{"id":8086,"date":"2023-10-11T20:19:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T13:19:05","slug":"what-does-balancing-your-hormones-even-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=8086","title":{"rendered":"What Does &#8216;Balancing Your Hormones&#8217; Even Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"drop-cap text-big text-gray\"> <span class=\"drop-cap__first text-dropcap \">T<\/span>here are so many reasons why you might feel bloated on a given day\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/at-home-remedies-bloating\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/at-home-remedies-bloating\/\">food sensitivities<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/best-ways-prevent-bloating-plane\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/best-ways-prevent-bloating-plane\/\"> traveling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/can-exercise-cause-bloating\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/can-exercise-cause-bloating\/\">exercising<\/a>, and more. But if you\u2019re scrolling TikTok and searching for \u201cbloating relief,\u201d you could get the impression that your hormones are at the root of your tummy and energy woes. And more specifically, that you could benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/hormone-balance?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/hormone-balance?lang=en\">\u201cbalancing your hormones\u201d<\/a> to avoid this lethargic fate.<\/div>\n<p>\u201c[The concept of hormone balancing has] become a big trend in wellness culture and social media for sure,\u201d says registered dietitian, podcast host, and author <a href=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/\">Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS,<\/a>\u00a0who recently devoted <a href=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/foodpsych\/9\/do-you-need-a-diet-to-balance-your-hormones\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/foodpsych\/9\/do-you-need-a-diet-to-balance-your-hormones\">a podcast episode<\/a> to the topic after having received a high volume of listener questions about it. Fitness instructors, food bloggers, alternative medicine practitioners, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/hormone-balance?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/hormone-balance?lang=en\">influencers of all stripes<\/a> are using social media to tell followers that if they\u2019re tired, bloated, acne-prone, carrying more weight than they\u2019d like, or really feeling less-than-optimized in any way, they might work to \u201cbalance their hormones.\u201d The proposed remedies are often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormone-balancing-diet\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormone-balancing-diet\/\">diets, supplements,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/menstrual-cycle-syncing-workouts\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/menstrual-cycle-syncing-workouts\/\">workout regimens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And for some, curiosity about hormones is mounting. According to Google Trends data, searches for the term <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=today%205-y&amp;geo=US&amp;q=hormone%20health&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=today%205-y&amp;geo=US&amp;q=hormone%20health&amp;hl=en\">\u201chormone health\u201d<\/a> have steadily and dramatically increased over the last five years, peaking this past spring. At face value, this interest may seem perfectly natural. Hormones play a role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/thyroid-gut-health\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/thyroid-gut-health\/\">digestion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myths-about-metabolism\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myths-about-metabolism\/\">metabolism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormones-exercise\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormones-exercise\/\">energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-are-hormones\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/what-are-hormones\/\">and more<\/a>, so why shouldn\u2019t we pay attention to them when it comes to how we feel day in and day out? The only problem is\u00a0the fact that the concept of \u201cbalancing your hormones\u201d is mostly nonsense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"experts-in-article noskim py-[24px] px-[40px]\">\n<p>Experts In This Article<\/p>\n<ul class=\"!ml-[18px]\">\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/about\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/christyharrison.com\/about\">Christy Harrison, RD, MPH, RD, CEDS<\/a>, an intuitive eating coach, anti-diet dietitian <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/mihail-zilbermint\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/mihail-zilbermint\">Misha Zilbermint, MD<\/a>, chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Suburban Hospital and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/millenniumphysician.com\/doctor\/raymond-de-la-rosa-m-d\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/millenniumphysician.com\/doctor\/raymond-de-la-rosa-m-d\/\">Raymond de la Rosa, MD<\/a>, endocrinology specialist at Millennium Physician Group <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/thedrsuzanne.com\/about\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/thedrsuzanne.com\/about\/\">Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD<\/a>, Los Angeles-based OB\/GYN who is also an integrative\/Ayurvedic medicine specialist <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<hr\/><\/div>\n<p>It is possible to have a genuine medical condition known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/22673-hormonal-imbalance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/22673-hormonal-imbalance\">hormone imbalance<\/a> (meaning, one hormone or group of hormones is out of the normal range for your age). However, these conditions&#8217; existence doesn&#8217;t mean there&#8217;s an inverse situation of an ideally &#8220;balanced&#8221; hormonal state. In the case of a hormone imbalance, the best path forward is to seek medical diagnosis and treatment with a doctor catered to your personal symptoms\u2014not just heed the advice (and products) of an expert (or &#8220;expert&#8221;) you encounter on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you truly believe that you have hormonal imbalance, then please seek help from a physician,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/mihail-zilbermint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/profiles\/details\/mihail-zilbermint\">Misha Zilbermint, MD<\/a>, chief of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, and an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine.