In this article I want to talk about one of the most common things I see in my patients: multiple hormone imbalance. In particular, I want to talk about those women who have low thyroid function (hypothyroidism) combined with symptoms of hormone imbalance in their Big Three Hormones: Cortisol, Estrogen, and Progesterone.
Women’s Health
A woman’s body undergoes massive transformation during pregnancy, and our rebound to our baseline of health can take up to a year or longer. With hormone levels plummeting in the weeks after delivery, and nutrient deficiencies being incredibly common, combined with sleep deprivation and the challenges of new parenthood, many women feel tired, overwhelmed, and unwell during the months after the birth of a child.
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Thyroid hormone influences, and is influenced by, just about every other hormone in our body – from stress-based cortisol, to sleepy melatonin, to period regulating progesterone and estrogen. These hormone relationships play out in various ways for women with Hashimoto’s.
There is no aspect of our health and wellbeing that our hormones don’t impact. So let’s break it down here and support our smile, and oral health, with our balanced hormones.
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