As you already know, menopause is inevitable—it’s part of every woman’s natural life cycle.
But premenopause (the years leading up to menopause) can often arrive far earlier than expected, triggered by stress, nutrient deficiencies, or toxic overload in the body.
If you’ve been feeling off—your moods swing without warning, your sleep feels broken, or your body just doesn’t respond the way it used to—you’re not alone. Millions of women experience these symptoms and are told it’s “just hormones.”
But what if those symptoms aren’t a sign of decline… but a signal that your body needs support?
Why Hormones Don’t Have to Be a Mystery
Most women are told that hormonal changes “just happen,” and that the only way to handle them is through hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
We want to be clear—we are not anti-HRT. Hormone replacement therapy has a time and place, and for some women—particularly those over 60 or post-menopause—it can be life-changing.
But the challenge is this: many physicians are trained to prescribe HRT as the first and only option, because that’s what medical school (largely funded by pharmaceutical and insurance systems) teaches. It’s the only tool in their toolbox.
At Love Energy Wellness, we believe in collaboration—not competition—with doctors. They play an essential role on your health team. But our approach fills in the missing pieces: education, testing, and natural restoration of the body’s innate ability to rebalance itself.
What We Commonly See in Practice
When women come to us after being on HRT, we often find their hormone levels are beyond natural human ranges. This happens because most traditional labs rely on blood testing, which measures hormones bound to proteins—hormones that aren’t bioavailable or usable by the body.
In functional medicine, we use saliva-based testing, the gold standard for assessing bioavailable hormones—the ones your cells can actually use for balance and energy.
The Three Steps Before (and Beyond) Hormone Therapy
1️⃣ Support Natural Hormone Production
Your body is capable of producing hormones on its own—when it has the right raw materials. Before replacing hormones, we focus on helping your body make its own again.
This starts with foundational nutrition and detoxification. A functional medicine liver detox can help clear excess estrogen while replacing deficiencies and improving energy and metabolism.
There are two forms of estrogen dominance that can cause many of the symptoms of premenopause:
Estrogen dominance by excess production or xeno-estrogens - think microplastics (too much estrogen overall).
Estrogen dominance by ratio (estrogen normal but higher relative to progesterone).
Both can create fatigue, weight gain, PMS, mood swings, and anxiety.
To support natural balance, we start with foundational nutrients through:
Daily Nutritional Support or a Daily Activated Multivitamin – to ensure your body receives all essential vitamins, minerals, and cofactors for hormone production.
Daily Fruit & Vegetable Blend – rich in antioxidants to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.
Omega-3 Support – supporting hormone synthesis, reducing inflammation, and stabilizing mood.
Then, based on individual testing (the important part):
Estrogen Balance – contains Vitamin E, Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C), DIM (Diindolylmethane), and Broccoli Seed Concentrate to help detoxify excess estrogen.
Estrogen Support – blends plant and root extracts such as bacopa, black cohosh, dong quai, gotu kola, hops flower, red clover, and sage leaf to gently raise low estrogen levels.
Progesterone Support – combines black cohosh, chaste tree berry, cramp bark, passion flower, Chinese peony, and wild yam root extract to naturally support progesterone balance.
Pure DHEA – for cases where the body needs an upstream precursor to create both estrogen and testosterone naturally.
We do this to give your body the research-backed raw materials it needs to do what it’s designed to do—restore balance naturally.
2️⃣ Bioidentical Hormones (When Needed)
If foundational support and detoxification aren’t enough, bioidentical hormones are the next step. These plant-based compounds are chemically identical to human hormones and often provide a smoother, more natural transition compared to synthetic options.
3️⃣ Hormone Replacement Therapy (At the Right Time)
For women whose natural production has significantly slowed—typically after age 60—HRT can be beneficial when properly prescribed and monitored. The key is timing and context.
When introduced too early, it may create unnecessary dependency or imbalance, but when used appropriately, it can enhance longevity and quality of life.
The Science Behind Balance: At-Home Testing
Our Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test is the true starting point and offers a complete look at your hormonal landscape, all from the comfort of your home.
It measures:
Sex hormones: Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA
Cortisol rhythm: Morning, midday, evening, and nighttime
Thyroid function: TSH, Free T3, Free T4, and TPO antibodies
Metabolism & inflammation markers: Hemoglobin A1C, Vitamin D2, and Vitamin D3
This provides a holistic view of how stress, thyroid health, and hormone production are connected—so you can stop guessing and start understanding what your body truly needs.
The Love Energy Wellness Approach
Every client receives a personalized wellness plan built on the proven DESTRESS Protocol™, developed by the Integrative Health Practitioner Institute:
D: Diet
E: Exercise
S: Stress Reduction
T: Toxin Removal
R: Rest
E: Emotional Balance
S: Science-Backed Supplementation
S: Success Mindset
When you align these eight pillars, your body naturally returns to balance—because it was designed to heal when given the right environment.
Because You Deserve to Feel Like Yourself Again
Perimenopause doesn’t have to feel like a mystery. It can be a powerful transition—one that reconnects you to your body’s intelligence and helps you thrive at every age.
If you’ve been feeling unlike yourself, there are answers waiting.
You don’t have to guess—you can test, rebalance, and thrive naturally.
Schedule your complimentary consultation today and let’s explore your personalized path to hormone balance and vibrant energy.
Visit www.loveenergywellness.com.
Jeffrey Mort is a certified Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP) Level 1 & 2, a certified High Performance Health Coach, a National Guild Certified Consulting Hypnotist, and host of the Breaking Boundaries podcast. Neither the podcast nor this blog provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or cures.
Jeffrey specializes in helping women and men over 40 reclaim their energy and balance in the healthiest way possible—so they can better serve their clients, families, and themselves.
