Your Hormones Are
Asking for Help.
It's Time to Listen.
Natural hormone balancing for women in Orange County — root cause, not band-aids
Mood swings, weight gain, exhaustion, irregular cycles, brain fog — these are not just "part of being a woman." They are your body's signal that something is off. With 20 years of clinical experience as a Naturopathic Doctor, I find and fix the underlying hormonal imbalances driving your symptoms so you can feel like yourself again.
Hormones Don't Become
Imbalanced Without a Reason
Conventional medicine often tells women their labs are "normal" while they feel anything but. Standard hormone panels miss the complexity of how your hormones are produced, metabolized, and detoxified — and ignore why the imbalance happened.
With 20 years of experience in functional hormone medicine, my approach goes deeper. Using the DUTCH Complete hormone panel, I map your full hormonal picture: how you make estrogen, how you clear it, whether cortisol is sabotaging your progesterone, and what's driving the imbalance at its root.
Then we build a personalized protocol using nutrition, botanical medicine, lifestyle optimization, and targeted supplementation — designed specifically for you.
Hormonal Conditions I Specialize In
From estrogen dominance to perimenopause to PCOS — if your hormones are the root, this is where I can help.
Estrogen Dominance
Heavy periods, bloating, mood swings, breast tenderness — often caused by impaired liver detox, gut dysbiosis, or low progesterone.
Learn More →Thyroid Imbalance
Fatigue, weight changes, cold sensitivity, hair loss, brain fog — one of the most under-diagnosed hormonal imbalances in women.
Learn More →Perimenopause
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, mood shifts, irregular cycles — the hormonal transition doesn't have to be a decade of suffering.
Learn More →PCOS
Irregular periods, acne, excess androgens, weight gain, insulin resistance — root-cause care without birth control masking the issue.
Learn More →Adrenal Fatigue
Cortisol dysregulation steals progesterone, disrupts sleep, and throws every other hormone off balance. Often the essential first step.
Book a Consult →Endometriosis & Fibroids
Estrogen-driven conditions causing painful periods and heavy bleeding. Natural medicine can significantly reduce severity.
Endometriosis → Fibroids →Signs Your Hormones Are
Out of Balance
These symptoms are common — but they are not normal. Your body is communicating something important.
Energy & Mood
- →Exhaustion that doesn't improve with sleep
- →Anxiety, irritability, or mood swings
- →Depression or emotional flatness
- →Brain fog and memory issues
- →Low motivation and low libido
Body & Cycle
- →Weight gain, especially hips and belly
- →Bloating and fluid retention
- →Irregular, heavy, or painful periods
- →Hair thinning or hair loss
- →Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia
"These symptoms are common — but they are not inevitable. With the right testing and a targeted protocol, most women experience meaningful relief within 4–8 weeks."
— Dr. Nirvana, ND · 20 Years of Hormone Medicine · Newport BeachYou Deserve to Understand
Why You Feel This Way
Most women are told their labs are normal and sent home without answers. With 20 years of experience in functional hormone medicine, I dig deeper — and give you real answers, and a real plan.
Newport Beach office · Telehealth available for California residents
Which Hormone Is
Wreaking Havoc for You?
Understanding which hormone is out of balance — and why — is the first step toward real healing.
Estrogen
Produced in the ovaries, adrenal glands, and fat cells, estrogen governs reproduction, bone density, cardiovascular health, mood, and skin. When it rises unchecked — or when progesterone is too low to balance it — you develop estrogen dominance.
Excess estrogen is linked to increased risk of breast and uterine cancers, endometriosis, and fibroids. How your liver and gut metabolize estrogen matters enormously — and is highly testable and correctable.
Test My Estrogen LevelsSigns of Estrogen Imbalance
Progesterone
Progesterone is the calming counterpart to estrogen — essential for sleep quality, mood stability, easy periods, and healthy pregnancy. Produced after ovulation, so without ovulation, progesterone drops and estrogen goes unchecked.
Chronic stress depletes progesterone via "pregnenolone steal" — the body prioritizes cortisol production over progesterone. Addressing the adrenal-stress axis is often the pivotal missing piece.
Assess My ProgesteroneSigns of Low Progesterone
Cortisol
Produced by the adrenal glands in response to stress, cortisol disrupts virtually every other hormone when chronically elevated — suppressing thyroid function, depleting progesterone, and driving blood sugar dysregulation.
