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Hormones making you crazy? Don’t ignore it – because it could be affecting your immune system as well!

What most people don’t realise is that your hormones and your immune system are deeply intertwined. In fact, your sex hormones — oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone — act like weather patterns in your immune garden. When hormones are balanced, they support healthy growth and repair. But during big hormonal shifts — puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause — those weather patterns change. A sudden “storm” of fluctuating hormones can affect inflammation, immune surveillance, and even the way your body responds to microbes. That’s why immune resilience often feels lower during stressful life phases or hormonal change.

Strengthen your immune system, and your hormones are far more likely to stay in balance. These two systems are in constant conversation — your immune cells carry hormone receptors, and your hormones influence how your immune system responds. Chronic inflammation can disrupt cortisol levels, skew thyroid function, and throw sex hormones out of sync. Conversely, steady hormonal rhythms help your immune system respond quickly when needed and stand down when the threat has passed. It’s not about “boosting” one part or “fixing” another — it’s about tending the whole living network so that balance emerges naturally.

Image of Shann Jones gardening in her greenhouse at Chuckling Goat headquarters and home.

Your immune system is a garden – not an army

People often talk about the immune system like it’s a military operation — armies of cells marching out to destroy invaders. But the truth is, your immune system is far more like a self-tending garden than an army with a general.

In a healthy immune system, there’s no central commander shouting orders. Instead, millions of different cells, tissues, and chemical messengers work together in a constant, quiet conversation — because your immune system is what we call a “complex system” — a collection of smaller bits that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

You can’t take a handful of seeds, a bit of compost, a splash of rainwater and a patch of sun, toss them in a bucket, and expect a garden. Life doesn’t work that way. It’s not the things themselves, but the way they interact—moment by moment—that creates resilience, beauty, and abundance. Your immune system works in exactly the same way. Every cell, every chemical messenger, every gut microbe is in constant conversation, shaping a living network that protects, adapts, and learns. It’s a dance, not a machine — and when the dance falters, health suffers.

Each cell does its job — recognising a microbe, releasing a signal, carrying information, or cleaning up the mess afterwards. These local interactions create a global effect: you stay well.

Feedback loops keep this garden in check. When a threat is spotted, immune cells multiply quickly, like seedlings sprouting after rain. Once the job is done, other signals say, “enough now”, calming things back down — just like pruning back after a flush of growth.

You can’t order your immune system to be strong, or your hormones to stay in balance. You can only create the right conditions. That means feeding the soil (your gut) with the right prebiotic fibres (see our Complete Prebiotic), replanting good microbes (like those in Chuckling Goat Kefir), and adding plants that help the system adapt to life’s stresses.

Two of my favourites for this purpose are shatavari and ashwagandha — both powerful adaptogens. An adaptogen is a plant that helps your body bend without breaking. Life throws heatwaves, droughts, and sudden storms at all of us — in body, mind, and spirit. Adaptogens are nature’s way of helping you adjust to those changes without losing your balance. They don’t force your system in one direction; instead, they read what’s needed and quietly help restore equilibrium. The result? More resilience, more calm, and the steady strength to keep growing, no matter the weather.

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  • Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda as a rejuvenating tonic. Rich in saponins and antioxidants, it supports immune resilience by calming inflammation, protecting cells from oxidative stress, and gently balancing hormones — particularly oestrogen. For women, it’s especially valuable during hormonal shifts like perimenopause and menopause, when immunity can dip. Shatavari helps “water the roots” of the immune garden, keeping the soil moist and fertile even in dry seasons.
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  • Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), known as the “strength of the horse”, works on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to lower excess cortisol and reduce the wear-and-tear of chronic stress. Its withanolides have been shown to boost white blood cell production, enhance immune surveillance, and improve sleep quality — one of the most overlooked elements of strong immunity. In garden terms, ashwagandha strengthens the trellis, giving your immune vines something sturdy to grow on.

Adaptogens don’t push the immune system in one direction — they help it self-regulate, just as a wise gardener knows when to water, when to prune, and when to simply let things grow.

A healthy immune system — along with a balanced hormonal rhythm — isn’t about constant battle readiness. It’s about cultivating resilience, balance, and diversity — the same way a good gardener builds rich, living soil and a thriving, varied plot. Because in the end, the most beautiful gardens — and the strongest immune systems — grow from cooperation, not control.

So grow that garden!

Hugs,

Shann.x

Image of Shann Jones, Chuckling Goat Co-Director and Founder.

Shann Jones MBE, Founder/Director Chuckling Goat

The Innovative Entrepreneur Redefining Success in 2025, Enterprise World Magazine

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