Hormone testing and autism in women

I've had to find ways of regulating my own hormones and my sons. 

I'm not a doctor, but I can tell you what has worked for our family. My son used to have difficulty with depression, I've always had undiagnosed medical issues that I seem to have gotten a little control over. When I was a little older a mentor had mentioned taking something to help balance out her menopause symptoms. I sort of catalogued that as 'future reference'. 

I discovered a company which had been around since the 70s called Crystal Star. And I've recommended them to several friends. In my experience, it never hurts to micro dose a thing after a little investigation - I usually just find out what might interfere. https://uk.iherb.com/pr/crystal-star-women-s-best-friend-90-vegetarian-capsules/57453 This company seems to have other things which are useful. I've taken these for years on and off.

Another thing I've looked into isn't just making sure I'm getting nutrition but also that the endocrine system and penal gland are well supported. These regulate everything it seems! I started looking into this for my son as anti-depressants were causing more harm than help. He went off of them and we found Ashwaganda gave him the boost he needed. It's a vitamin D booster in the system, but sometimes herbs or various mushrooms can be more helpful than the chemically manufactured compound. He also takes 1/3 dose of a daily multi. He doesn't experience the negative side effects of the SSRIs and he's in such a better place. A few external changes helped as well, but depression is found in his fathers family, along with an egg allergy. Oddly. It could be that he's wired for a different climate (1/4 Greek) or there's something biologically in the DNA that is prone to this.

It's always hard, I think, to start attempting to work out what is biological and what is situational. A difficult amount of stress on a daily basis - whether it's from a demanding and difficult parent or someone else who can impact my well-being financially or emotionally, someone who has a responsibility toward or with me (not children), needs to be apprehended. Stress from other daily factors can affect our well being and then of course there's issues from inflammation (refined sugars or alcohol). But assuming there's no one causing unneeded stress and you're mindful of a mostly responsible diet, then I might look at biology. 

If you're taking medication, though, PLEASE make sure to run any added herbs or vitamins by your GP before taking them. For instance grapefruit combined with various anti-anxiety drugs is oddly deadly! But most are harmless and might help give the smallest boost needed, I always start with 1/2 or less of the recommended amount. 

I've had to find ways of regulating my own hormones and my sons. 

I'm not a doctor, but I can tell you what has worked for our family. My son used to have difficulty with depression, I've always had undiagnosed medical issues that I seem to have gotten a little control over. When I was a little older a mentor had mentioned taking something to help balance out her menopause symptoms. I sort of catalogued that as 'future reference'. 

I discovered a company which had been around since the 70s called Crystal Star. And I've recommended them to several friends. In my experience, it never hurts to micro dose a thing after a little investigation - I usually just find out what might interfere. https://uk.iherb.com/pr/crystal-star-women-s-best-friend-90-vegetarian-capsules/57453 This company seems to have other things which are useful. I've taken these for years on and off.

Another thing I've looked into isn't just making sure I'm getting nutrition but also that the endocrine system and penal gland are well supported. These regulate everything it seems! I started looking into this for my son as anti-depressants were causing more harm than help. He went off of them and we found Ashwaganda gave him the boost he needed. It's a vitamin D booster in the system, but sometimes herbs or various mushrooms can be more helpful than the chemically manufactured compound. He also takes 1/3 dose of a daily multi. He doesn't experience the negative side effects of the SSRIs and he's in such a better place. A few external changes helped as well, but depression is found in his fathers family, along with an egg allergy. Oddly. It could be that he's wired for a different climate (1/4 Greek) or there's something biologically in the DNA that is prone to this.

It's always hard, I think, to start attempting to work out what is biological and what is situational. A difficult amount of stress on a daily basis - whether it's from a demanding and difficult parent or someone else who can impact my well-being financially or emotionally, someone who has a responsibility toward or with me (not children), needs to be apprehended. Stress from other daily factors can affect our well being and then of course there's issues from inflammation (refined sugars or alcohol). But assuming there's no one causing unneeded stress and you're mindful of a mostly responsible diet, then I might look at biology. 

If you're taking medication, though, PLEASE make sure to run any added herbs or vitamins by your GP before taking them. For instance grapefruit combined with various anti-anxiety drugs is oddly deadly! But most are harmless and might help give the smallest boost needed, I always start with 1/2 or less of the recommended amount.