03/14/2026
Most menstruators have no idea that their bodies might be ♻️ recycling estrogen. Have you ever wondered why you can eat clean, support your hormones, and still be dealing with ⚡ PMS, jawline breakouts, bloating before your period, and/or heavy cycles?
The missing piece might be... 🧩 your gut.
Inside your microbiome lives something called the estrobolome. This physiological pathway moves from the liver to the gut, to estrogen, and back to the liver. When that loop slows down, estrogen can recirculate again and again, causing women to keep normalizing symptoms that are actually anything but.
Under the ideal conditions for this “hidden hormone loop,” dietary fiber helps bind to compounds and es**rt them out efficiently. But there’s a fascinating twist to this process: Often, the issue may not be that the body is producing too much estrogen, but that it’s not being eliminated efficiently. When estrogen metabolites are repeatedly reactivated and reabsorbed, circulating levels may remain elevated relative to progesterone (a.k.a. the pattern called estrogen dominance).
From an herbalist’s perspective, sustainably supporting hormone metabolism often involves ensuring the proper conditions for elimination first. How do we close the “hidden hormone loop?” Check out our breakdown of the science of the estrobolome (and how herbs + fiber support it) in our newest blog article.
🌀 Read all about “The Hidden Hormone Loop” on the blog ~ link in profile!
