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Do Toxins Cause Hormonal Imbalances?

So what's the deal with endocrine disrupting chemicals anyways?

If you're wanting to balance your hormones naturally, you owe it to yourself to really consider what our every day products are doing to our hormones. A lot of them contain ingredients that mess with our hormones called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), and can even contribute to infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, developmental disabilities, miscarriages, and more hormonal issues. 

Especially if you just ditched birth control, you're going to want to stay away from these EDCs. Your body is already going through enough as it is. You don't want to drag this crucial healing process out anymore than it will take by filling it with ingredients that are going to prevent your natural hormones from functioning. 

That's what EDCs do. They mess up our hormones in two main ways. 

The first way is by acting like our natural hormones. They pretend to be them and can turn on hormonal responses in the body, often at inopportune times. Of course, they aren't our natural hormones, so it's very scary that our bodies can mistake these things for our natural hormones. 

The second way EDCs contribute to hormone imbalances is by blocking receptor sites. Our hormones fit like a lock and key into certain receptors in our body. If these EDCs are blocking those receptors, our hormones can't get in and function properly. Even if we have adequate levels of hormones in the body, that likely won't matter if our receptors are blocked in the first place. 

It might not seem like switching over your household cleaner or your favorite perfume will make a difference in your hormone health or your heavy, painful periods, or possibly help you get pregnant. It can actually make all the difference in the world. Studies have shown that our bodies start to heal at a cellular level after about 3 days of switching over to a safer product!! Imagine what can happen if you worked towards switching out multiple products in your house, or eventually all of them.

Take it from me. Avoiding EDCs is a small step that can make a massive difference in your hormone health and hormone-balancing journey! 

For more info on where these EDCs are found and some safe swaps to try, check out my Toxin Free for Hormone Health online course!! It might just be what you've been looking for :)

Love you,
-Sydney
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I Felt Out of Balance

 

It all started with small rashes under my armpits. They grew bigger. They were fiery red. They burned. I couldn’t itch them since they burned so bad. They flaked. They were embarrassing. I didn’t know what they were. Then they showed up on the crook of my elbow and on the top of my right hand. I thought it might be due to a gluten or dairy intolerance, so I changed my diet. It helped temporarily and my rashes didn’t hurt as bad and weren’t as red. But diet changes weren’t enough. I was devastated. My rashes remained for MONTHS!

Then the "fluff" showed up around my belly and hips. Maybe the start of winter contributed as well; either way I swear my pants used to fit me way better…

My hair started falling out. In chunks! I’d always had some hairs come out when I washed my hair, so I was used to it. But not to this extent. I knew something was going on.

My acne became out of control, almost to the extent when I was in high school. Red, painful, cysts that I just couldn’t resist picking. And here I had spent all these years at the dermatologist “healing” my acne for it all to come back with a vengeance.

I was in tears at least once a week. I felt hopeless. I felt so alone. No one could relate besides one girl I followed on Instagram. My boyfriend was supportive, but how could he understand though? He had no idea what I was going through.

I took a deep breath, wiped my tears and trucked on. Then the next week would start all over again with a meltdown because I was fat, my hair was falling out, my acne was returning, and my rashes burned SO. FREAKING. BAD. I was angry, frustrated, confused & hopeless. 

I had heard that stopping birth control could come with some pretty gnarly symptoms. And I thought I was ready for whatever would happen. But I didn’t realize how mentally and emotionally challenging these symptoms would be.

Like many people, I started taking birth control in high school. I took it mostly for my acne, but pregnancy prevention was nice too. My hormones were manipulated for over 7 years. The birth control was prescribed by my doctor, so why would I ever question how it was affecting my body?

Turns out, I had NO idea just how much it affected me. All of me. It wasn’t until I read this book that I understood how much my body was impacted by these synthetic hormones that I didn't even realize were synthetic at the time. How hormonal birth control can be prescribed to “treat” certain conditions, yet it’s really only a bandaid fix. I didn’t want that bandaid fix anymore and I wanted to heal myself naturally. So I took the leap and ditched my birth control.

Aside from some of the challenges of getting off birth control, I noticed a whole new world of positives that came from it. For the first time in my life, I actually had energy! I no longer needed to sleep half the day away. The mental fog was gone! My mood increased, as well as my libido, which I swear was gone for good. I finally felt like I was in control of my health for the first time. Truly healthy and truly better.

My goal is to be that shining beacon of light for you if you are struggling with the decision to finally get off hormonal birth control. You are not alone in worrying how your body will react. You are not alone in this transition and your experiences. It might be challenging. But we are strong. We are healers. We are self-advocates. And only we know what’s best for our bodies.

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