Why Is Your Hormone Cycle Out of Balance?

“Taking care of our hormonal health naturally is crucial for maintaining overall well-being and preventing long-term health issues.”

Hormonal cycle imbalance refers to the disruption in the regular fluctuations of hormones, particularly estrogen and progesterone, which can significantly impact a woman’s physical and emotional health. These imbalances can arise due to various factors such as stress, diet, medical conditions, and lifestyle changes. When hormonal balance is disturbed, it can lead to a range of symptoms including irregular menstrual cycles, mood swings, weight gain, fatigue, and more severe conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis. Understanding and managing hormonal cycle imbalances is crucial for maintaining overall well-being and addressing associated health issues.

The controllers of society have created the disease bedding ground without passing this information onto the medical community. If you read the clinical studies on how the therapy should be administered, it is clear to see that the treatment will never address the underlying cause because of this disconnection. The only plausible way is to strip away contributing factors but that will never happen due to lack of transparency; a common thing nowadays is propping up known toxins and selling the idea that they are good for you. One of the examples is canola oil.

“Most canola crops are genetically modified (GM) to improve oil quality and increase plant tolerance to herbicides. In fact, over 90% of the canola crops grown in the United States are genetically modified for herbicide resistance. (…) The polyunsaturated fats in canola oil include linoleic acid — more commonly known as omega-6 fatty acid — and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a type of omega-3 fatty acid derived from plant sources. The omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of canola oil is 2:1. While the healthiest ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fat intake is 1:1, the typical Western diet is estimated to be around 20:1. This imbalance is linked to a number of chronic conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, and heart disease”[1]

They must believe these lies, how else can they report the use of these toxic plant seed oils? Here might be the reason: “According to the Canola Council of Canada, Canada is the world’s top exporter of canola oil. Most of this oil is sold to the United States.”[2]

You have to love the versatility of these GM crops, use a little to fry your bacon and eggs and then put a few cups for a fuel alternative to diesel or use it as plasticizers for producing tires.

A more unbiased opinion on the same subject can be found in a British Medical Journal article, which states that omega-6 vegetable oils as a driver of coronary heart disease. “[N]umerous lines of evidence show that the omega-6 polyunsaturated fat, linoleic acid promotes oxidative stress, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL), chronic low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis, and is likely a major dietary culprit for causing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially when consumed in the form of industrial seed oils commonly referred to as ‘vegetable oils’.”[3] Yet Health Canada openly reports it as being a safe cooking oil, sold in every  grocery stores, and promoted on company websites boasting that it is added to their animal feed. When are we going to learn and ban this toxic oil like most other nations?

You might be asking: what does canola oil have to do with women’s health and hormonal imbalance? Foods that are high in arachidonic acid (a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid) or linoleic acid may be a contributing factor to menstrual cramps. Menstrual cramps affect over 50% of menstruating women. On a positive note, supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the management of dysmenorrhea in adolescents might be beneficial.[4]

A safe and effective source of omega-3 fatty acids include wild caught salmon oil, flax oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil—they contribute to the beneficial prostaglandins that can help lessen uterine contractions and menstrual pains. Healthy cooking oils are organic coconut oil, gee oil, a high-quality olive oil, butter or lard. Flax and pumpkin seed oils should not be heated and used for cooking.

Menstrual cramps are not the only symptoms of imbalance. Period headache is also related to the menstrual cycle and it is connected to changes in estrogen levels, which drop immediately before the start of your menstrual flow. Premenstrual migraines regularly occur during or after the time when the hormones, estrogen and progesterone, drop to their lowest levels. Women who have heavy and painful periods have higher levels of prostaglandin (another hormone), which has also been identified as playing a role in a menstrual migraine.

Migraine affects more women than men, with a significant link to hormonal changes. Over half of women with migraines report menstruation as a trigger, with menstrual migraines being more severe, less responsive to treatment, and longer-lasting than other migraines. Most women experience migraines outside of menstruation as well, and less than 10% have migraines exclusively during their periods.

Many different medications can affect the menstrual cycle. Oral contraceptive pills generally have a positive impact, making cycles more regular and periods less heavy and painful, and are often used to treat conditions like endometriosis. However, they can occasionally cause breakthrough bleeding. Also regular use of Aspirin may lead to heavier or longer periods and is not particularly effective for period pain.

