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30/01/2024

🥑Avocados are considered beneficial for hormone balance due to several key nutrients they contain:

✅Healthy Fats:
Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fats, essential for hormone production. These healthy fats provide the building blocks for hormone synthesis.

✅Omega-3 Fatty Acids:
Avocados contain omega-3 fatty acids, crucial for hormonal balance. Known for their anti-inflammatory properties, these fatty acids may help regulate hormone production.

✅Vitamins and Minerals:
Avocados are a good source of various essential nutrients, including vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin C, B-vitamins, potassium, and folate. These nutrients contribute to overall health, supporting the proper functioning of the endocrine system responsible for hormone regulation.

✅Fiber:
Avocados provide dietary fiber, aiding in the regulation of blood sugar levels. Stable blood sugar is essential for preventing insulin spikes that can impact hormonal balance.

✅Antioxidants:
Avocados contain antioxidants such as lutein and zeaxanthin, helping combat oxidative stress in the body. Oxidative stress can negatively impact hormone balance.

24/01/2024

The thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped organ in your neck, plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism and overall well-being. 🦋✅

To naturally optimize thyroid hormones, incorporate iodine-rich foods into your diet and boost selenium levels to support the conversion of T4 to T3.
Maintain a balanced diet with nutrient-dense foods, prioritize regular exercise for improved metabolism, and ensure quality sleep to promote overall hormonal balance.

Small lifestyle changes can go a long way in supporting the health of this essential gland and, consequently, your overall well-being. 🦋✅

22/01/2024

Sip your way to health with a daily cup of cocoa! ☕️☀️

Packed with antioxidants, cocoa promotes heart health, reduces inflammation, and boosts brain function. It’s a rich source of minerals like magnesium, phosphorus, and iron, supporting bone health and energy production. 💪🏻

Low in caffeine and sugars, cocoa enhances mood and aids weight management. Its flavonoids may lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels. ✅

Indulge in the delicious warmth of cocoa, a guilt-free daily ritual that nurtures both body and mind, offering a tastier, nutrient-packed alternative to your morning brew. ☕🍫

02/11/2022

A better way to balance your hormones.
It’s organic, vegan, non-GMO and still as delicious as it is beneficial ✅🌱

18/10/2022

🥦 Greens like spinach, kale, broccoli are loaded with antioxidants and can help prevent inflammation. Leafy greens are also considered to be hormone-balancing foods in that they can reduce stress by lowering cortisol levels and helping balance estrogen.

🥕 Root vegetables also balance hormones by balancing blood sugar through fiber.

🍠 One of the biggest benefits of eating sweet potato is their Progesterone delivery. Both sweet potatoes and it’s cousin the Yam contains what is most referred to as the “happy hormone” or the “fountain of youth”.

Progesterone is a natural hormone produced by the ovaries after a woman ovulates. It plays a big role in getting and maintaining a pregnancy amongst many other hormonal functions in the body.

15/10/2022

Because one of insulin's vital roles in the body relates to fat storage: it inhibits the breakdown of fat cells and stimulates the creation of body fat. That is, insulin tells the body to stop burning its fat stores and instead, absorb some of the fatty acids and glucose in the blood and turn them into more body fat. ✅

04/10/2022

Your diet is a great way to optimize each phase of your cycle. Not only do you get to target potential symptoms with key nutrients, but your cycle is a built-in way to rotate your foods and ensure variety in your diet. 🌱

Your menstrual phase is a time to rest and replenish. Your body is undergoing a controlled inflammatory response to shed your uterine lining, so nourishing yourself with nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory foods will help support you at this time.

A lot of women feel best during their follicular phase when the body’s fertility efforts are more behind the scenes. Enjoy a normal balanced diet during this phase, incorporating plenty of nourishing foods to provide nutrients to a maturing follicle.

During your ovulatory and luteal phases, you want to start supporting your detoxification pathways to make it easy to metabolize and eliminate the used hormones from your follicular phase.

