Female Hormonal Health

Understanding Hormonal Balance

Our hormones act like powerful chemical messengers, constantly communicating with the body to regulate metabolism, growth, repair, sexual function, energy, and mood. These messages naturally fluctuate throughout the day, month, and across different stages of life. However, when this delicate balance is disrupted, it can lead to a wide range of symptoms that impact your energy, mood, and overall sense of wellbeing.

Whether you’re navigating PMS, irregular cycles, perimenopause, or menopause, hormonal imbalance can leave you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and not quite yourself.

Common Symptoms of Hormonal Imbalance

When your hormones are out of balance, the effects can ripple across every system in your body. You may experience:

Irregular or absent periods
Painful or heavy periods (including flooding)
PMS and mood changes
Breast tenderness or swelling
Weight fluctuations or water retention
Skin changes and acne
Anxiety, low mood, or irritability
Low libido
Perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms (e.g. hot flushes, night sweats)
Thyroid imbalance (underactive, overactive, or Hashimoto’s)
Recurrent UTIs or thrush
Fatigue and low motivation

These symptoms are signals — messages from your body that something deeper needs support.

Common Hormonal Conditions I Support

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Hyperthyroidism
Adrenal Fatigue and HPA Axis Dysregulation
Perimenopause and Menopause
Blood Sugar Imbalance and Type 2 Diabetes

Each of these conditions is unique, but they often share common root causes - stress, inflammation, nutrient imbalance, and disrupted communication between the brain, thyroid, adrenals, and ovaries.

Hormone balance is the key to feeling grounded, energised, and emotionally in tune.

Working with Claire

As a Naturopath and Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, my approach focuses on understanding the underlying factors influencing your hormones — not just managing symptoms. By looking at your diet, lifestyle, stress response, gut health, thyroid function, and nutrient balance, I create a personalised plan to help restore harmony naturally.

Together, we’ll explore areas such as:

Blood sugar balance – to stabilise mood, energy, and cravings.
Liver and detoxification support – to improve hormone clearance and reduce oestrogen dominance.
Gut and microbiome health – to support oestrogen metabolism and inflammation balance.
Thyroid and adrenal health – to improve energy, metabolism, and resilience.
Stress management and nervous system support – to balance cortisol and reproductive hormones.
Nutrient optimisation and herbal support – to naturally regulate hormonal rhythm.

Your body is always seeking balance — my role is to help it find its rhythm again.

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Functional Medicine Testing

Functional medicine testing helps identify what’s driving your hormonal imbalance, offering clarity and precision in your plan. Depending on your picture, I may recommend some of these options should they help deepen our journey:

DUTCH Hormone Test – Assess oestrogen, progesterone, cortisol, and metabolites throughout your cycle.
FDX Functional Blood Work – Evaluate thyroid, insulin, inflammation, and liver detoxification.
Mira Hormone Tracking – Real-time at-home monitoring for cycle and ovulation patterns.
Comprehensive Stool Test – Assess gut and microbiome health, crucial for oestrogen metabolism.
Nutrigenomics with LIFEcode GX – Understand how your genes influence hormone production, detoxification, and nutrient metabolism to create truly personalised support.

Testing provides the insight we need to bring your hormones back into balance — naturally and effectively.

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"As a midlife woman who has historically suffered with migraine and then of course faces the delightful perimenopause, Claire has literally been a life saver. From supporting me through an oestrogen detox whilst I chose to come off HRT to guiding me with natural supplements and diet to manage my hormone balance.

I genuinely feel 100x better, and even better I am doing this the natural way! I highly recommend Claire to anyone looking to improve their health, and of course, in turn, improve the way we feel about ourselves"

Claire's nutritional knowledge is exemplary, and her down to earth approach really allows you to practically discuss and implement new ways of managing your health''

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CONSULATION CALL

Whether you’re struggling with irregular cycles, PMS, perimenopause, or low energy, understanding your hormones is the first step to feeling like yourself again.

This call is the perfect opportunity to discuss your goals and discover which approach is best suited to you.