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Learn how to balance your hormones naturally with healthy foods and avoid hormonal imbalances with these unique tips.
0:00 Introduction: How to balance your hormones with food
0:10 What is a hormone?
3:33 Thyroid hormone
5:02 Cortisol
5:43 Growth hormone
6:53 Testosterone
8:04 Estrogen
9:17 Progesterone
9:45 Insulin
10:30 Learn more about keto and fasting!
How to balance your hormones:
1. Thyroid (increasing T4 and converting T4 to T3):
What to eat:
• Brazil nut (1 a day)
• Seafood
• Sea kelp
Thyroid (decreasing):
What to eat:
• Cruciferous vegetables
2. Cortisol (decreasing):
What to eat:
• Leafy greens
What to do:
• Lower your stress
Cortisol (increasing):
What to eat:
• Sea salt
3. Growth hormone (increasing):
What to eat:
• Eggs
• Nuts
• Animal meats
• Seafood
What to do:
• Lower your stress
• Consume a moderate amount of protein
• Go on a low-carb diet
• Do HIIT (high-intensity interval training)
• Get plenty of sleep
4. Testosterone (increasing):
What to eat:
• Red meat
• Seafood (especially oysters)
What to do:
• Avoid estrogen (dairy and soy)
• Don’t go on a low-fat diet
Testosterone (decreasing):
What to eat:
• A low-carb diet
What to do:
• Fasting
5. Estrogen (decreasing):
What to eat:
• Cruciferous vegetables
• Sea kelp
What to do:
• Get a good water filter
• Avoid dairy
Estrogen (increasing):
What to eat:
• Organic fermented soy
6. Progesterone (increasing):
What to eat:
• Omega-3 fatty acids (salmon and cod liver oil)
What to do:
• Get plenty of sunshine
7. Insulin (decreasing):
What to eat:
• A low-carb diet
What to do:
• Fasting
• Avoid MSG
• Lower your stress
Insulin (increasing):
What to do:
• Support the gland that makes insulin by eating healthy foods
Certain things can help balance your hormones, but the best thing to do is to support your endocrine system as a whole with these two things:
1. The Healthy Keto diet
2. Intermittent fasting
Dr. Eric Berg
08/31/2023
