NATURAL STRATEGIES TO REBALANCE HORMONAL HEALTH
Chris D. Meletis, ND (with permission from cpmedical.net, access pin: 587556)
Aging is associated with progressive alterations in the hormonal environment for both men and women. In men this is called andropause and in women it’s called menopause. These changes are readily recognized in women with cessation of menses and often the onset of hot flashes, vaginal dryness and a myriad of other hormone-induced symptoms including anxiety, depression and change in muscle mass. In men, without the overt cessation of a monthly cycle, these changes can be much more difficult to identify. All too often both sexes quietly and unnecessarily accept these changes as “just getting old.” Yet, no one should passively accept a decrease in energy, diminished sense of wellness and lack of zeal for life.
With the stresses of modern living, including external hormonal exposures from diet and environmental chemicals, the human body no longer passes into this hormonal state with the ease of past generations. The fact that indigenous cultures around the world do not suffer symptoms of andropause and menopause to the extent that we in industrialized nations do, further support that external hormonal factors are playing a role in this natural transition. Furthermore, many experts propose that those living in western society suffer from a lack of the adrenal gland reserves that sustain optimal wellness after gonadal (ovary/testes) hormone transitions.
