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toffeecushion:
Is there a way to balance your hormones through diet?

dazned:
I'm not sure that you balance ones hormones,ie you can't balance your thyroid through diet which requires a hormone,but you can certainly eat as healthily as you can to help maintain the best balance for one's body.

Isn't everyone suppose to anyway,needless to say alot of us don't ,well I don't anyway  ::)

SadLynda:
I have been told and read a lot of books on the subject that it is meant to help.  I think I do feel healthier in general but not really found much that lessons the symptoms so far, I keep trying though.

I eat regularly and have never eaten so much fruit and green veg in my life ::)

dazned:
That's what I meant ,I'm not convinced that in itself healthy diet can alleviate all severe meno symptoms but it can certainly help to keep us healthy in general which in turn can help us tackle it. Now I just have to learn to put it into practice !  ;D

Hurdity:
Absolutely - I think when we approach menopause it is time to look at what we are eating and make sure it is as healthy as possible. I think a healthy diet using a wide variety of fresh ingredients (esp fruit and veg!) - including reduced caffeine and alcohol - goes a long way to making us feel as well as we can do and better able to cope with menopausal symptoms.  This will enable the body to perform its functions optimally. As you say dazned - for many women this is not sufficient but I agree we should all be looking at our diet.

Yes Prajna female hormones are different - insulin directly affects blood sugar but our diet cannot directly affect female hormones in the same way from what I understand - apart from perhaps phyto-oestrogens to a small extent. A diet rich in these may be of benefit but from what I've read it is somewhat complex ie their relation to oestrogen receptors. They must have some effect because supplements of these are not recommended for women with oestrogen dependent breast cancer, but I understand trials are still ongoing? There is information on this site about them here: http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/phytoestrogens.php

In terms of balancing hormones during peri-menopause - there is nothing in the diet that can stop the heavy bleeding due to anovulatory cycles - which means progesterone isn't produced, and some women have to be prescribed progestogens at this time.

A bit of a ramble and thinking aloud!

Hurdity x

PS Chocolate is still allowed! :)

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