\u00a0 If you\u2014like many folks\u2014are curious about what constitutes optimum hormone function, what experts want you to know is that the concept of &#8220;balancing&#8221; them isn&#8217;t a medically sound or recommended path.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content \" style=\"\" data-module-init=\"related-content\" data-module-immediate=\"\" v-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-content__wrapper \" v-cloak=\"\" :class=\"{'is-loaded':isLoaded}\">\n<p> <span class=\"inline pr-6 text-seafoam-dark\">Related Stories<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <related-content class=\"related-content__links\" parent-article-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/balancing-your-hormones\/\" current-title=\"What Does \u2018Balancing Your Hormones\u2019 Even Mean, Anyway?\" current-image=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WG_Editorial_Balancing-Hormones_feature-425x285_418x278_true_70.webp\" v-on:parsely-posts-loaded=\"onPostsLoaded\" start-date=\"2023-04-11\" tag=\"div\" inline-template=\"\" url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/balancing-your-hormones\/\" secret=\"w5ztterVB03LGZJLfXS0hf3EvQBuFFIWew9hmVQxthU\" apikey=\"wellandgood.com\" limit=\"3\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"related-content__card mb-[10px] sm:mb-[20px]\" :class=\"{'related-content__card--full':posts.length === 1}\" v-for=\"(post, key) in posts\"> <a v-on:click.prevent=\"trackLinkGA($event, key)\" :href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/balancing-your-hormones\/post.url\" data-url-source=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content__link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content__card--image bg-tan\" :style=\"{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + post.image_url + ')' }\"> <img :src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/balancing-your-hormones\/post.image_url\" :alt=\"post.title\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/related-content> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>For starters, what are hormones?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our glands, muscles, and other tissues secrete chemicals known as <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/22464-hormones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/22464-hormones\">hormones<\/a> that travel throughout the body in the blood, sending messages between our organs and prompting them to do their various jobs. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/endocrine-disruption\/overview-endocrine-system\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/endocrine-disruption\/overview-endocrine-system\">more than 50 known hormones<\/a>, and researchers are still discovering both more hormones and the functions of the known hormones.<\/p>\n<p>Hormone levels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lansea\/article\/PIIS2772-3682(23)00086-0\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"no-underline citation\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lansea\/article\/PIIS2772-3682(23)00086-0\/fulltext\"><span>vary from person to person<\/span><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, and levels even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8020896\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"no-underline citation\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8020896\/\"><span>change over time<\/span><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>. Doctors do not expect a teenager and a retiree to have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4190174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"no-underline citation\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4190174\/\"><span>same levels of testosterone<\/span><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>, for instance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/millenniumphysician.com\/doctor\/raymond-de-la-rosa-m-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/millenniumphysician.com\/doctor\/raymond-de-la-rosa-m-d\/\">Raymond de la Rosa, MD<\/a>, an endocrinology specialist at Millennium Physician Group in Florida. \u201cSome people may have a little bit higher levels, some people may have a little bit lower levels, but it doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s abnormal,\u201d says Dr. Zilbermint. \u201cEveryone is different because our body has so many hormones, [and] each of the hormones have a different prevalence.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What medical experts think about the phrase &#8216;balancing your hormones&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis phrase is meaningless and overly broad,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/thedrsuzanne.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/thedrsuzanne.com\/about\/\">Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD<\/a>, an OB\/GYN who is also an integrative and Ayurvedic medicine specialist. Even as someone who says she has feet in both the worlds of\u00a0research-backed and holistic-leaning medicine, she is flummoxed and concerned by the term. \u201cI think the implication is supposed to be about homeostasis\u2014or a so-called \u2018point of balance\u2019\u2014but in fact our hormones are supposed to fluctuate. It is true [that for people who menstruate, hormones]\u00a0should do this with some predictability and pattern during our menstruating lives. But the promise of perfection is based on misunderstanding at best and manipulation at worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One misunderstanding implied by the term \u201cbalancing hormones\u201d is that all doctors approach a hormonal concern like a ratio or formula, looking at various levels in relationship to each other. But most doctors assess hormones individually, not systemically. \u201cWe check for hormonal dysfunction, hormonal excess, or hormonal shortage,\u201d says Dr. De la Rosa. \u201cIt&#8217;s not a balance protocol. We&#8217;re looking for the appropriate levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The promise of perfection is based on misunderstanding at best and manipulation at worst.&#8221; \u2014Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you come to your doctor with concerns about your energy, mood, or another function that could be tied to hormones, they might order a blood test that looks at the levels of an individual hormone or a small group of related hormones. Your doctor will have to order the specific test you need based on your particular concerns, says Dr. De la Rosa\u2014there is typically no general, all-encompassing &#8220;hormone levels&#8221; test. For example, a doctor might test a patient with dramatic weight gain or weight loss for thyroid hormones since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myths-about-metabolism\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/myths-about-metabolism\/\">thyroid gland regulates metabolism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If one hormone or group of hormones measures outside the realm of expected levels, it is addressed, but this is not an exercise in balancing the whole of all hormones.