should have optimum time of 40 minutes, not more than that as they may increase the cortisol levels in your body.

• The best recommended exercises are walking, jogging, swimming, etc.

• Do the above exercises regularly for at least 30 minutes.

• Some relaxation exercises and yoga can also reduce the stress levels and improves the hormonal functions of your body.

6.  Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is suggested for those who have hyperthyroidism. Extra virgin coconut oil is used as it contains medium-chain fatty acids that helps in maintaining the healthy thyroid functioning. Other impact of coconut oil is it alleviates the blood sugar levels, promotes weight loss, improves immunity system and maintains the metabolic function.

There are some misconceptions about extra virgin coconut oil is it effects on the heart but it is not true on the other side because it may protect your body against many heart diseases.

You would have to eat 3 tbsp of extra virgin coconut oil daily for few months. You can also use this oil for cooking as it never produces any harmful chemicals.

7.  Fenugreek

Fenugreek is the common remedy for treating the imbalanced hormones. It can be easily available at home but people often do not know about the benefits found in fenugreek. It contains phytoestrogen hormone, also called as diosgenin. It shows effects on estrogen hormone which is used to decrease the prolactin levels and natural breast enlargement suggested by many herbalists. Fenugreek is highly recommended to diabetic patients because it helps in improving the glucose metabolism and lowers the blood sugar and obesity.

• In a cup of hot water, sheer 1 tbsp of fenugreek for 15 minutes.

• After that strain the solution and drink it three times a day.

• In addition, you can also use honey and lemon juice in the solution for taste.

• Take fenugreek herbal supplement after consultation with doctor.

8.  Holy Basil

Holy basil is actually a herb which also works to stimulating the hormones in balancing way due to its natural adaptogen activity. The important function of this herb is it lowers the cortisol levels to protect the ovaries, pancreas, and thyroid gland along with it also promotes the mental health.

• Take some holy basil leaves from the nursery or anywhere you find.

• Simply eat them daily for about few months.

• You can also make holy basil tea by boiling the holy basil leaves in a cup of water for a while.

• Drink this tea daily up to 3 cups.

• This herb is also suggested to take as a supplement from 250 to 500 mg regularly by the consultants.

9.  Asian Ginseng

Asian ginseng is used to improve the proper regulation of adrenal gland through which stress hormones are released.  Asian ginseng is also known as Korean red ginseng or Panax ginseng. It is a great adaptogen that triggers in your body to balance hormones.

Asian ginseng has huge advantages from which one of the most important advantages is to increase the sperm count and its motility in men. In women, Asian ginseng works to reduce some of the symptoms of menopause.

During menstrual cycles, doctors recommended to take Asian ginseng supplements from 200 to 400 mg daily for maximum 3 weeks. Restart the supplements again after a break of 3 weeks. Continue it for about 3 months.

10.  Ashwagandha

Ashwaghanda is an ayurvedic herb which is scientifically called as Withania somnifera. It is an excellent adaptogen which helps to make you energized and eliminate the stress level in your body. It also works as for balance the hormones by reducing the cortisol levels. It increases the production of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), testosterone and androgens. You would have to take 300 mg of Ashwagandha two times a day for few months. Be sure to consult your doctor first.

Additional Tips

• Try to eat healthy food contents like avocados and raw butter.

• Select organic food items.

• Include diet which contains fiber and phytonutrient such as broccoli, kale, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Phytonutrients helps in eliminating the toxic substances from liver.

• When your body shows menopausal symptoms, eat products made from fermented soy. Soy is not useful for those suffering from underactive thyroid.

• Avoid eating processed and packaged foods because it contains refined carbohydrates which are harmful for health.

• Stop using caffeine as it increases the levels of cortisol and slows down the function of thyroid gland.

• Take enough sleep to manage stress levels.