We live in a world that has a pill for every ailment, and when it comes to hormonal imbalances, the most commonly prescribed medication is the oral contraceptive pill. Imagine, instead, a world in which the first port of call was to assess a person’s diet to see if the food they were eating was either helping or hindering their hormones. A few simple changes could result in far less disease and fewer hormonal imbalances.
Macro and micronutrients are essential for human life and required for the proper functioning of chemical reactions, hormone production, metabolism, growth, development, repair and regulation of every cell in the body. Are you eating enough for your hormones?
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of fuel used for energy and are stored as sugar, starch and fibre. Restricting carbohydrates is detrimental