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, ...

You may not feel like you’re “stressed” but your body might tell a different story. Cortisol, your primary stress hormone, plays a major role in your energy, appetite, sleep, and cycle. And when it’s chronically elevated or suppressed, it throws everything off balance.

High cortisol can lead to:

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