What Happens to Hormones During the Menstrual Period?
Your pituitary gland is the master gland that controls the hormone production between the ovaries and the brain during your menstrual cycle. It controls essentially the menstrual cycle, because if the balance of hormones is completely out of alignment, no period will occur.
An example of this is seen in those who have anorexia. Their hormone production of both estrogen and progesterone is so low that they don’t have periods. The pituitary gland shuts them off because the body would be unable to support a pregnancy.
Your menstrual cycle is about 28 days for most women. However, it can be as little as 24 days and as most as 35 days. If your girlfriends are menstruating at the same time but you aren’t, amazingly, your body will start to sync to the same rhythm as your girlfriends.
On the first day of your period, your two female hormones – estrogen and progesterone – are low. This causes the pituitary to start producing follicle stimulating hormone or FSH for short. The purpose of the FSH is to make an egg located in the ovary start to mature.
This egg is going to need more estrogen to mature in the uterus so estrogen levels start to rise. It will take about 12-14 days for the egg to mature. Then the high levels cause the pituitary gland to release luteinizing hormone which miraculously releases the egg from the follicle.
Next the follicle produces progesterone and estrogen both. These high levels are also important for the uterus to get ready for possible pregnancy. If there’s no fertilization, then the hormone levels fall and the period begins on Day 28. The cycle repeats itself like clockwork every month.
What Hormone Causes PMS Mood Swings?
Whenever any of the hormones related to the female cycle are too low or too high, there will be PMS mood swings. However, don’t get in a rut of always blaming your female hormones. Many women eat a very poor diet and one that causes insulin resistance. In these cases their mood swings are partly or wholly caused by the fluctuation of insulin and blood sugar during the day.
In other cases, PMS mood swings are caused by dietary deficiencies of vitamins and minerals. Or waste matter that is piled up in the body because she doesn’t empty her bowels regularly. Or liver congestion from a faulty diet along with a backup in the colon together.
What Hormones Cause PMS Symptoms?
The point is that just about any hormones will cause PMS symptoms if they’re out of alignment. Hormones have broad actions throughout the body and these actions become symptoms when the processes can’t go through as they are supposed to.
How to Control PMS Hormones
Controlling your PMS hormones is a matter of doing everything you can to get your total health back. This means doing all the proper things in your daily life so that your body and all its organs work exceptionally well. These proper things end up being daily habits; daily health habits.
5 Natural Remedies for PMS Hormonal Imbalance
- Eat a healthy diet. Vegan is not healthy because you won’t get enough protein in your diet. The effects of a protein deficiency take a toll on your mind and brain, as well as your body when you’re trying to recover from an accident or wound. You won’t heal or will heal very slowly when you don’t have enough protein.
- Eat GMO free, chemical free, pesticide free foods. If your foods contain any of these, the substances contained in them are toxins in your body. When your body accumulates enough of them, the toxins will cause PMS and will also start creating diseases. Thus, by reducing your accumulated toxins, you will reduce your chances of experiencing PMS.
- Get enough sleep. Without enough sleep, your hormone production will suffer.
- Take a Period Vitamin. This is taken only once daily and contains vitamins and minerals that are needed for healthy moods, regulation of emotions, and prevention of depression.
- Detox cleanses of the body. Regular cleanses of the body’s internal organs have been used in different cultures and date back to antiquity. This includes a colon cleanse and a liver cleanse.
