Why do i feel this way?
hormones effect your emotions and how the body functions.
You can take control how of your hormones and regulate how you feel.
Hormones are our body’s chemical messengers that travel in our bloodstream to communicate between organs and tissues
Hormones regulate our digestion, metabolism, respiration, our growth and development, sensory development, sexual function, movement, reproduction and even our moods.
Hormones are produced in the endocrine glands.
The major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, thymus, thyroid, adrenal glands, and pancreas.
In addition, men produce hormones in their testes and women produce them in their ovaries
Hormones are powerful.
It takes only a tiny amount of a hormone to cause big changes in cells or even your whole body. That is why too much or too little of a certain hormone can be cause serious changes in your health and function.
Hormones are responsible for so many of our body’s functions that when they are out of balance, the symptoms can be extremely varied and cause a variety of serious complications and symptoms.
It’s so important to find the root to your hormone issues and one way is to use laboratory tests and measure the hormone levels in your blood, urine, or saliva depending on your symptoms.
Some Symptoms of hormonal imbalance
Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
Constipation or more frequent bowl movements
Difficulty sleeping
Feeling very hot or very cold changes, or extreme sensitivity to heat or cold
Excessive sweating
Heart rate changes
Dry skin or sudden acne
Anxiety or other mood changes
Heavy or irregular periods
Sexual function or sexual appetite shifts
Blurred vision
Thinning or Brittle hair and nails
Excessive hair growth
Breast tenderness
Frequent urination or increased thirst
Many hormonal imbalances are caused by external factors, such as stress or hormone medications. However, hormonal imbalances can also be caused by any medical condition that impacts or involves the endocrine system or glands.