<\/p>\n<p>So then why is today&#8217;s digital world is especially ripe for social media users, in particular, to chase the misinformed goal of balancing their hormones? Dr. Gilberg-Lenz points out that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2022\/05\/23\/new-surgeon-general-advisory-sounds-alarm-on-health-worker-burnout-and-resignation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2022\/05\/23\/new-surgeon-general-advisory-sounds-alarm-on-health-worker-burnout-and-resignation.html\">overburdened medical system<\/a> and its legacy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/women-and-pain-disparities-in-experience-and-treatment-2017100912562\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/women-and-pain-disparities-in-experience-and-treatment-2017100912562\">dismissing women\u2019s health concerns<\/a> mean that patients won&#8217;t necessarily get what they\u2019re looking for when they bring hormone questions to a physician. As we&#8217;ve seen play out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/is-birth-control-bad-for-you\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/is-birth-control-bad-for-you\/\">misguided backlash to hormonal birth control,<\/a> the promise of a &#8220;natural&#8221; wellness solution can be &#8220;appealing to people who feel like they&#8217;ve gone to doctors for symptoms and problems and not gotten help and relief,\u201d says Harrison. (Meanwhile, since the science around aging and longevity\u2014and hormones&#8217; role in it\u2014is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/aging-menopause-longevity\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/aging-menopause-longevity\/\">an active area of research<\/a>, there are some outlier physicians who <em>do<\/em> take a more active approach in tinkering with hormone levels, sowing both interest and confusion.)<\/p>\n<p>Hormone health can also be a screen for ways to talk about weight loss\u2014focusing on bloating and metabolism can feel more body neutral than using the words &#8220;weight loss&#8221;, even if the end goal of getting smaller is the same. Harrison says that this dovetails with cultural expectations about what it means to be a healthy, productive member of society. \u201cIn some cases, people don&#8217;t necessarily have anything medically going on, but it&#8217;s more of the cultural pressure to never have a bloated belly, or to constantly be energetic,\u201d Harrison says. Rather than acknowledging these are normal parts of life, hormones take the blame.<\/p>\n<h2>Can\u2014or should\u2014you be proactive about hormone health?<\/h2>\n<p>Generally, hormone health is not something you need to actively worry about. \u201c[Hormones] are always in flux and the body typically does a great job of regulating them all on its own, except in the case of these true endocrine disorders,\u201d Harrison says.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, exercise programs, supplements, and other products promising to &#8220;balance your hormones&#8221; that aren&#8217;t prescribed by your doctor are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormone-balancing-diet\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/hormone-balancing-diet\/\">likely to be ineffective, and potentially harmful<\/a>. It&#8217;s not wise to take a hormone without medical supervision, or do to a \u201chormone-balancing diet\u201d that could result in disordered eating, and actually end up causing a hormonal problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is there is no universal hormone you can take to fix everything, and there&#8217;s no one vitamin or pill to fix it,\u201d Dr. De la Rosa says.<\/p>\n<p>While lifestyle choices can affect some hormone levels, the truth is that there are a host of conditions that can only be treated by a doctor. For example, if someone has high levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2723649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"no-underline citation\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2723649\/\"><span>cortisol<\/span><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> (a hormone whose production is supercharged by stress), they might be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23527522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"no-underline citation\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23527522\/\"><span>take up meditating<\/span><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> to bring it back to baseline. But, if a person\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/endocrine-diseases\/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease\/definition-facts\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/endocrine-diseases\/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease\/definition-facts\">adrenal gland is not functioning properly<\/a>, they might be producing an insufficient amount of cortisol, and no lifestyle change or supplement or diet will adequately treat that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the question is,&#8221; says Harrison, &#8220;how can we find empathetic care providers who will give us evidence-based medicine and also admit the limits of what we don&#8217;t know in conventional medicine in a way that&#8217;s not going to drive people to unproven, potentially harmful treatments that they might find in alternative spaces?&#8221; If we can find the answer, we may finally be able to stop falling prey to false problems\u2014and solutions\u2014peddled on TikTok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-thin post-citations mt-[40px] mb-[30px]\" data-module-init=\"main-2020\/post-citations\" data-module-immediate=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"!border-seafoam-dark mb-[24px]\"\/>\n<div class=\"post-citations-content flex flex-col gap-[24px]\">\n<p>Well+Good articles reference scientific, reliable, recent, robust studies to back up the information we share. You can trust us along your wellness journey.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol class=\"!ml-[18px] !mt-0\">\n<li>\n              Ganie, Mohd Ashraf, Subhankar Chowdhury, Vanita Suri, Beena Joshi, Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya, et al. \u2018Normative Range of Various Serum Hormonal Parameters among Indian Women of Reproductive Age: ICMR-PCOS Task Force Study Outcome\u2019.\u00a0<i>The Lancet Regional Health. 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