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23rd March 2018

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~ Mood swings with random bursts of anger
Hormonal fluctuations (especially estrogen + progesterone dips) can throw off your neurotransmitters, making emotions feel like they’re on a rollercoaster.
~️ Brain fog
Estrogen plays a big role in memory and focus — when it fluctuates, it can feel harder to concentrate or find the right words.
~ Cycle fluctuations
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Lowering levels of progesterone can disrupt GABA, melatonin and cortisol balance, making it harder to fall asleep or stay asleep.
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👉 When you eat, your pancreas releases insulin, moving glucose into your cells for fuel or storing it in the liver as glycogen.
👉 When blood sugar dips too low, your body sees this as stress and releases cortisol, which tells the pancreas to release glucagon, which signals the liver to release stored glycogen for energy.
But here’s where things get messy…
⚡ Low blood sugar = cortisol spike (your main stress hormone). Too much of this causes HPA axis dysfunction. 
⚡ High stress = higher blood sugar
⚡ Chronically or wobbly blood sugar = insulin resistance → which disrupts your HPO axis (the brain-ovary connection), throwing off your repro hormones
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