5 easy tips to bring your hormones back into balance

In my daily practice as a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, and as a college Health and Wellness professor, I hear the horror stories about synthetic hormone replacement treatments over and over again. Most recently, while I was presenting at a Yoga Conference, I got a frantic text message from one of my good friends. The text went something like this, “Hi, I need to know what to do to cleanse out my body and what vitamins to order, I just took myself off of hormones because I was losing my hair, HELP! This is a very typical question that I get asked on a regular basis. That text message motivated me to write this article. Here I wish to share with you 5 easy tips to help ease your hormones back to balance.

First I would like to explain what I do as a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist; I specialize in hormone and gut dysfunction. I chose those two specialties because they are very near and dear to my heart, I am living proof that easing your body back into its own balance is the best way to go. The difference is in which way we allow the body to find its own balance, preferably by easing it into its own rhythm. When someone takes synthetic hormones, what happens is that the body is forced into a different rhythm abruptly and therefore it gets confused and reacts in a negative way. Bio-Identical Hormones also create the same type of environment though much less damaging. In Functional Diagnostic Nutrition we use nutrition , yoga , and sublingual natural supplements as well as the highest quality vitamins and minerals to help teach the body to come back to its natural state of balance and harmony gently and easily. This is done after we use tests to find out your individual hormonal needs. Below you will find the 5 easy tips to bring your hormones back into balance.

Tip # 1- Eliminate wheat and gluten- during this time of change in your body it may become more sensitive to digesting and metabolizing these grains. Begin to look for Gluten free diets. This in and of itself will begin to set your body in motion for its own internal cleansing.

Tip # 2 - Find a Local Yoga Class that will help to ease the stress and tension form your body and help to restore mental and emotional balance to a mixed up hormonal system.

Tip # 3- Begin to eat more organic animal protein-A high-carbohydrate diet and a diet full of fast food and junk foods, will begin to set the stage for a women to have intestinal health problems.

Tip # 4 - Stop eating processed vegetable oils, trans fats because these have a tendency to make an intestinal fertile ground for parasites.

Tip # 5- Stop eating Soy or soy products unless it is soy that is organic and processed in Japan. If you need more proof take time to read “The Soy Deception” a book that is a great resource for women.

These 5 easy tips will help you to begin to take control of your health while healing your mind body and spirit. These 5 easy tips will also serve to begin to bring your body back into hormonal balance gently and easily.