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25
Oct
2024

How To Master Your Hormonal Health

Danielle is the Marketing Manager for ConsultingRoom.com, the UK’s largest aesthetic information website. 

Expert advice on how to harness your hormonal health for overall well-being.

Agora Health is a platform dedicated to women’s health with the aim to empower women to be their own health advocates. Founded by a mother and daughter who both went through their own hormonal and gynaecological health struggles, Cristina (the mother) had a full hysterectomy and early menopause and Grace (the daughter) suffers from fibroids.

The platform provides accessible, reliable and functional health information bridging the latest scientific research and holistic approaches to provide support for women. They have a diverse team of female experts and offer health test kits to encourage regular testing, they’re also creating a community for women to come together through events and connect, share and learn on all topics related to women’s health and wellbeing.

Each expert at Agora Health is passionate about empowering women and helping them find health solutions. They all agree that being in tune with your hormonal rhythm can significantly enhance your overall well-being.

Introducing: 

It’s important to understand that hormonal fluctuations can be a natural course, explains Dr Theshanka Hibbert (Medical GP, MBBS, BSc, MRCGP): "For everyone with a womb, your levels of oestrogen and progesterone will fluctuate every day. Especially if you are at an age where you are having periods, the amount of oestrogen hormone and amount of progesterone you have varies a lot throughout each menstrual cycle (and each menstrual cycle is usually about days). The big exception is HRT in menopause, whereby you can build up a person’s oestrogen levels by giving doses of the hormone oestrogen. Our oestrogen levels drop as we get into the perimenopause and beyond."

Clinical Nutritionist with a background in psychology, Stephanie Smith adds, "You can do a lot for hormonal health through nutrition. Fibre is really important for hormone health, specifically in the menopause and lots of people are just not getting enough fibre. It's really important for gut health and for stabilising your blood sugar, all which have an impact on hormone health. Examples of fibre rich foods are whole grains, oats, different types of grains, quinoa, couscous, bulgar wheat, rye.

Protein is really important, specifically as we get into the menopause. Women typically don't meet their protein requirements, especially because our protein requirements change throughout our life and with our training.

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Dr Theshanka suggests that undiagnosed food intolerances such as coeliac disease may influence your fertility process…

"A lot of women have undiagnosed coeliac disease, so wheat allergies. So it's worth considering getting tested. The average age of diagnosis is around 50, so it's better to check early, just in case you have it.