Even when we follow a good diet, we may still find issues with fatigue, weight gain, brain fog etc. Have you thought about trying to balance your Hormones? Believe it or not, balancing your hormones can boost your personal and professional life in ways you never imagined!
Let’s start feeling great!
1. Avoid “white” foods.
Eliminate refined carbohydrates, such as sugar, bread, white rice, alcohol, and foods made with white flour, such as pasta, bagels or muffins, pretzels and other snack foods.
2. Fix your Leptin.
The hormone that regulates hunger and metabolism is called Leptin. Sometimes, when we consume too much sugar or processed foods, we can create a deficiency in our leptin levels. Have you ever noticed that when you’ve missed adequate sleep, you experience more food cravings and a slower metabolism? This also caused a deficiency in your Leptin levels. Make sure you are getting plenty of rest!
3. Manage your stress.
When you’re stressed out, high levels of cortisol will throw all your hormones off balance. While high levels of cortisol are typically thought of as something that affect only people struggling with weight gain, even thin people have to worry about cortisol: researchers at Yale University, for example, found that slender women who had higher cortisol levels also had more abdominal fat.
4. Eat Clean – Eat GREEN! (more phyto-nutrients)
Try incorporating vegetables into a smoothie at the beginning of the day and then eat a salad later. Some of my favorites are spinach, kale, and broccoli. 3-5 servings a day, of raw greens is recommended.
5. Consider supplementing with Vitamin D.
Vitamin D levels can be tested by your healthcare provider, and supplemental vitamin D can be found in various forms. It is best obtained from Sunlight. It acts like a hormone in our bodies, and deficiency has been linked to asthma, weight gain, allergies, fatigue, and even cancer. Go ahead, get outside for some fresh air and go enjoy some sunshine!
6. Eat avocados and use coconut oil .
The best way to boost your testosterone or female hormones is to incorporate Avocados and Coconut oil. They are healthy sources of saturated fats. We can’t have a proper hormal balance without adequate amounts of saturated fats.
7. LIMIT your Caffeine.
Excessive caffeine raises your cortisol levels and slows down your thyroid. Try cutting back, switching to green tea(s), and / or herbal teas.
8. Daily dose of Fiber.
Raw fruit and raw vegetables are a great way to incorporate more fiber into your diet. Fiber binds itself to old estrogen, clearing it out of the system, and leading to better overall balance.
9. Get rid of commercial cooking oils.
Many commercial oils contain omega-6 fats which lead to heart disease, and hormonal imbalance. Examples of oils to avoid: vegetable oil, peanut oil, canola oil, soybean oil, margarine, shortening, or other chemically altered fats. Choose fats/oils like coconut oil, real butter / ghee, olive oil (don’t heat!) and animal fats (tallow, lard).
10. Omega – 3 Fatty Acids.
One of the easiest ways you can balance your hormones is by getting more polyunsaturated omega-3 fats. My mother used to always say, that eating fish was “brain food”. Fish is one of the healthiest sources for high Omega-3. This can be in the form of Fish Oil Supplements or Vegan Algae Oil. You can also try Flax seeds, Chia seeds, and Walnuts.
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