04/17/2026
🌀 I find the pace of of the wild feels incredible and it turns out hormone science agrees
❤️ This is one of the reasons I fell in love with hormone health 20 years ago
Our hormones are designed to interact with the outside world and communicate that to our internal biology
☀️ Melatonin aligns with the light of the sun and the dark of the night and anchors our entire circadian rhythm and every cell in our body
☀️ Cortisol is inversely related to melatonin and meant to spike in the morning and slowly decreases during the day.
☀️ We are more sensitive to insulin during the day light hours and insulin also directly helps anchor our circadian rhythm which tells every cell and organ when to do their jobs
Estrogen and progesterone are constantly looking for safety in our environment
Research has proved our biology responds to the pace of the wild, including to the sound of birds, a walk in the trees, exposure to light/dark, exposure to cold water, and more
🌀 Our mood, hunger, metabolism, microbiome, digestion, sleep, energy… it all responds to the pace of the wild and our hormones communicate this to our body
Our body evolved at a much different pace than the modern world, but there are easy ways we can tap in… and our hormones are paying attention
🌀Do you feel different in the wild or when aligning with the natural world?
I do
What are your favorite ways to bring it in?
Morning sunshine?
A sunset walk?
A swim in the lake?
A run on the ridgline?
A paddle down the river?
A stargazing night?
All the above? 😜
There are so many reasons I love this quote by Terry Tempest Williams, but hormones are one of them
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