Balance Women's Health, 127 Hardy Street, Nelson (2025)

13/10/2025

Improving your period doesn’t need to be complicated. With hormonal balancing diets, endless supplements or cycle-synching hacks, it can all feel overwhelming.

The real secret to improving your period lies in the habits that you do every day.

🌱 Manage stress
Prioritise daily relaxation practices and minimise unnecessary stressors.

🌱 Reduce Inflammation
Reduce inflammation by limiting processed foods & alcohol. Avoid refined carbs and added sugar, vegetable oils and food additives. Prioritise whole, nutrient-dense meals rich in colourful fruit and vegetables.

🌱 Increase your fibre
Fibre helps to balance blood sugar, as well as eliminating excess hormones.

🌱 Prioritise your sleep
Not getting enough sleep increases cortisol as well as disrupts insulin sensitivity, which can throw other hormones out of balance.

🌱 Get moving
Regular movement reduces cortisol as well as supports blood sugar levels. Choose movement that you enjoy which boosts your endorphins which are a great mood booster, and is a natural pain relief.

It’s human nature to want to change everything at once, however small consistent changes build long term sustainable habits x

08/10/2025

So many women I see think that oestrogen is the most important hormone when it comes to hormonal balance. They spend a lot of time focusing on trying to “fix” this, and blame it for their symptoms. While it is one of our key hormones, let’s not forget some of the other important (and sometimes overlooked) hormones that are essential for our overall health and wellbeing.
Here’s an overview of our key hormones and their roles:

✨Oestrogen: Oestrogen is a key female hormone responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle, supporting reproductive health, and maintaining bone density. It also plays a role in mood and brain health, skin health, and cardiovascular function.

✨Progesterone: Progesterone is a hormone that helps regulate the menstrual cycle and supports pregnancy. It balances oestrogen levels and plays a key role in preparing the uterus for implantation and maintaining pregnancy.
Progesterone is only produced following ovulation. It also has positive benefits for mood, metabolism and bone health.
Ovulation is incredibly important for overall health - if we don’t ovulate, we don’t produce progesterone.

✨Testosterone: Testosterone is often thought of as a male hormone, but it’s also important for women. It helps regulate libido, muscle mass, energy levels, and bone density, and plays a role in mood and cognitive function.

✨Cortisol: Cortisol is the body’s primary stress hormone, produced by the adrenal glands. It helps regulate metabolism, immune function, and blood sugar levels, but chronic stress can lead to dysregulation, affecting energy, sleep, and immune health.

✨Insulin: Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps regulate blood sugar levels. It allows cells to absorb glucose for energy or storage, and imbalances in insulin can lead to conditions like insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

I hope this gives you some further insights into what other hormones are important for your health and wellbeing.
For individualised support to get you back in balance, get in touch to see how we can help 🌱

09/09/2025

With so much information out there, it can be confusing about what hormonal balance actually means. Here’s some common hormone myths:

1. The pill regulates your hormones: The pill actually suppresses your body’s natural hormones and replaces them with synthetic versions.

2. Hormones themselves are to blame: Your hormones are not the sole cause of imbalances or symptoms and instead are responding to other factors such as stress, inflammation and nutrient deficiencies.

3. Hormonal imbalances exist in isolation: Your hormones work together like a finely tuned orchestra, so if one is out of balance, the others tend to follow. That’s why a whole person approach is best to manage these.

Why not book in for a chat or appointment to see how we can help you find your balance ✨

04/09/2025

It’s been more than a hot minute since I last posted on social media!

While my social media content has been lacking, life certainly hasn’t. Here’s a snapshot of the things that have been happening at Balance ❤️

It has been heartwarming to support so many new clients and helping them achieve their health goals, and celebrating all the wins along the way. Every single client inspires me to learn more so that I can ensure that they are getting the most up to date information regarding their specific health concerns.

Several months ago I had an opportunity to work in Samoa to provide healthcare to children and young people in schools. From screening and health checks, to providing education and health promotion, it was an incredible experience to also support a local school and community to enhance the wellbeing of their students.

Back in New Zealand, I’ve also had the privilege to present to several organisations who are dedicated to improving Women’s Health in the workplace. Thanks to those organisations for inviting me to chat about all things hormones and Women’s Health!

It is so important that while I support women finding their balance and enhancing their health and wellbeing, I also practice what I preach. Prioritising myself, my family, as well as running a small business, I have recently found myself saying no to things that aren’t aligned to my values or what I’m truly passionate about. I’m so excited about what will come from this and I’ve already opened up additional clinic appointments for those that have been patiently waiting.

Watch this space… more exciting things coming soon x

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Nelson
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http://www.balancewomenshealth.co.nz/

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