How to Restore Hormone Balance Naturally

Hormone imbalances can occur throughout a woman's life. Unnatrually high or low hormone levels may be due to PCOS, changes in birth control, or other changes in fertility. While a normal balance of hormones can be achieved with creams and injections, many women prefer to seek natural remedies first. Synthetic hormones can have side effects. Here are some methods for correcting hormone imbalance naturally.

Visit your doctor to get your hormone levels checked. You can see which hormone levels are high and which levels are low. Three chemicals are main the culprits for many hormonal problems: estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. When some of these hormones are elevated and some are low, it can cause a host of problems, including infertility, depression, weight gain, and acne.

Make sure that all the meat, dairy, and eggs that you eat come from organic farms where the animals are not treated with growth hormones. Animal growth hormones can have unwanted effects on the natural hormone balance in humans.

Black cohosh is an herb that treats a variety of fertility ailments and is useful in restoring a healthy hormone balance. Visit an herbalist or herbal supplement store.

Dong Quai, a Chinese herb, has also been used for centuries to treat hormone imbalance in women.

Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids regulate the production of hormones. You can increase your uptake of omega fatty acids by eating more nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and flax seed.

Regular exercise has also been shown to affect hormone levels. Hormone imbalance and a sedentary lifestyle often go hand in hand. Take time out of your schedule to jog, lift weights, and stretch. One reason why exercise can improve the balance of hormones is that exercise helps reduce body fat. Excess body fat can make some hormone levels dip and others spike.