10/18/2019
Spikes in insulin, and the insulin resistance that results from eating too much sugar and flour, can lead to acne and irregular menstrual cycles and can make women lose hair where they want it and grow hair where they don’t.⠀
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Rebalancing these hormones could be as simple as what you put on your fork.⠀
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Food is information that controls your gene expression, hormones, and metabolism. Choose low-glycemic, real foods, including fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes, non-gluten grains, nuts, seeds, and high-quality animal protein.⠀
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Conventional medicine often fails to connect the dots between how lifestyle factors – including our diet (especially low-fat, high-carb and sugar-packed diets), drinking alcohol and smoking, exposure to environmental toxins, and being chronically stressed – CONTRIBUTE to and EXACERBATE s*x hormone imbalances.⠀
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You can also ask your doctor to test your hormone levels.⠀
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Females should test follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), estradiol, progesterone, free testosterone, and s*x hormone binding globulin