In healthy news, according to studies, 10mg/day of boron supplementation “can reduce the severity and duration of menstrual pain through exerting anti-inflammatory effects.” [5]

Causes of Painful Periods and Heavy Bleeding

  • Adenomyosis: Endometrial tissue, which normally lines the inside of the uterus, grows into the muscle wall of the uterus
  • Bleeding disorders: Certain inherited bleeding disorders, such as von Willebrand’s disease, which prevents blood from clotting properly, can cause abnormal bleeding
  • Cancer: Cervical cancer and uterine cancer can cause heavy menstrual bleeding
  • Endometriosis: Endometrial-like tissue grows on the outside of the uterus or on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other nearby organs
  • Medications: Certain anticoagulants (blood thinners), anti-inflammatory medications, or hormonal medications can lead to heavy menstrual bleeding
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): PCOS is a hormonal disorder that can cause small cysts, or fluid-filled sacs, to develop in the ovaries, causing irregular periods
  • Pregnancy complications: A miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy can cause heavy bleeding
  • Premature ovarian failure: This condition occurs when a woman’s ovaries stop working before age 40, leading to irregular periods and possible infertility
  • Uterine fibroids: Noncancerous tumors made up of muscle tissue can grow in the walls of the uterus, the lining inside the uterus (endometrial cavity), or on the outside of the uterus
  • Uterine polyps: Overgrowth of endometrial tissue can form growths called polyps inside the uterus
  • Hormonal imbalances: Can be due to PCOS or is often related to the perimenopausal period when normal cycles in monthly hormones become out of balance

Signs and symptoms of heavy menstrual bleeding include:

  • Bleeding for more than seven days
  • Bleeding that soaks through one or more tampons or pads every hour for several hours in a row
  • Need to use multiple pads to control menstrual flow
  • Need to change pads or tampons during the night
  • Menstrual flow with blood clots larger than a quarter
  • Flooding of clothing and bedsheets with menstrual bleeding
  • Symptoms of anemia, such as fatigue and shortness of breath[6]

Because of some health problems, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been used as treatment but in the last couple of years, news stories have been brought to light just how risky it can be. The best-known pharmaceuticals in this category are Premarin and Premplus. Premarin contains the equine estrogen hormone, which is extracted from pregnant mare urine. Premplus is similar, but also contains progestin in a single medication.

As of 2013, U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer had paid $1.7 billion USD to settle almost all 10,000 lawsuits the company had received over HRT drugs. The settlements claimed the drugs had contributed to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, stroke, and heart disease. In 2004, a Canadian lawsuit was filed by Dianna Stanway, claiming that Premarin and progestin had caused breast cancer. Hundreds more joined the suit, and in 2015, Wyeth Canada (a subsidiary of Pfizer) paid out $13 million to the victims. After 2004, Health Canada changed the warnings for the product to include side effects such as coronary heart disease, gynecologic cancers, breast cancer and dementia.

Luteinizing hormone (LH) are a chemical in your body that stimulates important processes in your reproductive system, like ovulation and co-secreted in the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary). It plays a crucial role in the body’s natural hormonal regulation. “In women, LH triggers the creation of steroid hormones from the ovaries [1]. Additionally, LH helps to regulate the length and order of the menstrual cycle in females by playing roles in both ovulation and implantation of an egg in the uterus.”[7]

Life Choice products to help with menstrual pain:

Taking care of our hormonal health naturally is crucial for maintaining overall well-being and preventing long-term health issues. Hormones play a central role in regulating numerous bodily functions, including metabolism, mood, reproductive health, and energy levels. By adopting natural approaches—such as a healthy balanced diet, plenty of pure water, regular exercise, stress management, and adequate sleep—we can support the body’s innate ability to balance hormones. Natural care minimizes the risk of side effects associated with synthetic treatments and adopts a holistic approach to health, promoting not just hormonal balance but also overall physical and mental health.

Directions of use natural cream: Premenstrual (see Doctor’s Corner: Hormone Balancing Naturally)

Day 1-14: do not use the cream; day 15-18: use 1/8 tsp. twice per day; day 19-23: use 1/4 tsp. twice per day; day 24 to the day period starts: use 1/2 tsp. twice per day. Adjust this schedule to meet your individual needs by gradually cutting back on the amount of cream used each month as improvements warrant.

Directions of use: Menopause

Day 1-7: do not use cream; day 8-21: use 1/4 tsp. twice per day; day 22-1st day of the next menstruation: use 1/2 tsp. twice per day. If you are no longer menstruating, follow the suggested schedule below, based on the calendar month.

Some women find that they must use 1/2 tsp. twice per day, every day, to get relief from menopausal symptoms. If skipping the application in the first seven days leaves you with uncomfortable symptoms, you may use this cream every day of the month.  If symptoms have not receded after several weeks of use, then a small amount of the cream for a limited time may be appropriate.

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References:

[1] Kubala, Jillian. 2023.

[2] Ibid.

[3] DiNicolantonio, James J. and O’Keefe, James H. 2018.

[4] Harel, Zeev et al. 1994.

[5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25906949/

[6] UT Southwestern Medical Center. n.a.

[7] Nedresky, Daniel and Singh, Gurdeep. 2022.