kateandlisaAre you experiencing bloating, stubborn weight gain or mood swings coming out of nowhere? Or PMS has gotten worse and feeling more anxious? These are not just random symptoms. Most likely they are signs of estrogen dominance. When your body has too much estrogen, or isn’t metabolizing it properly, it can throw your hormones out of balance leading to very frustrating and overlooked symptoms.
Here are some of the most common signs to watch for:
- Bloating and Weight Gain – Especially in the Hips and Thighs – Excess estrogen can cause water retention and fat storage, mostly in the areas like the hips, thighs and lower belly. If your weight won’t budge despite healthy habits, estrogen dominance may be playing a role.
- Mood Swings, Anxiety and Irritability – Are your emotions a roller coaster? Estrogen affects neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine which influence mood. When estrogen is too high, it can lead to unexplained anxiety, irritability and mood swings-especially before your period.
- Heavy Periods, PMS and Breast Tenderness – Painful, heavy periods and PMS that seems to last forever are classic signs of too much estrogen. Excess estrogen can stimulate the uterine lining to thicken, leading to heavier and longer periods. It can also increase breast tenderness and sensitivity before your cycle.
- Fatigue, Brain Fog and Low Libido – Feeling constantly drained, struggling to focus or have lost interest in intimacy? Estrogen can disrupt thyroid function, which impacts energy, metabolism and mental clarity.
- Hormonal acne, Headaches and Fibroids – Breakouts along the jawline and chin are often tied to hormonal imbalances – particularly excess estrogen. Frequent headaches and the growth of fibroids or cysts are also linked to poor estrogen metabolism.
How to Take Back Control of Your Hormones
You really don’t have to live with these symptoms. Supporting healthy estrogen metabolism can help balance your hormones naturally. By improving estrogen metabolism you can bring hormones back into balance, reduce PMS, heavy periods, hormonal acne, and other symptoms of estrogen dominance. Supporting healthy estrogen metabolism can help balance your hormones naturally.
If you are ready to take control of your hormones, let’s design your personal hormone plan so you can start feeling better and balance your hormones. Connect here and we can get started!
