Inspired Herbal Medicine

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Women’s Health and Hormones

Women’s hormones are central to their sense of physical wellbeing, energy and emotional resilience. Before menopause women can suffer disproportionately from hormonal dysregulation due to the complex requirements of the 28-day reproductive cycle.

Using herbal and endobiogenic medicine principles, my consultation enables a deeper understanding of the hormonal issues thus enabling the use of medicinal herbs in a cohesive and synergistic way with the female body. I will explain to you excess, deficiency, activity and interplay of hormones which can produce a variety of symptoms, such as period pain, dysregulated periods, low mood, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, sleep problems and even infections.

The menstrual cycle requires adaptation of sex hormones but not only! Wider hormonal interactions take place that include pitutiary, adrenal, thyroid and pancreatic axes hormones as the body works as a self-organised whole. My endobiogenic consultation will assess the practical effect of all these factors in the presentation of your symptoms so that they can be addressed with medicinal herbs.

If your goal is pregnancy, the same principles apply: balance your hormones better and let your body fulfil its design potential.

The menopausal transition is a major adaptation program, and not simply or exclusively a drop in estrogen. If you are having a difficult transition you will likely benefit from my Endobiogenic consultation, which will throw light on, and can support the hormonal pathways herbally. Women keep on making estrogen after menopause.

Let’s have an exploratory discussion if you have any of the following:

• Period-related problems: premenstrual Syndrome (PMS); PMDD; amenorrhea (lack of periods); very heavy or very frequent periods.

• Peri-menopause or menopause experiencing hot flushes, sweats, fatigue, aches, insomnia, brain fog or anxiety.

• Chronic urogenital infections, cystitis, thrush and pelvic pain problems, interstitial cystitis.

• Other hormonal issues such as acne, migraines, hair loss, fatigue, thyroid, fibromyalgia.

• Osteopenia / osteoporosis, arthritis, hypermobility.

• Low mood, lack of energy, brain fog, sleep dysfunction, nervous system imbalance.

• Chronic excess weight, acne, thyroid, pre-diabetes and diabetes type 2.

Female system pathologies: Endometriosis, cysts, fibroids, polycystic ovaries and PCOS

Endometriosis, ‘chocolate’ cysts

Endometriosis is a complex inflammatory condition of excess endometrial tissue build-up.  In severe cases endometriosis tissue develops outside the uterus, on ovaries, around or within pelvic and digestive organs, creating inflammation and adhesions; over time these adhesions produce a secondary cause of pain.

Signs of pain during ovulation (normally about two weeks after the start of the period) and very painful or heavy periods can be the first signs; symptoms can be tolerable at the outset, but they can progress with terrain degradation often when the patient faces an emotional or physical stress.  Many patients also face energy deficits that contribute to the problem and dysregulated activation of the nervous system, hypersensitivity and congestion of the entire pelvic and abdominal areas.

Endometriosis is on the rise but still many women struggle to find help.  For many endometriosis patients one of the main issues is management of pain, which in many cases does not seem to be lowered by painkillers or contraceptive pills.  Pain can also be experienced after endometriosis surgery with post-surgery inflammation, and this needs special awareness.  For women of reproductive age, fertility is a major consideration; incremental regulation and reduction of inflammation can help improve your natural chances.

My approach includes herbal formulations and nutritional support that aim to improve balance of hormones, reduction of toxicity, release of pelvic inflammatory congestion, regulation of nervous system overactivity and anti-inflammatory nutrition guidance.  This can be used alongside other approaches or as a maintainance approach depending on each case.

Polycystic ovaries, pcos, fibroids

In polycystic ovarian syndrome relative excess of androgens can disrupt the ovarian function, presenting problems for the maturing of follicles and ova, in combination with hyperglycemia and insulin dysregulation; in the case of fibroids (leiomyomas) androgens contribute to growths of myometrial origin (the muscle of the uterus). These conditions can often show with heavy bleeds, pain, or acne.

My approach is holistic, with hormonal-balancing herbal formulations, liver support, release of pelvic congestion and nutritional advice around insulin and inflammation.  It is important to start management as early as possible for best results.