If you're stressed, exhausted, and watching the scale refuse to move no matter what you do, you've probably already started looking at ashwagandha and rhodiola. Before you buy another supplement, look in your pantry. There are five foods that can do more for your cortisol than most of what's on the shelf, and most of them are already at your grocery store. This episode breaks down exactly what they are and why they work.
In this episode:
- Why kiwi is the most underrated food in this whole conversation and does two jobs at once, one for your adrenals and one for your gut
- The vitamin C connection your adrenals depend on, and why the same nutrient supports your progesterone production at the same time
- The specific strains of Lactobacillus tied to stress resilience, better sleep, and lower cortisol, and why you don't necessarily need to buy a probiotic to support them.
- How GABA production and inflammatory cytokines fit into the picture, explained in plain language.
- Other easy prebiotic foods to rotate in: green bananas, sweet potatoes, garlic, onions, and leeks.
- Why potassium is your stress mineral and how depletion and stress feed each other in a loop that's hard to break from the inside.
- Avocados as a triple threat: potassium, fat that steadies your blood sugar, and fiber for your gut.
- Wild caught salmon as the sledgehammer for inflammation driven cortisol, and why omega-3s matter so much if you're dealing with food sensitivities, gut issues, alcohol, or poor sleep.
- Pumpkin seeds versus beef liver for food based zinc, why zinc is both a calming mineral and an egg quality mineral, and why Leah would just eat both.
- Why pasture raised eggs are the other multivitamin, high in choline for your nervous system and your baby's brain if you're pregnant.
- Why women who skip protein at breakfast almost always run higher cortisol all day, and the 30 gram target that sets up the rest of your day.
- What to do if you're eating well but feel like you're not actually absorbing any of it, including the digestive enzymes Leah reaches for and the one question to answer before choosing which kind.
None of this requires a trip to a specialty store or a supplement budget. These are foods that are probably already in your kitchen or a few aisles away, and they're working on the root of the problem instead of masking it. If you want to go deeper, look at the minerals actually driving your cortisol, and get testing behind your decisions, that's what the Hormone Reset Program is for. Book a free consult call at bit.ly/hrpfreecall.
But if you take one thing from this episode, go eat more kiwi. Do it.
I'm Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.
Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you'll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results through manageable and realistic lifestyle changes, allowing you to live a healthy and balanced life without a long-term pharmaceutical prescription.
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Have you ever tried to Google your symptoms only to slam the laptop shut in frustration? Do you want natural, holistic solutions that actually work? Are you tired of being told that everything is normal, when you know it’s not? Are you ready to take back your health to live your best life?
In this podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results that allow you to live a healthy and balanced life without a life-long pharmaceutical prescription.
If you're ready to reclaim your energy, learn how to listen to your body, and holistically improve your overall health, you're in the right place! I’ll be sharing my tried and true methods for blood sugar balance, improved sleep quality, weight loss, and increased energy levels so you can live your healthiest life all without unreasonable lifestyle shifts, like restrictive dieting or excessive supplementing.
I’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.
Five years ago, I found out I had fibroadenomas (benign breast tumors), which 90% of the time return after surgical removal. I decided not to undergo the operation and instead found a way to heal the underlying cause. After years of extreme pain, irregular cycles, and ovarian cysts, I finally learned how to balance my hormones which healed my fibroadenomas and led me to regular, pain-free periods.
I learned how to make lifestyle shifts, remove toxins from my environment, and give my body what it actually needs to function optimally and heal on a cellular level. After my experience, I became a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner so that I can empower women in their own holistic health journey.
Even if you’ve been told your labs are normal or that your symptoms aren’t a cause for concern - YOU are the expert of your body and your experience. You deserve to feel AMAZING, not just “normal”. I’m here to help you achieve optimal overall health through simple, straightforward lifestyle changes that you can start to implement today.
Balancing Hormones Naturally isn’t just the name of the podcast, it’s the way forward to a happier, healthier life and I can’t wait to join you on the journey!
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