Could a Dysregulated Nervous System Be the Reason Your Hormones Won’t Balance?

You’ve been told "we need to balance your hormones. here's some estrogen cream and progesterone caps"—but no one’s talking about the real problem: those aren't the hormones that need balancing and there's something ahead of hormone health in the body's hierarchy: your nervous system. When you’re stuck in fight-or-flight, cortisol goes haywire, all of your hormone axes spin off-kilter, and your cells literally starve for energy (because thyroid hormone uptake shuts down). This post breaks down why your body can’t heal in survival mode—and what it actually takes to reset.