What you eat can have a great impact on your body and your overall health. Along with weight and immune health, your diet can directly interfere with your hormone levels, sometimes causing deficiencies. Hormone deficiency is no joke and wreaks havoc on your body and your health.
Certain foods, including some grains and sugars can decrease the production of important hormones, contributing as a main factor of menopausal symptoms. Alcohol can also have a negative effect by decreases the human growth hormone. These foods don’t need to be completely avoided, but added into your diet only occasionally, especially if you already have underlying hormone issues.
Having a decrease of hormones in your body can cause some serious issues. These issues include weight gain, low sex drive, trouble sleeping, depression and anxiety, and more. A good way to avoid these issues is by eating a healthy diet.
The best foods to consume to help keep your hormones in check include lean proteins such as chicken or fish, and healthy fats such as avocados, nuts, and egg yolks. Keeping your diet low in processed foods is also important. You can add in regular exercise and supplements like vitamin A and Magnesium, known to increase sex drive, into your daily routine.
It is always important to monitor your hormone levels to make sure you are staying healthy. If you are experiencing energy loss, changes in your weight, decreased sex drive, depression or any other symptoms, we can help. At LongevityMed we want to help you live a healthy life. It's what we do, every day, and our specialty. Take our quiz or request a consultation today to see how we can help.