What is Hormonal Imbalance and its effects on managing midlife

We often experience some changes in ourselves as we age. Have you noticed a change in your behaviour? Do you feel your diet or sleep patterns are not the same as before? Did you ever feel it is difficult managing midlife? Well, it could be your hormones! Maybe, it’s time to sit back and think about your health and hormones.

What is hormonal imbalance? 

Hormones are chemical substances secreted by your glands. They travel through your bloodstream to reach various organs to control their functions. Hormones help regulate important body functions like your appetite, metabolism, growth, mood, sleep, temperature, and sexual function. Almost all important functions are controlled by your hormones. Hence, any changes in these functions, are possibly related to your hormone action.

Now, you may wonder, if hormones do their job so well, why do we face problems with hormones? More particularly, why is managing midlife becoming a challenge? The answer is simple – it is the hormonal imbalance.

Hormonal imbalance and Managing Midlife

We are aware that hormones affect women during various phases of life. Health and hormone issues during adolescence, pregnancy and early motherhood are known to all of us. But that’s not all. Hormonal imbalance affects both women and men, particularly as we age. Be it mood swings, appetite changes or weight shifts. Hormonal imbalance can knock at your door in many ways, more so, when you are busy managing midlife.

Hormones are secreted by the glands with a specific purpose and in the required amounts. However, sometimes, the optimal amount of hormones is not maintained in the bloodstream. Due to various factors, certain hormones may be produced too little or sometimes, much more than required. This is a hormonal imbalance. It affects different people in different ways. As aging raises the risk of several health problems, hormonal imbalance can make managing midlife difficult for some. Even small changes in hormone levels can have a great impact on body functions.

Aging can be challenging and managing midlife may just seem like a roller coaster ride. But that does not mean – blame your hormones! There is a lot you can do with the right medical advice. For a healthy 45 plus – Grab this opportunity and plan a healthy lifestyle for yourself. The right action at the right time can make your midlife more healthy and graceful.

The first step is to know more about hormonal imbalance, how it presents and effective ways to manage it. We will look at the causes of hormonal imbalance and its relation to midlife health issues in my next blog.