How are female hormones linked with our mood?

Oestrogen (female sex hormone) modulates the neurotransmitters dopamine (feel good hormone) and serotonin (feel good hormone) and Progesterone (female sex hormone) has a calming and anti-anxiety effect.

If your Oestrogen and Progesterone levels are out of whack (which is incredibly common) your mood will generally be affected and can leave you with feelings of anxiousness, irritability and even depression.

This can be common during the perimenopause phase (period prior to menopause 2- 12 years) where Oestrogen and Progesterone levels can be notoriously erratic. 

Learning about the hormonal balance can be incredibly liberating in helping you to take charge of your cycle and empower you to make supportive lifestyle choices so that you are able to embrace this part of being a woman and not dread it.