How to reset your hormones

You’re not imagining things, says author and naturopathic doctor Lara Briden. Hormonal shifts can leave you feeling … not like you. She explains how to recalibrate one of our most important coping systems.

EDITED by BROOKE LE POER TRENCH

By your late thirties or early forties, you could be undergoing a profound hormonal shift that affects your body and, more particularly, your brain, and that can feel bewildering, frustrating and liberating all at the same time. Even if you don’t have symptoms such as hot flushes, perimenopause is a critical window for health and an inflection point when small health problems can, if not addressed, amplify into larger and more permanent ones. The good thing about this window is that it’s also a time when small changes can pay big dividends for your future health. And one of the first steps is to address the way these hormonal changes impact your nervous system. For example, you may be noticing changes in how you handle stress, how deeply you sleep…

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The Australian Women's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2021

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