To help stave off cramps, headaches, and difficulty sleeping during the luteal phase of your menstrual cycle, you should definitely include magnesium-rich foods while continuing to support your detox pathways.

30/09/2022

Hormone Balancing Pancakes with Raspberries, Honey, Cinnamon, Walnuts and Banana 🤩

Eating sufficient protein triggers the production of peptide hormones, some of which suppress appetite and help you feel full. Aim for a minimum of 20–30 grams of protein per meal

22/09/2022

Eating sufficient protein triggers the production of peptide hormones, some of which suppress appetite and help you feel full. Aim for a minimum of 20–30 grams of protein per meal. 🌱😊

05/09/2022

🍇Grapes contain many important vitamins and minerals, including copper and vitamins B and K.

🍇Red grapes are another one of the foods to balance estrogen. Studies have found grape seed extract to stabilize hormones due to the effect on aromatase which is an enzyme that converts testosterone into estrogen. Additionally, other grape seed extract components compete with androgen binding sites to help keep them low while estrogen stays balanced.

31/08/2022

🌱 My fave snacks!

Why Does Food Have Such A Big Impact On Hormones?

- There are around 200 different hormones in the human body. These are chemical messengers that control a number of systems, such as our metabolism, the immune system, menstrual cycle and reproduction. Consuming certain foods can provide the nutrients that we need in order to facilitate the production of hormones.

06/08/2022

Chia seeds are good for balancing your hormones. Chia seeds are loaded with fiber and a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids which is the perfect choice for insulin sensitivity, metabolic syndrome, acne, irregular periods, and mood swings.

Preparation time is 15 minutes; serves 1.

What you need for the pudding:
Organic cinnamon
Organic cardamom
Organic alcohol-free vanilla extract
1/4 cup of organic chia seeds
1 cup of organic seed or nut milk, such as coconut or almond

For the topping:
Organic banana
Organic peach
Organic berries

Mix all the pudding ingredients thoroughly, and pour into your mason jar. Place your toppings on the top, seal the jar and store in the fridge overnight.

26/07/2022

🌱 Hormones are chemical messengers that have profound effects on your mental, physical, and emotional health. For instance, they play a major role in controlling your appetite, weight, and mood.

Typically, your body produces the precise amount of each hormone needed for various processes to keep you healthy.

However, sedentary lifestyles and Western dietary patterns may affect your hormonal environment. In addition, levels of certain hormones decline with age, and some people experience a more dramatic decrease than others.

🥗 However, a nutritious diet and other healthy lifestyle habits may help improve your hormonal health and allow you to feel and perform your best.

23/07/2022

Because one of insulin's vital roles in the body relates to fat storage: it inhibits the breakdown of fat cells and stimulates the creation of body fat. That is, insulin tells the body to stop burning its fat stores and instead, absorb some of the fatty acids and glucose in the blood and turn them into more body fat.

20/07/2022

Chia seeds may be small, but they’re incredibly rich in nutrients! 🥳

In a high-powered blender or clean coffee grinder, grind together sunflower seeds and sesame seeds until pulverized.

In a medium bowl, mix together ground seeds, chia seeds, coconut milk, spices, and sweeteners. Cover and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.

Serve pudding with fresh berries for most deliciousness! You can also layer in a non-dairy yogurt.

16/07/2022

🧁High-carb diet = high insulin levels = burn less fat and store more = get fatter and fatter

And then, as a corollary:

🥑 Low-carb diet = low insulin levels = burn more fat and store less = stay lean

23/06/2022

Potassium is a mineral that’s vital for heart health, especially blood pressure management. Despite its importance, few people get enough potassium in their diet.

Conveniently, bananas are a great source of potassium, with a medium-sized banana (126 grams) providing 10% of the DV.

A potassium-rich diet can help lower your blood pressure. Plus, according to older research and animal studies, people who eat plenty of potassium have up to a 27% lower risk of heart disease.

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