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Stress is impossible to avoid. We all have periods in our lives when we experience a lot of stress. The intensity of the stress and long-term consequences depend on many factors. I see many people in my clinic who have had very stressful experiences and this has led to physical symptoms.
What defines stress for each person is different for everybody, and depends on personality and personal history. For example, in the case of redundancy, one person may experience severe stress with lowered self-esteem. Another person, may see redundancy as an opportunity.
How does stress affect the body?
Selye was the first scientist to identify ‘stress’ as underpinning the nonspecific signs and symptoms of illness.
Stressful event ------> The nervous system (particularly the brain) ------> The stress response -
(the stressor) experiences and interprets the meaning of the reaction of the body
the stressor
The reaction of the body to stress include:
low energy
low mood
low immunity
blood sugar balance
changes to digestion
changes to thyroid function
The body's stress mechanism - the HPA axis
The body's stress mechanism is called the HPA axis. Here is how it works:
How does the body cope with Cortisol?
Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. Cortisol acts on most tissues in the body. This includes the immune system, the intestines, and the brain.
Acute stress leads to heightened cortisol. This lessens the stress reaction, which also decreases the immune activity. It also has an impact on sleep and anxiety levels.
If you have stress over a prolonged period, this can affect your cortisol levels. The HPA axis then becomes dysfunctional. This can lead to poor sleep, along with low energy and depression.
How does Cortisol affect Progesterone?
Chronic stress is also a big contributor to progesterone levels.
When your body is stressed, leading to increased levels of cortisol, progesterone levels decrease.
Low progesterone levels may contribute to irregular periods or difficulty conceiving.
Stress, hormones and homeopathy
Stress can significantly impact hormonal balance, leading to issues like irregular periods, mood swings, fatigue, and poor sleep.
Hormones such as cortisol, estrogen, and progesterone play a vital role in a woman's physical and emotional health, and chronic stress can disrupt their delicate balance.
Homeopathy offers a natural way to address both stress and hormone-related issues by stimulating the body’s own healing processes.
Well-selected homeopathic remedies may calm the nervous system. This may lead to better sleep and a lessening of anxiety over a period of time.
During stressful periods the liver and adrenals work very hard. My approach is to use homeopathic liver support and adrenal support, together with remedies for the totality of your symptoms.
How long does it take to improve the feelings of stress and other symptoms that may be a sign of stress?
This depends on how severe these symptoms are, your current stress levels, your personal health history, and your history of medication
How many sessions are needed?
The first consultation is an assessment where we go through your health history as well as discuss your symptoms. We then have follow-up appointments every 4-6 weeks. These follow-on treatments are important to ensure gradual progress.
“Naziana is a wonderful lady, with a calm, kind and approachable style. She offered virtual consultations to help me with symptoms of chronic stress.
She is knowledgeable and professional and her homeopathic remedies worked wonderfully. The remedies were sent by mail, well packaged and arrived very quickly.
With her excellent guidance, I can happily say that I feel better than I have in a long time. I can confidently highly recommend her.'
Is homeopathy for you?
Homeopathy is used all over the world for so many health issues. I would love to speak to you if you think I may be able to help support you.
Next steps
I offer a free 30 minute call. During this call, we talk about you, your symptoms, and how they are affecting you. I will ask you some questions to see if homeopathy may be beneficial to you.
I am always happy to hear from you.
Naziana x
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