Spring Clean Your Hormones: Hormone Reset & BHRT
As the seasons shift and nature awakens, it’s the ideal time for a hormone reset—a chance to realign your body, mind, and mood. Just like spring brings renewal to the world around us, this season invites you to take stock of your feelings and restore balance from the inside out.
“Spring is such a natural time to reset your health,” says Dr. Fliedner. “After months of slowing down and hibernating through winter, your body is ready for renewal—and with our North Texas Vitality Spring Clean, you’ll have a clear, personalized path to restore balance and energy.”
Time for a Hormone Reset
A “spring clean” for your hormones isn’t about fads or deprivation—it’s about working with your body’s natural makeup, identifying what’s out of balance, and getting expert support to restore your body’s vitality.
Let’s walk through five foundational steps you can take now to see how Dr. Fliedner and our bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) can help you thrive this season.
1. Start with Liver Love: Detoxing the Right Way
Your liver is one of the hardest-working organs in your body—and it’s directly responsible for metabolizing and clearing excess hormones, especially estrogen.
When the liver is sluggish or overburdened (think alcohol, medications, environmental toxins, and processed foods), hormonal waste can build up, leading to symptoms like PMS, bloating, irritability, and stubborn weight gain.
Quick Reset:
Warm lemon water. Yes! How simple is that?! Start your day with warm lemon water to stimulate digestion and bile flow. Look at the benefits (courtesy of Vogue):
- Supports the Gut Microbiome
- Strengthens the Immune System
- Provides Anti-Aging Skin Benefits
- Hydrates the Body
- Reduces Anxiety
- Helps Maintain (or Lose) Weight
Cruciferous vegetables. Load up on cruciferous vegetables. Which are those? Cruciferous vegetables are known for their four-petaled flowers resembling a cross. They include broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and radishes, among others. The benefits of cruciferous vegetables are many (courtesy of Cleveland Clinic):
- Cancer Protection
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin B9
- Fiber
Avoid alcohol and processed sugar. Both alcohol and processed sugar contribute to fatty liver disease. One variant, officially called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now affects one in four adults globally and “will probably emerge as the leading cause of end-stage liver disease in the coming decades, with the disease affecting both adults and children” (National Library of Medicine).
Consider natural liver support supplements. We recommend Detox Support from NutriDyn, which contains plant extracts such as green tea leaf extract, milk thistle seed extract, and pomegranate extract that contain phytonutrients and compounds that support healthy liver function. See details here.
Detoxing should be a part of everyone’s routine, but it won’t solve hormonal imbalances. That’s where targeted hormone testing comes in. Dr. Fliedner offers advanced lab panels to see how well your detox pathways are working—and whether your estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, or cortisol levels need support through BHRT.
2. Balance Blood Sugar, Balance Hormones
If you’re crashing mid-afternoon or reaching for sugar to “keep going,” blood sugar instability might be disrupting more than your energy. Repeated glucose spikes and crashes can lead to insulin resistance—a hormonal domino that affects estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, and even thyroid function. Left unchecked, this imbalance can contribute to fatigue, weight gain (especially around the midsection), and difficulty sleeping.
Daily habits to rebalance:
- Eat within an hour of waking—include protein, healthy fats, and fiber
- Avoid skipping meals, which can trigger cortisol spikes
- Cut back on refined carbs, sugary coffee drinks, and packaged snacks
- Stay active with regular movement to improve insulin sensitivity
If your metabolism has slowed despite a healthy lifestyle, it’s time for deeper insight. Dr. Fliedner’s comprehensive testing evaluates how your hormones, blood sugar, and thyroid function all work together so you can finally get answers (and results).
3. Reduce Cortisol Naturally: Address the Stress Hormone
Stress is a silent hormone saboteur. High cortisol levels can interfere with sleep, suppress progesterone, contribute to weight gain (especially belly fat), and even throw off your thyroid. The worst part? Most people don’t realize how chronic stress is impacting their bodies—until they burn out and become very sick.
Simple ways to calm the nervous system:
- Get natural sunlight in the morning to reset your circadian rhythm.
- Use magnesium to ease tension. We recommend NutriDyn Magnesium Citrate. Learn more here.
- Practice slow, intentional breathing—try 4-7-8 breathing before bed. Healthline recommends eight different breathing exercises to practice to reduce your stress.
- Engage in movement that calms, not exhausts—like yoga or a walk outdoors.
At North Texas Vitality, we offer cortisol rhythm testing (via saliva or urine) to track your stress response throughout the day. If you’re wired at night and exhausted during the day, Dr. Fliedner can help rebalance your stress hormones naturally and effectively.
4. Sleep Deeply: Restore While You Rest
Dr. Fliedner reminds his patients, “Getting better sleep is often the first step to improving hormonal health. It lowers stress, improves energy, and allows your hormones to reset overnight. Your body can’t heal without it—and the good news is, we can help you get there.”
Sleep is when your hormones do their best work—repairing tissue, balancing metabolism, and producing melatonin, growth hormone, and reproductive hormones. If you’re tossing and turning or waking up tired, your body may not be getting the hormonal support it needs.
Reset your sleep routine:
- Keep a consistent sleep-wake schedule, even on weekends. The National Sleep Foundation suggests tips to improve your sleep with their downloadable PDF graphic.
- Dim the lights after dinner and avoid screens one hour before bed.
- Try a nighttime wind-down ritual: magnesium bath, herbal tea, or calming music.
- Avoid heavy meals and alcohol late at night, which can disrupt REM sleep.
Many women in perimenopause or menopause struggle with sleep due to declining progesterone and estrogen levels. Dr. Fliedner’s customized BHRT treatments can improve sleep quality by restoring those calming, balancing hormones so you wake up feeling truly refreshed.
5. Get Tested, Get Answers, Get Results
You’ve done the clean eating. You’ve tried the workouts. You’ve cut the caffeine and added the supplements—and you still don’t feel like yourself. That’s when it’s time to get to the root of the issue.
Hormone imbalances are highly individual. The only way to know what your body needs is to test—not guess.
At North Texas Vitality, we take a personalized, functional approach. Dr. Fliedner uses advanced testing and years of expertise in bioidentical hormone therapy to create targeted treatment plans for women and men in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Whether it’s estrogen dominance, low testosterone, adrenal fatigue, or thyroid dysfunction—we can help you reset with precision.
Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?
Spring is the season of renewal. Make this the month you invest in your health, clarity, energy, and peace of mind.
Book your Spring Hormone Reset Consultation with Dr. Fliedner today and take the first step toward balance.
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