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Do You Have A Hormone Imbalance?

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Hormone imbalance is something that we hear a lot about, and there are many drugs and pills out on the market to correct it, however a hormonal imbalance can actually be corrected in a natural way quite easily.

One way to make sure that your hormones remain balanced is to eat a healthy diet and avoid chemicals that disrupt the activity of your hormones. You want to reduce the amount of meat and dairy products that you eat. The problem is that animal fats store up chemicals which disrupt the way your hormones work and cause them to malfunction. This is evidenced by the fact that hormone related cancers, in particular prostate cancer, increases with the amount of meat and dairy consumption.

You also make sure to get enough of the essential fatty acids because these help you to maintain hormonal balance. You want to be sure to get enough omega-3 fatty acids ( both EPA and DHA) as well as Omega 6 fatty acids. Eat ground flax seeds, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds for Omega 3’s and try borage oil for the Omega-6. A good multinutrient isn’t a bad idea and you should try to get 100mg of the Omega 6, 200mg of the Omega 3 DHA and 300mg of the Omega 3 EPA.

In addition changing your diet to have less meat and dairy, you want to make sure that the foods that you do eat are organic as much as possible. Foods that are not organic may contain chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides that can cause a hormone imbalance or affect the way your hormones act, so it’s important to buy organic whenever you can not only for your fruits and vegetables but for your breads and cereals as well.

You’ve probably heard a lot about phytoestrogens and how the isoflavones (which are phytoestrogens) found in soy foods are good especially for women. This is because when you eat these phytoestrogens your body accepts them just as if they were real estrogen and, therefore, it stops your body from taking in other harmful estrogens such as those talked about above. It’s no wonder, then, that you hear about isoflavones being linked to decreased risk of cancers such as prostate and breast cancer which are related to your hormones. If you want to get more isoflavones in your diet tried eating tofu.

Hormone imbalance can be associated with problems such as PMS, menopause and andropause (male menopause). If your hormones are not in, you may experience a variety of symptoms including tiredness, hot flashes, anxiety and a host of others. not only is it a good idea to follow the advice above for great hormonal balance, changing your eating habit’s and including or avoiding these foods can also help with a host of other health problems. A healthy body which includes balanced hormones is your best bet for feeling your best, looking your best and keeping disease away.