If you’ve ever wondered why you feel irritable before your period… or why you get anxious after eating… or why you can’t shake that “blah” feeling; your gut–mood–hormone connection could be the missing link in your wellness puzzle.

Your gut, brain and hormone systems are like a triangle in constant three-way communication. When one falls out of sync, the other two often follow. That’s why gut issues can show up as PMS, low mood, brain fog, or fatigue.

🛠 Let’s Break Down This Gut-Mood-Hormone Connection:

• Gut ↔ Brain: The vagus nerve carries signals from your gut to your brain. 80% of those signals actually go upward, which means your gut often sets the tone for your mood.
  
• Gut ↔ Hormones: Your gut helps process and eliminate excess estrogen. When this process is sluggish (hello, constipation or dysbiosis), hormone imbalances can follow.
  
• Hormones ↔ Mood: Fluctuations in estrogen, cortisol, and progesterone directly affect how you feel mentally and emotionally.
  

When your gut is inflamed or imbalanced, it throws off the whole rhythm—like a loud trumpet in an orchestra drowning out the violins.

🔺 Signs your Gut Mood Hormone Triangle Is Out of Sync:

• PMS, irregular cycles, or painful periods
  
• Brain fog, mood swings, or anxiety
  
• Joint pain, acne, or new food sensitivities
  
• Trouble sleeping or waking up tired
  

🎯 What Can Help Restore Balance:

• Deep breathing (especially the 4-7-8 method) to calm your nervous system
  
• Cutting down sugar and processed foods—they feed the wrong gut bacteria
  
• Eating more fiber and fermented foods to support estrogen detox and microbiome health
  
• Sleeping 7–9 hours a night to reset hormonal rhythms
  

🧠 Final Thought:

If you’ve been trying to eat better, rest more, and still feel like your mood and cycle are unpredictable, it might be time for a more tailored approach.

Chiropractic care can help restore communication between your gut and brain, while functional medicine testing identifies what your hormones and microbiome actually need to thrive.

If your “group chat” between gut, mood, and hormones feels more like chaos than connection, reach out. Together, we can bring clarity and calm to the conversation.

FROM EXHAUSTED TO EMPOWERED: MY STORY
I remember staring at another set of “normal” lab results, feeling anything but normal. Like you, I was exhausted, overwhelmed, and desperately trying to understand why I felt so off balance. Every doctor’s visit ended the same way: “Everything looks fine on paper.” But deep down, I knew something wasn’t right. My desperation for answers led me down a path that would change everything. Through studying hormonal health and functional medicine, I discovered what I had been searching for – not just answers, but hope. Real, tangible hope backed by science and proven through results.
Today, I’m not just surviving – I’m thriving. And more importantly, I’m helping women like you do the same. The transformation I experienced showed me what’s possible when we stop accepting “normal” and start pursuing optimal. When we finally listen to what our bodies have been trying to tell us all along. – Dr. Angie Elliot