The Hormone Health Blog

Welcome to your trusted resource for women's hormone balance, hormone health nutrition, and realistic healthy living.

I'm Liz Riesen, RDN — a Hormone Health Dietitian helping women balance their hormones naturally and manage symptoms like fatigue, bloating, mood swings, and weight gain through personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies.

This blog shares practical, evidence-based guidance to support your hormones in a busy, modern life. Because hormone balance goes beyond food, I also cover ways to reduce toxin exposure. Explore my curated list of clean, non-toxic products. Brands I personally use and recommend for supporting hormone health.

Is This Perimenopause?

Wondering if it's perimenopause? Learn the common symptoms, conditions that can look similar, and when to see your doctor, from a registered dietitian.

The "Forever Chemicals" Hiding in Your Water — and What They're Doing to Your Hormones

PFAS 'forever chemicals' are showing up in drinking water nationwide — and disrupting hormones. Learn the risks and how to test your toxic burden.

Why Am I So Annoyed Lately? The Hormone-Nervous System Link No One Talks About

Why am I so irritated and annoyed lately? If you are noticing low patience or overwhelm in your 30s or 40s, it's not your personality. See how progesterone and stress hormones affect your nervous system — and how to fix it.

The Gut-Hormone Connection: How Bloating, PMS, and Brain Fog Are Tied Together

Discover the connection between gut and hormone health and how bloating, constipation, stubborn weight and perimenopause symptoms may be connected. Learn when GI stool testing may help.

I Have an IUD — Why Am I Still Moody, Bloated, and Tired?

Have an IUD but still experiencing fatigue, bloating, weight gain, anxiety, or other hormone symptoms? Learn how to support your hormones, nutrition, gut health, and metabolism.

Can Stress Cause Hormone Imbalance? How a Dysregulated Nervous System Affects Your Energy, Mood, Weight & Digestion

How chronic stress that most women feel is just "normal" for them leads to a dysregulated nervous system and contributes to hormone imbalance, fatigue, anxiety, bloating, weight gain, and poor digestion. Learn what you can do to restore balance.

Why Am I Suddenly Reacting to Foods, Wine, and Seasonal Allergies? The Overlooked Connection in Women Between Progesterone and Mast Cells

Wondering why you're suddenly reacting to foods, alcohol, or allergies? Learn how progesterone, histamine, mast cells, and perimenopause may be connected.

Hormonal Acne in Your 30s and 40s: The Gut, Stress & Hormone Connection

Struggling with acne in your 30s or 40s? Learn how hormone shifts, cortisol imbalance, gut health, and nutrition may be contributing to adult female acne — and what to do about it.

Visceral Fat, Cortisol, and Perimenopause: Why Belly Fat Feels So Stubborn (and What Actually Works)

Struggling with stubborn belly fat in your 30s or 40s? Learn how cortisol and perimenopause drive visceral fat—and what actually works to reduce it with a hormone-focused approach.

Can You Support Hormones Naturally?

Too I meet women who have been dealing with symptoms for months or even years. They think "it's just hormones" or after talking with friends they think it's normal to have bloating, fatigue, brain fog, or painful periods. These are all symptoms of a deeper issue within the body that needs to be addressed.

Estrogen Imbalance Symptoms in Women + How to Balance Estrogen Naturally

Struggling with estrogen imbalance symptoms? Learn the signs of high and low estrogen and how to balance estrogen naturally with simple nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Does the IUD Affect My Hormones? Signs, Symptoms, and What to Do About It

Discover how an IUD can affect your hormones and what symptoms to watch for. Learn how to balance your hormones with an IUD effectively.

Should I Try a GLP-1 Medication or Is There a More Natural Way?

Are GLP-1s the best weight loss option for women? Discover what they do, what they don’t fix, and a more sustainable, metabolism-supportive approach. Here’s what women need to know about sustainable, hormone-friendly results.

Low Libido in Your 30s: Hormones, Stress & How to Restore Your Sex Drive Naturally

Struggling with low libido in your 30s? Discover how estrogen, progesterone, and stress impact mood and sex drive—and how to rebalance naturally.

How Much Protein Does A Woman Really Need For Weight Loss

Discover how much protein for weight loss is ideal for women. Learn the right balance of protein for weight loss to support hormone health.

The Hormone-Balancing Benefits of Maca Root for Women

Discover the hormone-balancing benefits of maca root for females and overall nutrition benefits. Find out if maca is right for you

The Missing Piece in Hormone Healing: Nervous System Regulation

Doing everything “right” but still struggling with hormones and symptoms? Throwing another diet, supplement or workout plan at it won't help. Learn how nervous system regulation supports hormone balance for overwhelmed moms.

Is Your Morning Routine and Coffee Wrecking Your Hormones?

Let’s talk about how coffee and our morning routine affects our hormones, especially cortisol levels. This can lead to fatigue, anxiety, mood issues, food cravings, and more - not just for the next hour… but all day.

How the Nervous System and Hormones Interact — and Why It Matters So Much in Perimenopause

Most women describe feeling “off” in their 30s and 40s— not quite themselves. What many don’t realize is that perimenopause isn’t just a hormonal shift. It’s a full-body recalibration, especially between your endocrine system (hormones) and your nervous system (stress response). Here's what you can do about it.

Why Am I So Bloated After Eating?

Bloating isn’t just about what you ate — it’s about how your gut, stress response, and hormones are functioning. Bloating is a red alert from your body that something deeper is going on.