If you take birth control pills, it’s important to understand how oral contraceptives can effect your hormone balance, liver, thyroid and even your brain. This functional medicine viewpoint can help you make a more informed decision about contraception, as well as give you insight into buffering potential consequences. Birth control pills flood the body with an unnatural amount of hormones that are also synthetic, which can imbalance the body in a number of ways. Your body’s hormone balance depends on finely nuanced communication between the brain and the hormone glands. The brain … [Read more...]