Hormones help control every physiological process in your body. From metabolism and your menstrual cycle to reproductive health, your immune response, and mental health. Precise hormone balance is vital to feeling good and being healthy.
Foods can help and hinder hormone balance, so eating a well-balanced diet is key. In this article, we will explore seven foods to avoid. You may be surprised by what makes the list. Let’s look at the offenders:
Sugar can wreck your health and hormone balance. It raises insulin, which puts stress on the pancreas and can lead to metabolic syndrome and diabetes if left untreated in the long term. According to Floliving.com, “insulin spike(s) disrupts ovulation – preventing your hormones from triggering ovulation and the creation of progesterone as a result of ovulation. Disrupted ovulation causes hormonal imbalance – without ovulation, you cannot produce progesterone, which leads to estrogen dominance. Your fat cells in your body secrete estrogen. The more sugar you eat, the more fat cells you create, the more estrogen they secrete. This estrogen adds to the estrogen your endocrine system produces. Add in xenoestrogens in our environment. You’re set up for estrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency, and hormonal imbalance. This hormonal imbalance is a root cause of common issues like PMS, cramps, irregular cycles, acne, along with PCOS and infertility issues.
If you have insulin-resistant PCOS then having excess glucose in your bloodstream will cause inflammation, which leads to many chronic health issues.”
2. Non-organic foods:
Organic foods start from non-genetically modified seeds and grown without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. They are typically more nutritious than conventional counterparts and don’t add to the toxic burden on the body. Pesticides and chemicals used in agriculture are known endocrine disruptors. They mess up your hormones and the way your body uses and metabolizes hormones. Not good. Not good at all.
A great resource for where to spend your money on organics is the Environmental Working Group Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists --- they are updated yearly and can help you decide which produce items to buy as organics.
According to glutenfreesociety.com, “Gluten is a known hormone disruptor. Grain seeds are sprayed with hormone to enhance growth. These hormones interfere with your hormones. The pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide chemicals used on grains are also hormone disruptors.”
Gluten is known to increase intestinal permeability (leaky gut), inhibit thyroid function, stress the adrenal glands, and also affect immunity. Those factors lead to a massive decrease in the production of some seriously important hormones, i.e., thyroid and adrenals. Add the innate hormone inhibition to the added factors from pesticides and chemicals used on gluten-containing grains, and the problem is huge.
For those with Celiac disease, gluten is a life-long no-no. Even if you don’t have Celiac though, your body may be reactive to gluten. Removing it from your diet for 4-6 weeks can be an easy way to see how your body responds.
4. Mass-Produced/Factory Farmed Animal protein:
Animals raised in factory farms are unfit for human consumption. There are a host of problems ranging from improper sanitation to use of antibiotics (an attempt to prevent overcrowded animals from getting too sick to be harvested) and hormones (designed to make animals bigger for more meat yield or to produce more milk for the dairy industry).
If you feel better on a diet that includes animal protein, look for animals raised locally and those that have access to pastures for free-range living as well as quality, hormone, and antibiotic-free feed and health protocols. Get to know your local farmer. Get to know your local butcher. If meats make you feel good, make sure you are investing in quality.
High-quality fats from meat, fish, and healthy plant-based options are VERY healthy and are necessary, in fact, for steroid hormone production!
The jury is mixed when it comes to dairy and hormones, but it looks like we should err on the side of caution.
Researchers studied hormones in cows’ milk express concern over the amount of estrone, estrogen sulfate, and progesterone found in dairy milk and milk products. The hormone content of whole-fat milk, butter, and cheese seems particularly troubling, as estrogen and progesterone are fat-soluble and cholesterol-based, and these foods are higher in cholesterol than lower-fat dairy products.
Preliminary studies found that the human body absorbs and is affected by these bovine hormones. After consuming 600 mL of cows’ milk, participants plasma E1 and P4 levels increased while FSH, LH, and testosterone levels dropped significantly. In other words, the body absorbed the sex hormones from the cows’ milk, and they threw participants hormones off balance. The decrease in testosterone suggests that milk could negatively impact male fertility.
Digging deeper, the researchers looked at the impact of cows’ milk on fertility; they cited another cross-sectional study which analyzed the impact that full-fat dairy had on sperm production and sperm shape. In the US, Iran, and Spain, participants’ sperm was found to be negatively impacted by the consumption of dairy and dairy seems to increase the risk of prostate and testicular cancer.
