
Hormonal imbalances can be due to a wide variety of reasons such as glandular tumours, endocrine disrupting chemical exposure, auto-immune diseases, chronic stress, nutritional deficiencies and highly Inflammatory diets, excessive exercise etc.
First a full medical history is gathered and then the appropriate labs/imaging is requested. Based on that a unique protocol including nutritional changes, supplements, botanicals and lifestyle factors are recommended.
Medications can be added and removed by the care and supervision of your primary care physician. In Ontario Naturopaths may support you while you are on medication but adjusting the dose
Although symptoms can vary they include low energy, mood changes, brain fog, irregular female cycles, sleep, libido issues, resistance weight gain, hair loss, acne, digestive upset etc.
The gut microbiome houses what is known as the Estrobolome. The estrobolome is the metabolism of estrogen within the gut microbiome. Gut bacteria modulates the body’s circulating estrogen, imbalances in these bacteria can lead to weight gain, moo shifts and low libido.
While everyone is different, participants typically experience weight loss of 20 lbs throughout the 12 weeks program. Let’s chat to find out what is achievable for you.