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Hormones play an integral role in our overall health, wellbeing, and energy levels. If you have a teenager at home or are postmenopausal, you are well-aware of the impact hormones can have on the body.

Throughout different times of our lives, hormones cycle and fluctuate. It is important that we support the body and consider the interconnectedness and relationships of all of our hormones and the rest of the body.

All hormones in the body are designed to work together in a hormonal symphony. If one member is off pitch, it affects the entire orchestra, and the other members have to try to compensate.

There are three organs responsible for the majority of your hormone production: the  ovaries/testes, the adrenals, and the thyroid. Each organ has an important role to play, but  unfortunately, many things can throw them out of balance, including pharmaceuticals, obesity, environmental toxins, stress, illness, and even genetics. When your system is disrupted, your body can produce too much or not enough hormones. In addition, how our bodies metabolize hormones will also affect your health.

We often describe hormone balance like sitting on a three-legged stool. The thyroid  hormones are one leg of the stool, the hormones from our ovaries/testes are another, and the adrenal hormones are the third leg of the stool. It is important to assess, optimize, and  balance each leg in order to sit evenly on the stool. If one leg is too long, too short or too  weak, we have a lot of difficulty staying balanced and often feel like falling over!

That’s why it is important to work towards balance of all your hormones, so that they can  work together to keep you healthy. If you suspect you have an imbalance, it is a good idea to  contact your Naturopathic Doctor at Nourish Medical Center.