It is not difficult to determine if an individual needs some kind of hormone balancing ? if you feel perfectly well and have no symptoms the following it is extremely unlikely you'll want to do or change anything. However, numerous peri-menopausal women that can to our clinic have problems with these symptoms: fatigue, pre-menstrual breast tenderness, fibrocystic breast condition, short menstrual cycle (lower than 28 days), anxiety, headaches, problems with sleep, low libido, depression and PMS. Women in menopause might have some symptoms together with hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and memory problems. If some complaints exist in a very patient you should identify any hormonal deficiencies. Get rid of junk food and eat a well balanced diet with plenty of lean meat and fruit and veg. Try and eat as naturally from the earth as you can and avoid too many processed foods. Corticosteroids: prednisone and cortisone reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system.