If you are trying to balance your hormones, cut out the alcohol. Alcohol can impair the functions of the hormone-releasing glands and impair the way that various organs can interact with hormones they need. Serious consequences result. Blood sugar calcium metabolism and reproductive function are all impacted by alcohol consumption.
According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “Alcohol is directly toxic to the testes, causing reduced testosterone levels in men. In a study of normal healthy men who received alcohol for four weeks, testosterone levels declined after only five days and continued to fall throughout the study period. Prolonged testosterone deficiency may contribute to a "femininization" of male sexual characteristics, for example, breast enlargement.”
The NIAAA also notes, “drinking can contribute to a multitude of reproductive disorders (in women). These include cessation of menstruation, irregular menstrual cycles, menstrual cycles without ovulation, early menopause, and increased risk of spontaneous abortions (6,21,22). These dysfunctions can be caused by alcohol interfering directly with the hormonal regulation of the reproductive system or indirectly through other disorders associated with alcohol abuse, such as liver disease, pancreatic disease, malnutrition, or fetal abnormalities (6).”
Estradiol naturally decreases in postmenopausal years, and this increases women’s risk of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Interestingly, because alcohol increases the conversion of testosterone into estradiol, postmenopausal women who drink 3-6 alcoholic beverages a week may have a REDUCED risk of cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers. Bone integrity may be impacted, however, so those with osteoporosis or osteopenia should be mindful.
While most veggies are a perfect pick for your healthy lifestyle, there are a few that may be troublemakers! Nightshades (peppers, white potatoes, eggplant, and tomatoes) are naturally rich in several compounds known to trigger inflammation. In some people, these compounds trigger an autoimmune response in the thyroid and joints. Neither inflammation nor autoimmune imbalance is supportive of hormone balance. In general, avoid nightshades when the body is out of balance.
Sweet potatoes are a great substitute for white potatoes; Peaches and beets instead of tomatoes; cauliflower or zucchini for eggplant and radishes (black or red ones) for that peppery bite!
So, what do you think? Are any of these foods still in your diet rotation? How hard do you think it would be to cut them out… even if it’s for 7-days?
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Homoni huongoza kila mchakato wa mwili. Kuanzia metabolism na mzunguko wa hedhi hadi afya ya uzazi, majibu ya kinga, na afya ya akili. Usawaziko sahihi wa homoni ni muhimu ili kuhisi vizuri na kuwa na afya. Chakula kinaweza kusaidia na kuzuia usawa wa homoni, kwa hiyo kula chakula chenye usawa ni muhimu. Katika makala hii, tutazungumzia mambo saba ambayo tunapaswa kuepuka. Huenda ukashangaa kuona ni nini kilicho katika orodha hiyo. Hebu tuangalie wahalifu: Sukari yaweza kuharibu afya yako na usawa wa homoni. Inasababisha insulini, ambayo huongeza shinikizo kwa kongosho na inaweza kusababisha ugonjwa wa metabolic na kisukari ikiwa haitibiwa kwa muda mrefu. Kulingana na Floliving.com, <unk> spike ya insulini <unk> huvuruga ovulation <unk> kuzuia homoni zako kutoka kuamsha ovulation na uundaji wa progesterone kama matokeo ya ovulation. Ovulation kuvurugwa husababisha hormonal usawa <unk> bila ovulation, huwezi kuzalisha progesterone, ambayo inaongoza kwa estrogen utawala. Chembe za mafuta katika mwili wako hutokeza estrojeni. Kadiri unavyokula sukari, ndivyo seli za