Empowered Living: Navigating Women’s Health & Hormones

We’re bringing attention to hormones, a topic that affects all women, in honour of International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8. These potent chemical messengers affect everything from metabolism and mood to bone strength and reproductive health. Fatigue, mood changes, sleep problems, and other issues can result from even minor hormone abnormalities.

Important Hormones and Their Impact on Women’s Health

Oestrogen: Promotes pregnancy, controls the menstrual cycle, and affects bone density. It also affects heart health, psychological stability, and cognitive function. During menopause, osteoporosis, memory loss, and joint discomfort can result from declining oestrogen levels.

Progesterone: Progesterone is necessary for controlling menstrual cycles, promoting pregnancy, and soothing the nervous system, which aids in mood stability and sleep. Anxiety, irritability, and irregular periods can all be caused by low levels.

Testosterone: Although it is frequently thought of as a male hormone, women also generate testosterone, which is essential for energy, muscle strength, and sexuality. Low energy, diminished motivation, and diminished muscle tone can result from a decline in testosterone levels.

Menopause & Hormonal Changes: How Chiropractic Can Help

Although menopause is a normal transition, hot flashes, nocturnal sweats, headaches, stiff joints, and temperamental swings can all be brought on by changing hormones. Bone density and posture become even more important for long-term health as oestrogen levels drop.

Chiropractic care provides a natural, drug-free way to support the body through these changes by:

Aligning the Spine & Optimising the Nervous System – improves communication between the brain and endocrine system (the system that releases hormones into your bloodstream) helping regulate hormones.

Reducing Muscle Stiffness & Joint Pain: adjustments relieve stiffness, tension, and aches.

Improving Bone Strength and Balance: Promotes stability and postural alignment.

Supporting Sleep & Stress Management: Encourages deeper sleep and relaxation by calming the nervous system.

The Hormonal System and Nervous System

Your body’s master controller is your nervous system. Hormonal imbalances can result from spinal misalignments, or subluxations, which impair brain-endocrine system connection.

Chiropractic care can help by:

Removing nerve interference – allowing the body to regulate hormones naturally.

Enhancing nervous system function – lowering stress reactions that exacerbate hormone swings.

Improving circulation and lymphatic flow – supporting detoxification.

Put Your Health First

It’s time to check in with your health if you’re dealing with mood swings, exhaustion, joint discomfort, or sleep issues.

Make an appointment right now to maintain the balance and health of your body!