I can’t tell you how many times women ask me, “could it be my hormones?”

Lots of times they’ve been told that everything checks out fine, that it’s just normal hormonal changes, or that the only option they have is to take the birth control pill.

Well…

Those things are often only partially true or not even true at all.

Lots of times when we do more thorough testing, we discover an explanation—like estrogen dominance.

I’m not saying estrogen dominance is the issue for every woman, but it is commonly overlooked and something I believe more women should be aware of.

Estrogen dominance is a pattern in the body where estrogen levels are too high in comparison to progesterone levels. It can happen because of any of these reasons:

Increased estrogen production

Decreased progesterone production

Slowed estrogen elimination

Exposure to synthetic estrogens

A Naturopathic Roadmap to Healthy Aging

Whether you’re more concerned about the fine lines, memory lapses, or sexual function, we can’t do anything about the aging process unless we understand WHY and HOW it is happening.

So let’s look at some of the most common theories of aging—especially the ones we can do something about!

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