Functional Medicine for Hormone Health
You know the signs of hormonal imbalance. Mood swings, energy crashes, irregular periods, low libido, hot flashes or night sweats, but often we convince ourselves this is just part of being a woman. It’s true that hormone imbalances are incredibly common, especially in women, but they’re not something you have to live with.
At Nova Wellness, we don’t just treat the symptoms that your hormone imbalances are creating. Rather than simply suppressing symptoms with birth control or antidepressants, we get curious about what’s really going on beneath the surface. Using the principles of functional medicine, we help you uncover the root causes of hormone imbalances and support your body’s natural ability to regulate itself.
If you’re looking for functional medicine in San Francisco, and want a more personalized, investigative, and empowering approach to hormone health, read on.
What Is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a root-cause, systems-based approach to healthcare. We ask the “why” behind the “what” of your symptoms.
Functional medicine is especially effective for hormone health because hormones don’t operate in isolation - they’re influenced by your gut, liver, sleep, stress, relationships, blood sugar, and environment. Functional medicine zooms out to look at all of these interconnected systems and creates a personalized plan based on your body’s unique blueprint.
Common Signs of Hormonal Imbalance
Hormonal issues can manifest in ways you might not immediately associate with your endocrine system. You don’t have to have a diagnosed condition like PCOS or hypothyroidism to be experiencing dysregulation. Some common signs we see include:
Mood swings or anxiety, especially around your cycle
Irregular or painful periods
Acne or stubborn weight gain, especially around the middle
Fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest
Brain fog or low motivation
Low libido or vaginal dryness
Sleep disruptions, especially waking at 2–4am
Temperature fluctuations, night sweats, or hot flashes
If you’re experiencing one or more of these, your body isn’t broken, it’s trying to communicate something and we are here to help you decode what that is.
How Functional Medicine Approaches Hormone Health
At Nova Wellness, we follow a layered, holistic process for restoring hormonal harmony:
In-Depth Intake & Lab Testing
We begin with a comprehensive intake to understand your history, symptoms, lifestyle, and cycle patterns. Then we use functional lab testing, including advanced tests like a DUTCH Test rather than just basic blood work, to measure hormone levels over time, assess adrenal function, track ovulation, and evaluate how your body is metabolizing estrogen and other hormones.
This gives us a much deeper picture than a standard test, especially when symptoms are present but labs appear “normal.”
Gut & Liver Support
Your hormones don’t just need to be produced, they need to be processed and eliminated properly. If your gut microbiome is imbalanced or your liver is sluggish, excess estrogen and other metabolites can recirculate in your body, leading to symptoms like bloating, brain fog, mood swings, or heavy periods.
We work to optimize digestion, reduce inflammation, and support detox pathways with food, herbs, and targeted supplementation.
Blood Sugar & Stress Regulation
Chronic stress creates dysregulated cortisol, and unstable blood sugar creates an insulin rollercoaster. These are two of the biggest disruptors of hormone balance. When cortisol and insulin are up and down, they create imbalances in your other hormones, including your thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
We help you stabilize your blood sugar and regulate your nervous system so your hormones can recalibrate naturally.
Cycle Tracking & Lifestyle Alignment
We guide you in understanding your cycles. Your cycles and hormone patterns are different in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. You also have variations in your hormones through each menstrual cycle. The fertile years, perimenopause and menopause all have their own hormone patterns. We have different nutrition, movement, and self-care needs based on where you are in each cycle, and where you are in your overall hormone pattern. Aligning and taking care of these needs will help you feel more in flow with your body, rather than fighting against it every month or at each phase.
Personalized Supplementation & Nutrition
Based on your unique lab results and symptoms, we create a targeted plan using herbs, supplements and lifestyle changes to bring your hormones into balance. This might include supporting estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, adrenals, thyroid health, gut, detox pathways or other factors, depending on your body’s unique needs.
Why San Francisco Women Are Turning to Functional Medicine
In a city like San Francisco, where the pace is fast, the pressure is high, and wellness trends are everywhere, many women find themselves exhausted despite doing “everything right.” They’re eating well, exercising, taking supplements and still not feeling like themselves.
That’s where functional medicine San Francisco providers like Nova Wellness come in. We help you slow down, tune in, and identify what your body actually needs based on real data, not guesswork. We work with women of all ages and stages, including pre-pregnancy, postpartum, fertile years, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
Ready to Balance Your Hormones Naturally?
You don’t have to live with unpredictable cycles, emotional swings, or low energy. Your body is always working to find balance, it just needs the right support to help it get there.
Book a complimentary discovery call with Nova Wellness today to explore how functional medicine in San Francisco can help you reclaim your energy, mood, and connection to your body.