When fatigue becomes your norm, even with “healthy” habits in place, your hormones may be struggling under the weight of burnout.

Depleted systems can look like:

• Needing caffeine to function

• Feeling anxious, emotional, or detached

• Low energy during workouts or social activities

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When emotional highs and lows intensify before your period, or you're feeling more sensitive and wired, your nervous system is likely overwhelmed.

A constant state of fight-or-flight (chronic stress) can show up hormonally as:

• Heightened cramps, mood swings, or PMS “rage”

• Sleep troubles, ...

The go-go-go lifestyle might feel like a productivity badge of honor, but if you're running on fumes, your hormones are paying the price.

Long-term, chronic stress dysregulates the nervous system and suppresses vital hormone production, leading to:

• Mood instability, fatigue, and sleep issues

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Exhausted by 3 p.m. but wired at night? That’s a nervous system under siege and it can wreak havoc on your hormonal health.

Chronic stress keeps cortisol elevated and progesterone low, causing:

• Irregular cycles or heightened PMS 

• Anxiety, insomnia, and inflammation

• Hair shedding, wei...