Menstrual Health & Hormone Balance
Many people have been taught that it is not appropriate to talk about their periods. That for some reason, we should be embarrassed and ashamed of something that is a natural part of so many peoples’ lives. I try to teach this to people early on so that they can often go their whole life without discussing their menstrual cycles and are forced to silently suffer through symptoms that they assume everybody has, thinking it is just something “normal” that they’re going to have to live with forever.
Fortunately, there are naturopathic therapies that can help support hormone balance and periods if you experience:
- Painful, heavy, and long periods
- Unpredictable, irregular periods – when you do not know when to expect your next period
- Menstrual cycles that are consistently shorter than 24 days
- Menstrual cycles that are consistently longer than 35 days
- Physical and emotional symptoms of PMS: bloating, headaches, dizziness, nausea, painful cramping, acne, irritability, depression
- Suspected or diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), fibroids, endometriosis, or other reproductive health concerns
Dr. Odette works with you to create an individualized treatment plan that integrates nutritional and lifestyle recommendations, herbs, and where appropriate, acupuncture to support:
- Hormone balance
- Regular menstrual cycles
- Pain-free periods
- Restoration of iron deficiency (commonly caused by heavy, long periods)
- Improve acne
- Decrease stress
- Improve mood
- Improve insulin resistance, weight gain, hirsutism, irregular periods and other common symptoms of PCOS
- Improve thyroid function and symptoms of hypothyroidism: fatigue, weight gain, constipation
- Prepare body for future fertility
All too often, it’s not until people try to get pregnant or struggle with infertility, that they need to take charge of their health physically as well as take proactive Self-care measures.
As a result, one of my missions is to educate people of all ages on how to keep track of their cycles and become more aware of how to support their entire menstrual cycle. By naturally restoring hormonal imbalance early on in their reproductive cycle, people can not only reduce the dread that many feel with their periods but also help support their overall reproductive health (and fertility if they choose to have kids) and menopausal experience in the future.