The Super Mineral Essential for Hormonal Balance

Understanding the intricate web of hormones and the impact of our modern lifestyle is key to finding significant relief for women. We don’t need to endure so much discomfort with our hormones year after year.

More than 75 % of women today deal with PMS symptoms during menstruation. 

Of those, 30 to 40 % say PMS negatively impacts their mood, relationships, hunger levels, motivation, self-esteem, and daily activities, leaving many looking for some kind of reprieve. The cascade of symptoms caused by dysregulated hormones results in both psychological and physical effects, which continue monthly and well into perimenopause and menopause.

It is crucial to ensure that during your childbearing years, you not only address all the symptoms you're experiencing but also get to the root cause of these uncomfortable monthly rollercoasters - which usually start a week or two before your period.

The fluctuating hormone levels, including estrogen and progesterone, that occur in preparation for menstruation, along with poor diet, lack of essential nutrients, stress levels, thyroid imbalances, environmental toxins, and insufficient sunlight, movement, and sleep, all play a critical role when it comes to PMS and other hormonal imbalances. For PMS and PMDD, underlying depression and anxiety are common. It’s theorised that the hormonal changes that trigger menstruation worsen the symptoms of mood disorders.

In my experience, a woman’s body needs to feel safe, yet our current lifestyle does the complete opposite. We are all too stressed, too much of the time. With busy schedules, nonstop demands, and both perceived and real concerns coming at us, we live in a state of chronic stress, disrupting our hormones and depleting key nutrients - especially magnesium, an essential mineral in the body.

We need to nurture ourselves more, get back to living simply, and truly regulate our central nervous system and, subsequently, our hormones. You cannot experience relief without doing this, as many women during perimenopause and menopause well know. Having a period is a sign of good health - welcome it, learn to listen to your body, and work on the key pillars that will not only assist your hormones but also your overall mental and physical well-being.

Insulin resistance and blood sugar imbalances are often at the root cause of unwanted symptoms. 

If you nourish the body with whole, natural foods, optimise your sleep, get morning sunlight upon waking, enjoy exercise you can be consistent with, and supplement with key nutrients, your symptoms will be greatly reduced. I believe that most hormonal imbalances are due to a deregulated nervous system, lack of key nutrients, and blood sugar issues.

Natural treatments for PMS help correct the hormonal imbalances at the root of PMS symptoms. Hormone balance is the primary factor that will determine the PMS symptoms someone experiences.

Here are a few of my top tips for correcting hormonal imbalances…

• Upon waking, watch the morning sunrise or get sunlight directly into your eyes first thing. This will regulate your central nervous system, and your sleep, hunger, and mood will benefit hugely from this simple practice.
• Hydrate. I love trace minerals in my water before anything else - cellular hydration with minerals is everything.
• Movement - do what you love, and if you can, rebounding is excellent for the lymph.
• A protein-centric breakfast will balance leptin and blood sugar levels. No more crashes and constant bingeing - try it.
• Processed foods, refined seed oils, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol should be reduced or eliminated to overcome PMS. These are the key trigger foods that worsen symptoms. Sugar requires magnesium to be processed in the body, so every time you eat sugar, your body uses up magnesium. Also, consider how much coffee you drink - studies have shown that caffeinated drinks force your body to excrete magnesium.
• A diet high in vital nutrients is a key part of naturally treating PMS and hormonal imbalances. My suggestion: Magnesium, Saffron, and Vitamin D3.

Magnesium is magic for your hormones. It is foundational for all hormone functions in the body. Without it, you will not produce hormones at the levels you need, and ovulation will become irregular.

There isn’t a woman I have known who doesn’t need magnesium supplementation. It is critically necessary to treat all hormonal imbalance issues, including PMS, PCOS, thyroid conditions, perimenopause, anxiety, and adrenal fatigue.

Here is what magnesium can do for you:

1. Cortisol regulation – Magnesium calms your nervous system and prevents the creation of excess cortisol, the stress hormone. When your stress hormonal system is in balance, your levels of progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, FSH, and LH will be too.
2. Blood sugar balance – Magnesium helps control insulin production, reduces sugar cravings, and prevents blood sugar spikes. This is vital when it comes to healing hormonal issues like PCOS.
3. Thyroid support – Magnesium helps the production of thyroid hormones.
4. Sleep – This is when your body repairs, rejuvenates, and restores balance. Magnesium supplementation before bed relaxes the central nervous system, promotes good-quality deep sleep, and is an excellent natural relaxant.
5. Cramps/painful periods – Magnesium is required in the metabolism of estrogen and can help relieve cramping.
6. Blood sugar regulation – Magnesium can regulate blood sugar levels and improve insulin sensitivity. Many hormones regulate your blood sugar levels, including insulin, glucagon, epinephrine, cortisol, and more. Lower levels of magnesium may mean these hormones are also unbalanced.
7. Stress support – Stress can increase magnesium loss, causing a deficiency. In turn, magnesium deficiency can enhance the body's susceptibility to stress, creating a vicious cycle. Low magnesium levels in the body can increase stress, and high levels of physical or mental stress can lower magnesium.

I recommend and personally use the Natroceutics Magnesium Complex, which may be taken to replenish and maintain magnesium and mineral levels in the body. These magnesium capsules are highly bioavailable, as they’re scientifically formulated with an advanced liposomal delivery system (Cellg8™), ensuring optimal magnesium absorption.