Hormone Balancing for Perimenopause & Menopause

Acknowledge that your body is changing and that the old way of eating may no longer work.

“The simple truth is your body is changing, your metabolism slowing down, so you're gaining weight more easily.”

Learn how menopause affects your body and leads to weight gain, cravings, and digestive issues.

“It's harder to produce energy from the food that you're eating, so you feel more easily fatigued.”

Incorporate high-fiber foods into your daily diet to normalize hormonal fluctuations and eliminate toxins.

“Fiber is really important for us during menopause because it helps to normalize the hormonal fluctuations and eliminate toxins.”

Include adaptogenic and phytoestrogenic foods to cope with stress and support the immune system.

“Adaptogens help our body cope better with the stress of menopause.”

Improve your digestion by eating foods that enhance gut health.

“I know many of you suffer from digestive issues and that's because the hormonal changes of menopause affect our gut microbiome.”

Eat more slow release carbs, specially during the daytime.

“The time of the day that you eat your starchy carbs is really important in maintaining a healthy weight and managing symptoms”

Increase your protein intake, preferably easily digestible plant-based protein.

“As our body changes during perimenopausal menopause we don't break down and absorb protein as easily as we used to so our hormones and energy and muscle tone suffers so we need to increase our protein intake”

Eat more anti-inflammatory foods.

“Estrogen is an anti-inflammatory hormone so during menopause inflammation starts to increase as estrogen decreases and that leads to weight gain around the waist which makes the inflammation worse”

Include more high quality natural fats in diet.

“These are really important for our hormones and our brain health right during menopause so healthy fats will also help you feel more satisfied after eating and reduce Cravings making it easier to lose weight”

Eat more dark leafy green vegetables.

“These help the liver to break down and eliminate toxins and excess estrogen metabolites to help maintain a healthy hormonal balance and they're also high in fiber which helps with that that Health metabolism and weight loss”

Eat a variety of seeds.

“The phytoestrogens in seeds especially help to support a healthy balance between estrogen and progesterone”

Enjoy a handful of nuts as a snack.

“They had the same benefits as the seeds plus they're great for satisfying and suppressing our appetite which makes them perfect as a snack between meals”