article_snippet.sent: I ordered some blood tests for PMS, and found that PMS hormones were normal, which is typical for PMS.
article_snippet.sent: That's why I love treating PMS.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Briden explains that PMS has often been dismissed as a myth in the past, but that new research has indicated a link between inflammation and PMS. '
article_snippet.sent: PMS has been a controversial diagnosis because researchers have not been able to detect any difference in the blood levels of hormones of PMS-sufferers compared to non-PMS-sufferers,' says Dr Briden. '
article_snippet.sent: That has led some researchers to dismiss PMS as a myth, but I see PMS another way.
article_snippet.sent: Hormonal: PMS is caused by your response to the drop in hormones, which depends on the health of your hormone receptors...
article_snippet.sent: Of course PMS-sufferers have normal hormone levels.
article_snippet.sent: That's because female hormones are not the actual cause of PMS.
article_snippet.sent: I've worked with thousands of PMS patients, and I'm convinced: PMS is not caused by hormones, or even by the drop in hormones (which is inevitable at the end of the menstrual cycle).
article_snippet.sent: Instead, PMS is caused by your individual response to that drop in hormones.
article_snippet.sent: According to a recent study, blood markers of inflammation are higher in PMS-sufferers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Research indicates that PMS is caused by unhealthy hormone receptors .
  