Estrogen dominance - Balance Hormone Institute

What is estrogen dominance?

Estrogen dominance refers to a condition where a woman has excess estrogens circulating in her body, without enough progesterone to balance its effects. This hormonal imbalance can occur due to various factors like chronic stress, poor diet, environmental toxins, etc.

Some key signs and symptoms of estrogen dominance include:

• Irregular or heavy periods
• PMS symptoms like bloating, headaches, mood swings
• Difficulty losing weight
• Low libido
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Cold hands and feet
• Foggy thinking and memory lapses

Estrogen dominance has become quite common today thanks to modern lifestyle factors. When estrogen is high relative to progesterone, it can lead to issues like infertility, higher cancer risk, and thyroid problems.

So how can you overcome estrogen dominance? Here are some tips:

• Eat a hormone-balancing diet - Focus on good fats, high fiber, detoxifying greens and supplements like DIM. This supports the liver's ability to properly metabolize estrogen.
• Reduce exposure to xenohormones - These foreign estrogens from plastics, personal care products can disrupt hormones.
• Manage stress levels - Chronic stress increases cortisol and throws off estrogen-progesterone balance.
• Exercise and sleep adequately - This helps improve estrogen metabolism and modulates hormone levels.

In some cases, working with a knowledgeable practitioner to test hormones and using bioidentical progesterone cream under medical guidance can also help overcome estrogen dominance.

The experts at Balance Hormone Institute offer comprehensive hormone balance programs for both men and women. Their programs are tailored to your unique hormonal needs and root causes of imbalance. I recently had a great experience working with them to regulate my cycle and PMS symptoms through diet, stress management and bioidentical hormones. Do check them out if struggling with hormonal issues.

Getting your hormones in balance is key for optimal health and wellbeing. I hope this gives you a good overview regarding estrogen dominance - causes, symptoms and treatment approaches. Let me know if you have any other questions!