Hormonal Imbalance: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

Hormonal Ayurvedic treatments are chemical messengers in the body. They travel through the bloodstream to tissues and organs. Hormones act slowly over time, affecting a variety of processes including growth and development, metabolism, and how the body gets energy from the food an individual eats.

Importance of Hormones:

Hormones play a big role in many daily functions as well as life milestones. Hormones control all bodily functions such as blood sugar, blood pressure, growth, weight, fertility, metabolism, sex drive, and sleep. Hormonal influences affect many things, including the way an individual thinks and behaves. 

Common Hormonal imbalance symptoms

• Weight gain
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fatigue
• The hump of fat between the shoulders
• Muscular weakness, stiffness
• Tachycardia or bradycardia
• Increased sweating
• Increased sensitivity to cold or hot
• Constipation or loose stools
• Frequent urination
• Increased thirst, hunger
• Depression
• Nervousness, anxiety, irritability
• Vision disturbance
• Infertility
• Thinning of hair, brittle hair
• Dry skin
• Puffy face

Hormonal imbalance in females causes:

• PCOD
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Menopause
• Lifestyle
• Insufficient sleep
• Stress
• Pituitary tumors
• Hereditary Pancreatitis
• Injury to endocrine gland

Hormonal imbalance symptoms in females:

• Irregular menstrual cycle
• Hair loss
• Mood swings
• Infertility
• Acne
• Weight gain
• Hirsutism
• Loss of interest in sex
• Heavy periods
• Insomnia
• Headache
• Weak bone
• Vaginal dryness

How does Ayurveda help to balance Hormones?

Ayurvedic approach for hormonal imbalance is to maintain the balance in all the doshas and to maintain agni.

1) Lifestyle changes are very important.
Eating healthy food, at the proper time, proper sleep, and proper exercise daily.

Do's:

• Eating all colorful vegetables daily.
• Intake of fresh seasonal fruits.
• Intake of dry fruits and nuts especially walnuts, almonds, figs, and flax seeds daily.
• Include herbs and spices in food
• Eat a quantity of protein daily
• Good fat intake daily
• Whole grain fibrous carbohydrate intake.

Dont's:

• Salt, Sugar Intake
• Salty snacks like chips
• Bakery, maida items
• Tinned and packed food
• Day sleep
• Night lack of sleep
• Inactive 
• Dairy products 
• Irregular food intake and sleeping habits.

Panchakarma for hormonal imbalance:

Panchakarma is a holistic way of treatment in Ayurveda that mainly aims at cleansing and detoxification of the body and mind. Panchakarma boosts immunity, balances hormone levels, strengthens the reproductive system, and regularises the menstrual cycle. Abhyanga helps to relieve stress and relax all the muscles.

Vamana, Virechana, and Basti are planned depending upon the vitiated dosha and symptoms in an individual. Shirodhara, warm oil is poured on the forehead slowly, and is recommended for stress caused due to hormonal balance, also it stimulates the central nervous system. The pituitary gland controls all the endocrine functions of the body and is located in the forehead. Shirodhara stimulates all the endocrine functions by stimulating the pituitary gland.

Ayurveda treatment with shamanoushadis is that Ayurveda herbs help to relieve symptoms and also to balance hormonal imbalance.

Important Ayurveda herbs for Hormonal imbalance:

• Shatavari
• Kanchanaara
• Ashwagandha
• Kumari
• Amalaki

Daily follow tips for well-balanced hormones:

• Not to skip food
• Intake of advised healthy food at the proper time
• 40 minutes daily yoga and walking 
• Maintain healthy weight
• Cut off salt, sugar, stress 
• Sleep at the proper time
• Practice yoga pranayama

Yoga for hormonal imbalance:

• Surya namaskara Bhujangaasana
• Shalabhasana
• Setubandhasana
• Ushtraasana
• Baddhakonasana
• Matsyasana

Pranayama:

• Anuloma villoma
• Kapalbhati
• Bhramari

With the help of lifestyle changes, the Dinacharya, diet, and Ayurveda, symptoms caused by hormonal imbalances can be reversed with good health and care.