06/11/2026
“What’s more, their hormones have been out of whack for an extended period of time. I’m not just talking about menopausal women.
I mean women of all ages, women whose medical problems range from painful periods, mood swings, fatigue, and insomnia to infertility, uterine fibroids, hot flashes, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
Whereas Western medicine emphasizes the separate domains and functions of various kinds of hormones in the body, Eastern medicine emphasizes the context within which they exist and how they relate to each other.
Combining Eastern and Western perspectives, we see two major types of hormones that affect a woman’s health: stress hormones and s*x hormones.
Having the right balance of these hormones gives us plenty of energy, deeper sleep, healthier menstrual cycles, happier dispositions, easier menopauses, healthier hearts, stronger bones, and much, much more.
When we experience stress (self-induced or otherwise), our body releases extra stress hormones until the “danger” resolves itself, thus throwing off our hormonal balance. When our whole lives are stressful, this imbalance becomes chronic.”
From Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life Chapter 1: The Stress Epidemic
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