HORMONAL IMBALANCE, PMT & LIVER–GALLBLADDER TERRAIN
Understanding Why Your Hormones Feel Out of Balance
Hormonal imbalance isn’t just about hormones.
It’s about the terrain those hormones move through — especially the liver, lymph, digestion, mucosa, and emotional field. When these systems become congested or depleted, hormones cannot flow, clear, or recalibrate.
This creates the familiar cycle of:
PMS → tension → irritability → skin flares → bloating → exhaustion → crash.
And it can often worsen with stress, perimenopause, mould exposure, infections, or chronic inflammation.
You’re not imagining it.
Your body is showing a very specific terrain pattern — and it can be supported gently.
COMMON SYMPTOMS PEOPLE RECOGNISE
If your hormones feel out of balance, you may notice:
PMS (mood swings, irritability, tearfulness)
breast tenderness
headaches behind the eyes
heavy or painful periods
mid-cycle spotting
bloating or fluid retention (especially before your period)
acne or skin flares
waking at 2–4am
low mood
reduced resilience to stress
feeling puffy or swollen
nausea or digestive sluggishness
intolerance to wine or certain foods
“feeling inflamed”
low libido
fatigue around your cycle
These symptoms are not random.
They point clearly to a liver–gallbladder–lymph terrain pattern.
THE HORMONAL TERRAIN PATTERN
Hormones don’t act alone — they depend on how well your liver clears them, how smoothly bile flows, and how open your lymphatic system is.
Here’s what shifts when hormonal symptoms appear:
1. Liver–Gallbladder Congestion
This is the root pattern behind most hormonal issues.
When the liver becomes overwhelmed (stress, infections, mould exposure, long-term medication, hormonal contraceptives, environmental toxins), it struggles to clear used hormones.
Signs include:
anger or irritability
headaches around the eyes
nausea
breast tenderness
hormonal acne
bloating
waking at 2–4am
heavy, painful periods
Supports:
Liver–Gallbladder Reset
Environmental Load Cleanse
Blood & Circulation Cleanse
2. Lymphatic Slowness
Hormones circulate through the lymph.
When the lymph stagnates, hormonal symptoms intensify.
Signs include:
breast tenderness
puffiness
swollen glands
skin issues
headaches
fluid retention
Supports:
Lymph & Skin Cleanse
Nettle / calendula infusions
3. Digestive Stagnation
Bile carries hormones out of the body.
If digestion is sluggish, hormones re-circulate.
Signs include:
constipation
bloating
heavy belly
cravings
nausea
fatigue after meals
Supports:
Colon Reset
Liver Reset
Mould & Fungal Cleanse (for cold/damp digestion)
4. Environmental Load / Forever Chemicals
PFAS, plastics, pesticides and household chemicals mimic hormones, burden the liver and increase inflammation.
Signs include:
hormonal acne
breast tenderness
fluid retention
sleep disruption
low mood
worsening PMS
Supports:
Environmental Load Cleanse
Liver–Gallbladder Reset
5. Nervous System Overload
Stress tightens the fascia, compresses the liver, and increases inflammatory hormones.
Signs include:
emotional volatility
overwhelm
anxiety before periods
insomnia
heart-chest tension
Supports:
Nervous System Reset
Rose / linden rituals
Nature-based grounding
6. Mould / Damp Terrain
Often overlooked.
Mould exposure worsens hormonal imbalance through indirect pathways (lymph stagnation, liver congestion, mucosal irritation, histamine).
Signs include:
worsening PMS in damp weather
sinus congestion + breast tenderness
fatigue + irritability
cold/damp digestion
Supports:
Mould & Fungal Terrain Cleanse
Kidney Reset
Lymph Cleanse
WHICH CLEANSE SHOULD YOU START WITH?
Hormonal imbalance always has a deeper terrain cause — and that cause is different for everyone.
Take the quiz and I’ll guide you to the right starting point.
→ Take the Quiz: Which Cleanse Does Your Body Need?
RECOMMENDED CLEANSING PATHWAYS FOR HORMONAL IMBALANCE
1. Liver–Gallbladder Reset
Your first choice for:
PMS
headaches
acne
irritability
breast tenderness
digestive sluggishness
hormonal swings
2. Environmental Load / Forever Chemicals Cleanse
For hormonal disruption caused by:
stress
synthetic chemicals
plastics
PFAS
chronic inflammation
sleep disruption
3. Lymph & Skin Cleanse
For:
breast tenderness
puffiness
swollen glands
skin flares
headaches
fluid retention
4. Mould & Fungal Terrain Cleanse
If you worsen in damp conditions or have sinus/brain fog issues.
5. Colon Reset
If digestion is slow, bloated or heavy (crucial for hormone clearance).
6. Nervous System Reset
For PMS-related anxiety, emotional swings, overwhelm and sleep issues.
THE OXFORD HERBAL APPROACH
Hormonal imbalance isn’t fixed by forcing the hormones.
It’s healed by supporting the terrain that holds them.
With plants, warmth, lymphatic flow, mucosal hydration and emotional softening, the body begins to recalibrate — naturally and steadily.
This is not detoxing.
It’s remembering how to flow again.