EPISODE 103: Balancing Your Hormones

Are you feeling constantly fatigued? Are your cravings out of whack and impossible to control? Have your mood swings been taking over lately, leading to more stress and anxiety than what is normal for you? If yes, it might be time to look at how balanced - or unbalanced - your hormones are. Their discrepancy likely has a lot more influence on our well-being than many of us realize. In this episode, Joel and Emily discussed what hormones are, how these imbalances can affect our bodies, and how we can balance them. . . . SHOW NOTES: 1:50 - Part 1: Hormones 3:20 - What are hormones? 4:00 - Are hormones to blame? 6:25 - How do you know if your hormones are imbalanced? No period or irregular period - heavy, light, intermittent, painful/PMS, etc. Acne Loss of hair Energy dips or swings (low in AM, high in PM) Low levels of bloodwork Weight gain Low libido/sex drive Infertility on both sides Lack of motivation Anxious, depressed Leaky gut or dysbiosis 10:12 - Part 2: Causes of Hormone Imbalance 22:25 - Blood sugar imbalance 10:45 - Chronic stress / HPA axis dysfunction / cortisol dysfunction 17:03 - Gut health issues If you’re eating fast, nutrient-poor foods, seed oils, sugar, alcohol, exposed to parasites/fungi, antibiotics, infection 24:43 - Detoxification issues 26:03 - Imbalance of Fatty Acids 26:22 - Sleep - stress, gut health, blood sugar, etc! 27:15 - Movement - not too much, not too little - help with detox, blood sugar, etc. 29:55 - Part 3: How to balance your hormones? Manage blood sugar Manage chronic stressors Check and manage gut health - look at your poops, digestion, how often, microbiota diversity Ensure clear detox pathways - healthy liver, gallbladder, and gut via hydration, movement, minimizing environmental toxins (foods/products), fibrous veggies Fatty acids - eat cold-water fatty fish or supplements, minimize seed oils and excess omega-6’s in general Sleep and movement/exercise fit into these as well! 43:13 - Part 4: What are the top 3 things to hone in on for hormone balance Overall stress Gut health - slow down, eat quality foods like fibrous veggies, and see a practitioner if it’s chronically inflamed Fatty acids - get enough omega 3’s, reduce omega-6’s . . . THE PROCLIVITY METHOD: Information: https://www.proclivity.co/proclivity-method Clarity Call: https://www.proclivity.co/clarity-call