mafuta zinavyozidi kutokeza estrojeni. Hii estrogen huongeza estrogen ambayo mfumo wako wa endocrine hutengeneza. Kuongeza xenoestrogens katika mazingira yetu. Wewe ni kuanzisha kwa ajili ya dominance estrogen, progesterone upungufu, na hormonal usawa. Ukosefu wa usawa wa homoni ni moja ya sababu za matatizo ya kawaida kama vile PMS, maumivu ya tumbo, mzunguko usio wa kawaida, acne, pamoja na PCOS na matatizo ya utasa. Ikiwa una ugonjwa wa PCOS unaosababisha insulini, basi kuwa na sukari nyingi katika mtiririko wako wa damu kusababisha uvimbe, ambayo husababisha matatizo mengi ya afya. Chakula cha kikaboni: Chakula cha kikaboni huanza kutoka kwa mbegu zisizo za kikaboni na kukua bila matumizi ya mbolea za kemikali au dawa za kuua wadudu. Wao ni kawaida zaidi ya lishe kuliko wenzao ya kawaida na si kuongeza mzigo sumu juu ya mwili. Dawa za kuua wadudu na kemikali zinazotumiwa katika kilimo zinajulikana kuwa zenye kuharibu mfumo wa tezi-damu. Hizo ni homoni ambazo huathiri jinsi mwili unavyotumia na kuharibu homoni. Si jambo zuri. Si nzuri hata kidogo. Kwa sababu ya kutegemea kwa kiasi kikubwa, orodha ya Dirty Dozen na Clean Fifteen ya kikundi cha kazi cha mazingira inakuwezesha kuamua bidhaa za bidhaa za kikaboni. Kulingana na glutenfreesociety.com, <unk>Gluten ni disruptor inayojulikana ya homoni. Mbegu za nafaka hupakwa homoni ili kuongeza ukuzi. Hormoni hizi huingilia kati na homoni zako. Dawa za kuua wadudu, fungicides, na kemikali za kuua magugu zinazotumiwa kwenye nafaka pia ni disruptors ya homoni. <unk> Gluten inajulikana kuongeza upenyezaji wa matumbo (matumbo leaky), kuzuia kazi ya tezi, mkazo wa tezi za adrenal, na pia kuathiri kinga. Hii ni kwa sababu ya kupungua kwa uzalishaji wa homoni muhimu, kama vile thyroid na adrenal. Kuongeza kuzuia homoni ya asili kwa sababu za ziada kutoka kwa dawa za kuua wadudu na kemikali zinazotumiwa kwenye nafaka zenye gluten, na tatizo ni kubwa. Kwa wale walio na ugonjwa wa celiac, gluten ni jambo lisilo la kawaida maisha yao yote. Hata kama huna ugonjwa wa Celiac, mwili wako waweza kuwa na mmenyuko dhidi ya gluten. Kuondoa kwa wiki 4-6 inaweza kuwa njia rahisi ya kuona jinsi mwili wako unavyoitikia. 4. Uwe na uhakika Protini za wanyama zinazozalishwa kwa wingi: Wanyama waliozalishwa katika mashamba ya viwanda hawafai kwa matumizi ya binadamu. Kuna matatizo mengi kuanzia usafi usiofaa hadi matumizi ya viuavijasumu (jaribio la kuzuia wanyama walioongezwa kuwa wagonjwa sana wasiweze kuvunwa) na homoni (zilizotengenezwa ili kufanya wanyama wawe wakubwa zaidi ili kupata nyama zaidi au kuzalisha maziwa zaidi kwa ajili ya viwanda vya maziwa). Ikiwa unajisikia vizuri zaidi kwenye lishe ambayo inajumuisha protini za wanyama, tafuta wanyama waliolelewa ndani ya nchi na wale ambao wana upatikanaji wa malisho kwa maisha ya bure, pamoja na ubora, homoni, na chakula cha bure cha antibiotics na itifaki za afya. Jifunze kuhusu mkulima wa eneo lako. Jifunze kuhusu mfanyabiashara wako wa karibu. Kama nyama hufanya kujisikia vizuri, hakikisha wewe ni kuwekeza katika ubora. Mafuta ya hali ya juu kutoka kwa nyama, samaki, na chaguzi zenye afya za mimea ni yenye afya sana na ni muhimu, kwa kweli, kwa uzalishaji wa homoni za steroid! Mahakama imegawanyika kuhusu bidhaa za maziwa na homoni, lakini inaonekana kwamba tunapaswa kuwa waangalifu. Watafiti waliochunguza homoni katika maziwa ya ng'ombe wanaonyesha wasiwasi juu ya kiasi cha estrone, estrogen sulfate, na progesterone inayopatikana katika maziwa na bidhaa za maziwa. Mafuta ya maziwa, siagi, na jibini yanaonekana kuwa yenye athari kubwa kwa afya, kwa kuwa estrogen na progesterone huyeyuka katika mafuta na hutegemea cholesterol, na vyakula hivyo vina cholesterol nyingi kuliko bidhaa za maziwa zenye mafuta machache. Uchunguzi wa awali