Low cortisol leads to profound fatigue, immune dysfunction, and an inability to recover from stress. Addressing adrenal health is often the essential first step in any hormone recovery plan.
Check My Adrenal HealthSigns of Cortisol Dysregulation
Thyroid
Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 govern metabolism at the cellular level. Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism are dramatically underdiagnosed because standard TSH testing alone misses a great deal of dysfunction.
I run a full thyroid panel — Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, TPO and TGB antibodies — to give you the complete picture of whether your thyroid is truly functioning optimally.
Thyroid Health →Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction
Insulin
Insulin resistance is a foundational driver of hormonal imbalance — especially in PCOS. When cells stop responding to insulin, androgens rise, ovulation is disrupted, and estrogen dominance is promoted.
Addressing insulin sensitivity through nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle changes is one of the highest-leverage interventions in hormonal health.
Assess My Insulin SensitivitySigns of Insulin Resistance
Why Your Hormones
Became Imbalanced
Symptoms are the message. These are the root causes I investigate and address — not just suppress.
Chronic Stress & Adrenal Dysfunction
Sustained cortisol elevation disrupts progesterone production, suppresses thyroid function, and drives blood sugar instability — setting off a cascade of hormonal chaos.
Impaired Estrogen Detoxification
Your liver and gut clear used estrogen. When either is compromised — by dysbiosis, nutrient deficiencies, or toxin burden — estrogen recirculates and accumulates.
Gut Dysbiosis
The estrobolome — gut bacteria that regulate estrogen — when disrupted, allows excess estrogen to be reabsorbed rather than excreted. Learn about gut health →
Environmental Toxin Exposure
Xenoestrogens from plastics, pesticides, and personal care products mimic estrogen. Reducing exposure and supporting detox pathways is a cornerstone of hormonal healing.
Nutrient Deficiencies
Magnesium, zinc, B6, iodine, selenium, and vitamin D are all critical for hormone production. Many women are quietly deficient in the exact nutrients needed for hormonal balance.
Blood Sugar Dysregulation
Insulin resistance elevates androgens, promotes estrogen dominance, and disrupts ovulation — making blood sugar stabilization a non-negotiable first step.
The Root Cause Program
My signature program identifies and addresses the real drivers of your hormonal imbalance — not just the symptoms. Using advanced testing, personalized protocols, and ongoing support, we work together until you feel genuinely well again.
The Root Cause Program —
Step by Step
A four-step process designed to identify, address, and resolve hormonal imbalances — permanently.
Comprehensive Assessment
In-depth consultation reviewing your full health history, symptoms, and what conventional medicine may have missed.
Advanced Testing
DUTCH Complete hormone panel, comprehensive thyroid panel, gut microbiome, nutrient status, and metabolic markers.
Personalized Protocol
A targeted plan using nutrition, botanical medicine, supplementation, and lifestyle optimization — built for your results.
Monitor & Refine
We retest and refine your protocol over time as your hormones return to genuine, sustainable balance.
Women Who Found Their Balance
After three years of being told my labs were "normal" while I gained weight, lost my hair, and could barely get through the afternoon, Dr. Nirvana found the root cause within weeks. My life is genuinely different now.
I was told perimenopause was just something to "push through." Within 60 days of working with Dr. Nirvana, my hot flashes stopped, I was sleeping through the night, and my mood had stabilized completely.
My PCOS had me convinced I'd never regulate my cycles naturally. Dr. Nirvana's approach — addressing insulin resistance and gut health together — changed everything. Regular cycles for the first time in years.
About Dr. Nirvana, ND
Licensed Naturopathic Doctor · Newport Beach, CA · 20 Years in PracticeDr. Nirvana Tehranian is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor with 20 years of clinical experience in functional hormone medicine. Her practice in Newport Beach, California focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of hormonal imbalance, thyroid dysfunction, adrenal fatigue, and gut health in women.
Using advanced functional testing — including the DUTCH Complete hormone panel, comprehensive thyroid panels, and GI mapping — Dr. Nirvana provides patients with answers conventional medicine often fails to deliver. Her Root Cause Program has helped hundreds of women in Orange County reclaim their energy, mood, and vitality. She believes every patient deserves to be heard — not just managed.
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