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Why are so many of us in perimenopause struggling with stress?

Jun 12, 2023
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What’s going on and why does this unwelcome inability to cope with stress hit us as we go into perimenopause?

A lot of it has to do with declining levels of progesterone. Progesterone is warming, calming, anti-inflammatory and sleep-promoting. It’s definitely a hormone that you want on board for overall health and wellness.

And symptoms of low progesteron…

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