Low hormones + The Holidays = Stress
That time of year is fast approaching! Rowdy kids, annoying in-laws and others anxiously awaiting your arrival so they can put into action their plots and schemes to get under your skin. Well, that may not be exactly true, but it sure can feel like it!
Get togethers around the holidays can be trying even for the most patient. And if you are experiencing hormone imbalance-well, good luck! Stress seems to be a code word for the holidays and it can throw our hormones off.
It’s not just related to relatives and the spending of money that could be better used to pay some important bills that’s got you feeling like your heading in a downward spiral. The post holiday activities are often accompanied by the blues. The shorter darker days of winter are partly to blame and holiday depression affects a million people a year. But the main cause is the stress, fatigue, finances, family and… food! We haven’t even talked about what all that sugary high-carb food that’s on display and too tempting to resist does!
Dr. Natasha Turner, author of the Hormone Diet says: “Stress causes cortisol to be released, which fuels appetite and makes us feel hungry, particularly for sugary and carb-laden treats, even when we have eaten enough. Overeating calorie-rich, nutrient-poor food then causes our blood sugar to spike, our insulin to soar and, eventually, more unwanted fat to collect around the abdomen. High cortisol levels weaken the body’s immune system, raise blood pressure and cholesterol, increase appetite, disrupt our normal sleep patterns, lower your libido increases cravings for sugar and carbs and more. It will also contribute to other hormonal imbalances and health conditions including PMS, infertility, thyroid disease, abnormal blood sugars. Nothing gets cortisol cranking quite like the holidays!”
If you’re not quite feeling up to the holiday season, chances are it will only get worse. By balancing your hormones you will be much more able to cope. Bioidentical hormone doctors get to the bottom of the problem. Unlike other doctors who prescribe antidepressants and other anti-anxiety medications, bioidentical hormone doctors work with hormones-the real issue. Balanced hormones will help you with dealing with the enormous range of holiday stress. We want you to have a safe, healthy and happy holiday season so please visit our list of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy specialists at: www.bioidenticalhormonedoctors.com to find preventative holiday stress therapy near you!
October 27, 2011
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