uligundua kwamba mwili wa binadamu hufyonza na kuathiriwa na homoni hizo za ng'ombe. Baada ya kula maziwa ya ng'ombe 600 ml, viwango vya plasma vya E1 na P4 viliongezeka wakati viwango vya FSH, LH na testosterone vilipungua kwa kiasi kikubwa. Kwa maneno mengine, mwili ulichukua homoni za ngono kutoka maziwa ya ng'ombe, na zilifanya homoni za washiriki zisizalinganishwe. Kupungua kwa testosterone huonyesha kwamba maziwa yanaweza kuathiri vibaya uzazi wa kiume. Kwa kuzingatia athari za maziwa ya ng'ombe kwa uzazi, watafiti walichunguza athari za maziwa yenye mafuta mengi kwa uzalishaji wa shahawa na umbo la shahawa. Katika nchi za Marekani, Iran na Hispania, sperm ya washiriki iligunduliwa kuwa imeathiriwa vibaya na matumizi ya maziwa na maziwa yanaonekana kuongeza hatari ya kansa ya tezi na testicular. Ikiwa unajaribu kusawazisha homoni zako, acha kunywa pombe. Kwa sababu hiyo, kileo kinaweza kuharibu utendaji wa tezi zinazotoa homoni na kuharibu uwezo wa viungo mbalimbali vya mwili wa kuwasiliana na homoni zinazohitajiwa. Matokeo yake ni mabaya sana. Metabolism ya sukari ya damu ya kalsiamu na kazi ya uzazi zote huathiriwa na matumizi ya pombe. Kulingana na Taasisi ya Kitaifa ya Kutumia vibaya Pombe na Uraibu wa Pombe, <unk>Alcohol ni sumu moja kwa moja kwa testicles, kusababisha kupunguzwa kwa viwango vya testosterone katika wanaume. Katika utafiti uliofanywa kwa wanaume wenye afya, ambao walipewa kileo kwa wiki nne, viwango vya testosterone vilipungua baada ya siku tano tu na kuendelea kupungua katika kipindi chote cha utafiti. Upungufu wa testosterone wa muda mrefu unaweza kuchangia "kike" ya sifa za kijinsia za kiume, kwa mfano, upanuzi wa kifua. <unk> NIAAA pia inabainisha, <unk> kunywa kunaweza kuchangia matatizo mengi ya uzazi (kwa wanawake). Miongoni mwa dalili hizo ni kukoma kwa hedhi, mzunguko usio wa kawaida wa hedhi, mzunguko usio na ovulation, msimu wa mapema wa hedhi, na kuongezeka kwa hatari ya mimba ya ghafla (p. Ugonjwa wa utoaji wa pombe unaweza kusababishwa na kileo kuingilia moja kwa moja na udhibiti wa homoni wa mfumo wa uzazi au kwa njia isiyo ya moja kwa moja kupitia matatizo mengine yanayohusiana na matumizi mabaya ya pombe, kama vile ugonjwa wa ini, ugonjwa wa kongosho, utapiamlo, au kasoro za fetusi. Kwa sababu pombe huongeza mabadiliko ya testosterone kuwa estradiol, wanawake walio na menopause ambao hunywa vinywaji 3-6 vya pombe kwa wiki wanaweza kuwa na hatari ya kupunguza ya ugonjwa wa moyo, ugonjwa wa ini la mafuta, na saratani fulani. Hata hivyo, uadilifu wa mifupa waweza kuathiriwa, kwa hiyo wale walio na ugonjwa wa mifupa au osteopenia wapaswa kuwa waangalifu. Ingawa mboga nyingi ni chaguo zuri sana kwa ajili ya mtindo-maisha wako wenye afya, kuna chache ambazo zaweza kusababisha matatizo! Nyasi (mchele, viazi vyeupe, mdalasini, na nyanya) zina kemikali nyingi zinazosababisha uvimbe. Katika watu fulani, misombo hiyo husababisha majibu ya kinga ya mwili katika tezi-kibofu na viungo. Uvimbe wala kutofautiana kwa mfumo wa kinga ya mwili hakusaidia usawa wa homoni. Kwa ujumla, epuka nightshades wakati mwili hauko katika usawaziko. Viazi vitamu ni mbadala mzuri wa viazi vyeupe; Peaches na beets badala ya nyanya; cauliflower au zucchini kwa eggplant na radishes (nyeusi au nyekundu) kwa kwamba bite peppery! Kwa hiyo, unafikiri nini? Je, bado una chakula chochote kati ya vyakula hivyo katika mlo wako? Unafikiri ingekuwa vigumu kadiri gani kuwakata... hata kama ni kwa siku saba? "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""sugar-and-your-hormones"" (sugar-and-your-hormones) ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" (gluten-hydro-hormones) ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hormones"" ambayo ni sehemu ya ""gluten-hydro-hydro-hormones."""