Hormonal Causes of Burnout

The Hidden Hormonal Storm: Why So Many Women (and Teens) Are Burning Out in 2026

A Reformed Wellbeing Clinical Insight

Overview

Across the last three months inside Reformed Wellbeing, we have seen a dramatic rise in hormonal dysregulation in women and teenage girls from painful periods to skin flares, anxiety, breast tenderness, insomnia and energy crashes that appear “out of nowhere.”

Yet when we run DNA BioEnergetic Testing, the picture becomes clear:
Hormones don’t just “go wrong.”

They are pulled off balance by deeper stressors: gut, liver, inflammation, histamine load, toxicity, nutrient depletion, trauma, sleep disruption, plastics and the pace of modern life.

Hormones are never the root cause.
They are the messengers signalling that something deeper requires intervention.

This blog explores the who, what, why, and the scientific findings behind the hormonal storm we’re seeing.  It includes real client cases such as April, Emma, Stephanie and teens like Max showing early hormonal modulation through nervous-system stress and dietary triggers.

1. WHO We’re Seeing in Clinic

Across women and girls, hormonal load is presenting with:

• Adult women (20s–50s): irregular cycles, PMS, PMDD-type symptoms, heavy periods, breast tenderness, hair thinning, chronic fatigue, eczema flares around cycle
• Teenage girls: anxiety, skin flares, mood swings, disrupted sleep, histamine symptoms around periods
• Postpartum mothers: depleted minerals, adrenal burnout, inflammatory skin, low libido
• Perimenopausal women: exhaustion, sleeplessness, skin changes, weight changes
• Children (indirect hormonal symptoms): histamine, eczema, nervous-system overload (Maxwell, child)

Real Clients Linked to This Blog

• April (adult) — eczema, hormone dysregulation, adrenal load
• Emma (adult) — eyelid eczema linked to histamine + postpartum hormone imbalance
• Stephanie (adult) — period disruption, mood, skin, blood sugar instability
• Lauren (adult) — histamine + nervous system + trauma picture affecting hormone calibration
• Max (child) — early nervous-system and gut triggers affecting detox + inflammatory pathways
• Havha (adult) — hormonal stress + neurotransmitter imbalances
• Ellen (adult) — thyroid, adrenal stress, cycles affected by inflammation and gut load

These real cases demonstrate the complexity of hormonal health — it is always an onion, not a single layer.

2. WHAT We’re Finding Through DNA BioEnergetic Testing

Across women, teens and children, several patterns repeat:

A. Nutrient Deficiencies Driving Hormonal Chaos

Testing consistently showed deficits in:

• B vitamins (B2, B3, B6, folate)
• Zinc
• Omega-3
• Magnesium
• Vitamin D + K2

These nutrients regulate:

• ovulation
• progesterone and oestrogen balance
• serotonin + mood
• adrenal resilience
• skin + barrier repair

Clients linked: April, Stephanie, Emma, Havha, Ellen

B. Histamine Overload Mistaken for “Hormone Problems”

Histamine flares mimic hormonal dysfunction:

• itching
• migraines
• anxiety
• flushing
• skin rashes
• insomnia
• “period-linked” flares

Clients: Emma, April, Lauren, Maxwell (child)

We now know through DNA BioEnergetic Testing that high histamine is often due to:

• impaired DAO enzyme
• gut permeability
• inflammatory diets
• stress dysregulation

C. Nervous-System Burnout Mimicking Hormonal Collapses

This is huge and common across 2024–2026.

High stress = low progesterone.
Low progesterone = mood decline, PMS, heavy periods, anxiety, skin flares.

Clients: Stephanie, Emma, Ellen, Havha, April
In teens and children: Maxwell

D. Toxic Load, Plastic Exposure and Cosmetics Impact

We are seeing repeated patterns of:

• xenoestrogens
• chemicals from hair products
• steroid creams
• cosmetics
• environmental pollutants

These directly influence hormone signalling.

