How Your Hormones Impact Your Mood

<p>Anxiety. Depression. Fatigue. Exhaustion. Burnout. Happiness. Excitement.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>For us women, our moods can shift depending on our work load, our stressors, our relationships, what podcast we last listened to (hey now! hey now!) and yes - our hormones. Turns out, our hormones aren’t only influencing our moods just before our periods, when we can be most down, but they can also be influencing our positive mood as well.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>In this podcast we dive into the science behind our moods, how progesterone and estrogen influence our serotonin, how anti-depressants and specific supplements can positively benefit you, how this can affect post partum health and how you can optimize your hormones to support your mood.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>SO. MANY. THINGS.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>RESEARCH PAPERS:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11246102">Prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in female patients with seasonal affective disorder.</a></p> <p>Praschak-Rieder N, Willeit M, Neumeister A, Hilger E, Stastny J, Thierry N, Lenzinger E, Kasper S.</p> <p>J Affect Disord. 2001 Mar;63(1-3):239-42.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31078196">Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.</a></p> <p>Lanza di Scalea T, Pearlstein T.</p> <p>Med Clin North Am. 2019 Jul;103(4):613-628. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.02.007. Review.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26352222">A Comprehensive Review of Treatment Options for Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.</a></p> <p>Maharaj S, Trevino K.</p> <p>J Psychiatr Pract. 2015 Sep;21(5):334-50. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000099. Review.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708589/">Variance in Mood Symptoms Across Menstrual Cycles: Implications for Preme