The Healthy Hormone Diet for Happy Hormones

Getting blood sugar under control is the key to happy hormones!
 
The Healthy Hormone Diet is a short-term eating plan designed to help bring your hormones back into balance and recalibrate your body’s natural ability to regulate energy and fuel levels.
 
GENERAL GUIDELINES

• The diet should be followed for at least 21 days to experience the full benefits, but always work with a qualified practitioner to determine the length of time appropriate for your body.
  
  
• You do not need to count calories or intentionally reduce the quantity of food you eat. As long as you stick to the food guidelines below, you are encouraged to eat to satiety. At the end of a meal, you should feel pleasantly full and satisfied, neither stuffed nor hungry for more.
  
  
• After the diet, we recommend reintroducing foods one at a time to determine how they make you feel. We recommend keeping a food journal and working with a practitioner during this process.
  
  
• Try to avoid snacking between meals, unless otherwise instructed by your practitioner. If you find yourself needing snacks, try increasing the quantity of fat and protein during each meal.
  
  
• Eat whole, nutrient-dense, properly prepared foods that your great- grandparents would recognize as “food”. Whenever possible, source your food from properly raised plants and animals (local, seasonal, and organic produce; grass-fed meat; pasture-raised poultry; and wild-caught fish).
  
  
• Try to eat at least some raw vegetables every day, and always add some healthy fats (coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, butter, etc.) to vegetables to help absorb the fat-soluble vitamins they contain.
  
  
• Avoid all processed foods. A general—though imperfect—guideline is to only buy items from the perimeter of the grocery store, and to avoid anything that comes in a bag or box.

 
WHAT TO EXPECT

• If properly followed, this eating approach can help increase your energy, sharpen your focus, and reduce energy swings. After a few weeks, you may notice that you will have stable energy throughout the day and won’t feel the need to snack between meals.
  
  
• Eating “real food” requires some planning, shopping, and cooking. But the investment is well worth the benefits it provides for your health. To reduce the amount of time you need to spend each day in the kitchen, you can batch cook all the meals for the week over the weekend and freeze them for later.
  
  
• Some people may notice a reduction in body weight or loose fitting clothing. While weight loss is not the primary goal of this diet, it is a natural result for many people.