Client example:
April — years of steroid creams + inflammatory burden
Emma — antibiotics, cosmetics, glue exposure → hormone + histamine cascade
Stephanie — long-term cosmetic use + stress load

E. Parasites, Yeast & Viral Reactivation

This has been one of the biggest clinical surprises of 2025.

Clients presenting with hormone symptoms → but root drivers are:

• parasites
• yeast/fungal activity
• viral reactivation

Clients: April, Stephanie, Lauren

3. WHY This Is Happening in 2026

A. The Rise of Ultra-Processed Diets

Children and adults eat everything from cereal bars to wraps to sauces full of:

• gums
• additives
• preservatives
• modified starches
• seed oils

These block hormonal signalling and overload the gut–skin–brain axis.

B. Stress Levels Are Higher Than Ever

97%+ of our clients show adrenal load.

Women living in constant fight-or-flight cannot produce balanced hormones.

C. Post-viral Inflammation & Immune Activation

Many clients after Covid or chest infections showed:

• weakened detox
• histamine activation
• hormonal decline
• chronic inflammatory skin pictures

Clients: Emma, Essie (child), April

D. Late-night screens + overstimulation

Sleep drives hormone repair.
Poor sleep = inflamed cycles + disrupted skin.

E. Lack of long-term personalised care in mainstream healthcare

GP blood panels do not evaluate:

• cellular energy
• nervous-system load
• emotional imprints
• minerals
• histamine
• parasites
• adrenal capacity
• gut microbiome stress

DNA BioEnergetic Testing fills this gap.

4. HOW We Treat Hormonal Imbalances at Reformed Wellbeing

Hormones are the end result, not the beginning.
Our method is layered — like peeling an onion.

Clients follow 6–8 week cycles up to 24 weeks.

**Step 1 — Trace

(DNA BioEnergetic Testing: identify root causes)**
We uncover:

• gut triggers
• histamine load
• toxicity
• deficiencies
• emotional stress
• sleep patterns
• inflammatory foods
• parasite signatures
• nervous-system imbalance

—

**Step 2 — Transform

(Nutrition + supplements + detox + nervous-system work)**
Women like April, Emma, Stephanie, Havha and Ellen all underwent:

• anti-inflammatory diet
• low-histamine protocols
• removal of nightshades
• zinc, omega-3, B-complex, NAC
• female probiotics
• magnesium
• GABA/5HTP
• liver support
• cranial osteopathy (TMJ cases)
• homeopathic remedies
• tissue salts
• red light therapy
• trauma release
• sleep repair

—

**Step 3 — Triumph

(Repeat testing every 6–8 weeks)**
This is crucial.
Hormonal recovery does NOT happen in 2 weeks.
It takes 12–24 weeks, minimum.

Why ongoing testing?

Because every time you remove one layer (histamine, parasites, deficiencies), another layer appears.

This is where long-term clients like April, Havha, Stephanie, Emma and returning children like Maxwell see the biggest breakthroughs.

5. Our Clinical Concerns for Women in 2026

Based on thousands of markers and real client cases, our biggest warnings for 2026 are:

• Women severely under-eat protein
• Parasite signatures are rising globally
• Histamine overload is appearing in children
• Cosmetics and home toxins are triggering hormone disruption
• Anxiety is now a biological pattern, not just emotional
• “Healthy diets” often contain hidden irritants (wraps, sauces, grains)
• Women wait too long to get help
• The body is far more depleted than bloods reveal

Hormones are the body’s SOS message — not the root issue.

6. MOVING FORWARD

At Reformed Wellbeing, we continue to use DNA BioEnergetic Testing to decode the multi-layered root causes underlying hormonal dysfunction.

Our aim for 2026:

• earlier testing
• deeper clinical insights
• teen hormonal support
• postpartum pathways
• eczema + hormone link education
• parasite cleansing protocols
• nervous-system repair for women and children
• long-term 12–24 week transformation programmes
• more real client stories shared with permission
• strong nutritional foundations across all age groups

Women and girls can absolutely regain hormonal balance - but only when the onion layers are identified and addressed one by one.