Importance of Estrogen

Understanding the Importance of Estrogen for Bone Health

By Dr. Christopher Lilja DC, owner of St. Paul Chiropractic & Natural Medicine Center | Updated 6.15.2026 Estrogen is a vital hormone produced by all bodies—both women and men. It plays a foundational role in your reproductive system, but its benefits extend much further. Estrogen is credited with protecting your bones and even helping your skin heal from bruising. As you age—especially as women reach menopause—your body naturally produces less estrogen. This decrease often leads women to wonder if they should consider estrogen replacement therapy. This is an extremely important decision, and St. Paul Chiropractic & Natural Medicine Center can help you weigh your options to create a plan that works for you.

How the Benefits and Risks of Estrogen Replacement Apply to You

Knowing the importance of estrogen for a woman’s body still leaves a gap in knowing how the risks and benefits apply to your unique health profile and family history. This is why meeting with a skilled chiropractor is important.

Positive Benefits

Taking estrogen during and after menopause can provide significant relief and protection, including:

1. Relieving severe menopausal symptoms: such as hot flashes and difficulty sleeping.
2. Protecting long-term bone density to prevent injury.
3. Assisting with ovary issues.
4. Maintaining vaginal health.

 

Gain the positive benefits of Estrogen Management for Bone Health, give us a call: (651) 644-7207

 

Potential Risks

Conversely, estrogen replacement therapy introduces potential side effects that we carefully considered:

1. An increased risk of developing blood clots.
2. An increased risk of certain types of cancer.

Natural Medicine Treatments for Estrogen Loss

You may find the relief you are looking for without relying on synthetic estrogen replacement. You can use natural medicine when it comes to menopause treatment.

Highly effective ways to combat the symptoms of decreased estrogen include:

• Targeted chiropractic care.
• Personalized exercise regimens.
• Natural medicine and holistic therapies.
• Diet regulation of intestinal flora.

“The management of intestinal flora has become an emerging key strategy for regulating bone immunity and maintaining bone health. Ultimately, clarifying this “gut-to-bone” immune mechanism will provide direct evidence for the development of targeted therapeutic strategies, thereby contributing to the comprehensive management of osteoporosis.” – The interplay of estrogen, gut microbiome, and bone immunity in osteoporosis

 

Our team can carefully lay out all of your holistic options (functional medicine) to relieve your symptoms naturally.

We take an overall, grounded approach to your bone health and the impact of your estrogen levels.

Your Personalized Path to Managing Estrogen

Each staff member at our St. Paul Chiropractic & Natural Medicine Center sees you as an individual with unique needs, goals, and an important family history.

We specialize in helping our clients achieve a higher quality of life through natural means.

We will help you take a proactive approach to wellness by developing a treatment plan built specifically for your unique health concerns.

How does estrogen management work?

Estrogen acts as the primary hormonal regulator of bone metabolism by inhibiting bone-resorbing cells (osteoclasts) and supporting bone-building cells (osteoblasts). In its absence, rapid bone density decline occurs.

While chiropractors do not prescribe hormones, they play a vital supportive role by offering low-force spinal mobilization, diagnostic risk screening, spine-sparing physical therapy, and target nutrition counseling to safely manage low bone density and prevent fractures.

What is spine-sparing physical therapy with a chiropractor?

Spine-sparing physical therapy with a chiropractor combines hands-on joint manipulation with biomechanical movement training. Instead of putting your back through risky bending or twisting, it teaches you how to maintain a stiff, neutral spine during daily tasks to relieve pressure and protect spinal discs.

Learn what to expect when you visit our clinic.

Ready to find natural relief?

Through regular radiological evaluations of spinal X-rays, chiropractors are often the first to spot silent osteoporotic vertebral deformities (chronic disease) or osteopenia, allowing them to refer high-risk individuals for DEXA (DXA) bone density scans and coordinate care with medical physicians.