Hey guys, Dr. Axe here.
I want to share with you how essential oils can help naturally balance out your hormones,
and in this video I'll talk about the specific oils that can benefit progesterone balance,
estrogen balance, help improve thyroid issues, and also for men help naturally boost low
testosterone.
There are three main essential that we're going to benefit from learning here -- clary
sage, thyme oil, and sandalwood oil.
Clary sage, its biggest benefit is that it helps balance out estrogen production in the
body.
We know that a lot of health issues today, even things like infertility, PCOS, estrogen-based
cancers are caused from excess estrogen in the body.
So we know that clary sage helps balance out those estrogen levels, and that's why it's
such an effective essential oil in the treatment of hormone conditions.
So whether you're struggling with PMS during the month or possibly you know you have excess
estrogen in the body, clary sage is a great essential oil to consider to adding in your
essential oil regime.
The next oil is thyme essential oil, and thyme oil helps benefit the body by improving progesterone
production.
We know both men and definitely a lot of women are low in progesterone, and low progesterone
levels have been linked with infertility, they have been linked with PCOS, they've been
linked with depression as well as other imbalanced hormones within the body.
So thyme essential oil is the next essential oil you can use to naturally balance out hormones
in your body.
Then sandalwood oil is very, very effective at balancing out testosterone levels both
in men and women.
Sandalwood has actually also been used as a natural aphrodisiac and been used in men's
cologne for years as well as certain feminine perfumes.
It really just has an amazing, amazing scent to it.
But if you're a male with low testosterone, adding a few drops of sandalwood oil into
your homemade deodorant or your own homemade lotion is a great thing to do.
That's one of my favorite ways to get essential oils is simply take some coconut oil with
the oil itself and rub it on different areas of your body.
And because essentials oils are so small, so small molecularly, they actually can get
from your skin into your body and you can get full body effects simply by putting essential
oils directly on the skin.
A few other essential oils that we know do balance and support hormone health in the
body.
We know rose oil does.
Rose oil has been used also as an aphrodisiac and as a natural mood lifter.
It's been shown to help in improving serotonin and other neuropeptides in the brain, sort
of those good mood hormones.
So rose oil is effective for that.
We've also found that lavender oil and chamomile oil are effective at reducing stress, which
can naturally lower cortisol levels which is very, very important to the body as well
when it's trying to overcome disease.
In general, some of the best essential oils for thyroid function and autoimmune issues
can be things like frankincense oil.
We know frankincense oil reduces inflammation which can also help those cortisol levels.
So again, if you want to personally have more balanced hormones, I recommend considering
clary sage oil along with thyme oil and then sandalwood oil specifically for men.
You can just put a few drops on your hand and rub it on your skin or combine them with
some of your own personal care products.
Hey guys.
This has been Dr. Axe talking about essential oils for hormones.
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Thanks for watching.