Hormones

Good Morning on this beautiful Thursday!!! Todays focus is on eating clean for the next 5 days in preparation for the 4th of July. Eating clean means all natural whole foods. Foods that come straight from the earth or as close as you can get. (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, etc...)Regulating your hormones is one of the most important steps to a Healthy Lifestyle. Here are a few tips:

HGH: Human Growth Hormone which is essential for fat burning. Gives you more energy, higher sex drive, youthful skin and hair. Eating foods high in HGH include all B Vitamins, like whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and proteins; the mineral zinc, found in lean protein-rich food. Go Organic, get a goodnights sleep, cut back on carbs at night. TRAIN HARD: sprinting and weight training raise HGH naturally.

Estrogen: When in balance, its a wonderful hormone. Natural mood lifter and skin toner. Works in sync with progesterone. Progesterone is the Estrogen police; it helps balance estrogen. Estrogen dominance can wreak havoc. Too much causes weight gain, cellulite, and some female cancers. It also slows the thyroid which controls metabolism. Estrogen cause water and salt retention making you look soft and spongy.

Here are a few things that cause estrogen dominance:

·         Processed foods or foods rich in sugar. Processed foods are devoid of fiber. Fiber from natural foods like whole grains, fruits, and vegetables moves estrogen out of the body.

·         Alcohol and caffeine. More than 2 cups of coffee per day increases estrogen. Alcohol impedes livers ability to metabolize estrogen.

·         Hormones is Milk, cattle, eggs, etc....

·         BPA found in some plastics and bottled waters.

·         Eat Hormone free foods.

·         Drink plenty of water

·         Keep stress under control

Progesterone: This is my favorite. High levels can burn more calories one – three hundred calories more a day. Natural diuretic reducing bloating, prevents uterine fibroids, cancer , improves libido, and boots mental clarity. Low levels cause insomnia, disrupted sleep and sleep disorders. Foods for progesterone boosting is lots of B Vitamins, beans, meat, poultry, fish, some fruits, and vegetables. (bananas, avocados, spinach, tomatoes) Magnesium- organic dark green leafy vegetables. Almonds, eggs, meat seeds, nuts, beans. All these foods also help to keep the liver clean. Poor liver function suppresses progesterone.

Enjoy your day!!!