I'm SUPER excited for you to hear today's episode because I have personally struggling with this for YEARS so if you do too, I FEEL YOU.I struggled for so long because I wasn't addressing (or even knew of) the root cause which is why I'm jamming out on this with you because it's helped me so much!2 ROOT CAUSES= Insulin Resistance & InflammationINSULIN RESISTANCEA condition of high insulin, where the cells of your liver and muscles fail to respond properly to insulin.INSULIN is a hormone made by your pancreas. It stimulates your liver & muscles to take up sugar from your blood & convert it to energy.Under normal conditions your hormone insulin rises briefly after eating. This stimulates your liver & muscle cells to take up food energy from your blood & covert it to energy. This causes your blood sugar to fall & then your insulin to fall.Insulin resistance- your pancreas has to make more and more insulin to try and get it’s message through to your cells since your cells aren’t responding to it.Too much insulincreates inflammation & causes weight gain- & can lead to diabetes, osteoporosis & heart disease.AND it can impair ovulation & stimulate your ovaries to make testosterone instead of estrogen.AND it stimulates your pituitary to make more LH which makes more androgens.AND it lowers androgen binding protein SHBG which results in more free testosterone & unbound testosteroneCAUSES of INSULIN RESISTANCESmoking, stress, birth control, sleep deprivation, alcohol, trans fat, unhealthy gut microbiome, magnesium deficiency & environmental toxinsSTEPS To HEALNo sugar (being by reducing it & then eliminating- NOT FOR FOREVER!)Sleep: More info on Sleep  here: Episode 53DON’T RESTRICT CALORIESINFLAMMATIONDISRUPTS hormone receptors & suppresses ovulation.Stimulates adrenal glands & ovaries to make more androgens.Inflammation can come from insulin resistance, smoking, inflammatory foods, environmental toxins, digestive problems STEPS TO HEALAvoid inflammatory foods (gluten, sugar, dairy)Reduce exposure to environmental toxins- pesticides, plastics, mercury SOURCESThe Period Repair Manual by Dr. Lara Briden WAYS WE CAN CONNECT! Come hangout with me on instagram @corinneangealica Join my FREE TEXT COMMUNITY to get weekly HORMONE HEALTH & MINDSET TIPS texted right to your phone!PRODUCT LINKS! Want professional grade supplements for 10% off? Head to my dashboard! (Click HERE for the CANADIAN dashboard).[DISCLAIMER: Always check with your medical practitioner before taking any supplements]If you're obsessed with organic, non-toxic skin care and you want one that's AFFORDABLE & EFFECTIVE check out my fave Skin Essence Organics and use code CORINNE for 15% off! If you love or want to try CBD, my absolutely favorite brand is MySoul CBD- Code CORINNE15 saves you 15%So grateful you’re here! XO Corinne