Restoring Balance - Acupuncture and Your Hormones

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Jun 24
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Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers, regulating everything from energy and sleep to mood, metabolism, fertility, and stress response. When these messengers fall out of sync, it can feel like your body is working against you. Whether you’re dealing with fatigue, weight fluctuations, mood swings, PMS, perimenopause, or thyroid imbalance, acupuncture offers a powerful, natural way to help restore hormonal balance.

At David Engstrom Acupuncture & Bodytherapy in Seattle, we support your body’s ability to heal and regulate itself — no medication or invasive procedures required.

How Hormones Get Out of Balance

Hormonal imbalances can arise from stress, poor sleep, chronic inflammation, environmental toxins, aging, or underlying conditions like PCOS or thyroid disorders. When your nervous system is constantly in “fight or flight” mode, your body prioritizes short-term survival over long-term regulation — including hormone production.

That’s why stress plays such a huge role in disrupting hormones — and why regulating the nervous system is often the first step toward hormonal health.

How Acupuncture Supports Hormonal Balance

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Acupuncture works by activating the parasympathetic nervous system (your body’s “rest and restore” mode), improving blood flow, and stimulating the body’s natural healing mechanisms. For hormone health, this means:

Encouraging regular menstrual cycles
Supporting fertility and reproductive health
Reducing PMS and perimenopausal symptoms
Regulating cortisol (your stress hormone)
Supporting thyroid and adrenal function
Improving mood, energy, and sleep

Many of our clients come to us feeling “off” — tired, foggy, emotionally up and down — and leave feeling reconnected and rebalanced.

A Whole-Body Approach to Hormone Health

At David Engstrom Acupuncture, we look beyond symptoms. We combine acupuncture with body therapy, breathwork, and lifestyle guidance to help your body come back into alignment naturally. Our goal is to support your long-term health by helping you regulate from within.

Live in Seattle, Fremont, Ballard, or Queen Anne?

We’d love to hear how you’re supporting your hormonal health this season. Have a favorite way to de-stress or stay balanced? Share it in the comments below!

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If you’re ready to get to the root of your symptoms and feel like yourself again, we’re here to help.

Looking for Support?

You don’t have to power through fatigue, mood swings, or hormonal chaos on your own. Book a session with David Engstrom today and discover the difference a calm, regulated nervous system can make.