Your body contains chemical messengers called hormones. Your hormones travel throughout your bloodstream to provide organs and tissues with instructions for what they need to do. This is partially how key processes in your body, such as your reproductive system and metabolism, are controlled. When a hormone imbalance occurs, it means your body has too much or too little of a specific hormone. Even the smallest imbalance can have a serious impact on your entire body. Your hormones are similar to a recipe—if all the ingredients are not properly balanced, your recipe will not be right. Some levels will fluctuate during the course of your life due to natural aging. Other levels can become imbalanced when your endocrine system makes a mistake. Fortunately, there is a simple way to assess your hormone levels—hormone testing. Do I have a Hormone Imbalance? Your hormones are extremely important for your general health, which …