Not many people understand the important role hormones play in keeping their body healthy. They are chemical messengers traveling in our blood stream to the body’s organs, ensuring their proper functioning. They are responsible for maintaining metabolism, reproduction, sexual function, moods, and various other functions.
Studies have also confirmed the positive role of hormone therapy on a patient’s mood[1] as regulated by the endocrine system. Therefore, here are a few things you can do to ensure proper functioning of your body, while maintaining the hormonal balance:
Diet
There is a consensus among doctors and nutritionists that a balanced diet is the key to a healthy life. For the sufficient production of hormones in the body, it is essential that the necessary components are available. All such components come from the food you consume. Therefore, you are advised to eat proper amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and other nutrients in your food.
Control your caffeine intake
Every loves coffee but unfortunately, you cannot have too much of everything. If a lot of caffeine is consumed, especially in the presence of another hormone stressor, the two can wreak havoc for the endocrine system. These stressors include toxins, pregnancy, and stress.
Avoiding Chemicals
Several harmful chemicals are present in our surrounding. Plastics, pesticides, mattresses, and household cleaners may contain a significant amount of these chemicals. They act as hormone disruptors by competing with one of the building blocks of the hormone. They bind at any one side of the hormone molecule, thus rendering it useless, and without any function[2].
In addition to avoiding such products, you can also opt for the following:
- Using Natural Indoor Air Cleaners
- Improving indoor air quality with plants
- Finding the Best water filter options
- Avoiding plastic use in the kitchen
Align your Sleeping habits
Unless you stick to a proper sleeping routine, there is no way your hormones will stay balanced. When you are sleeping, your body is busy removing toxins as well as creating hormones. Therefore, it is crucial to get proper sleep if you want to stay healthy with balanced hormones[3].
Supplements
In an ideal situation, you will get all your nutrients from the food you eat, the water you drink, and the serene environment you live in. However, the world is not so pristine anymore and the food is devoid of nutrients. Water also has arsenic mixed in it sometimes, and the air contains toxic chemicals as well. To deal with this lack of nutrients in your diet, you can take additional supplements. However, you are advised to do so only after the consent of your doctor.
Exercising
Stretching those muscles of yours is a great way to keep the hormones in balance[4]. However, you must understand that not all exercises are good for keeping the balance. Try to keep it light and simple with swimming, walking, and other activities. In fact, intense exercise patterns at the balancing stage can be extremely difficult.
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[1] Fischer, B., Gleason, C., & Asthana, S. (2014). Effects of hormone therapy on cognition and mood. Fertility and sterility, 101(4), 898-904.
[2] Bergman, Ǻ., Heindel, J. J., Jobling, S., Kidd, K. A., & Zoeller, R. T. (2013). State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals 2012: an assessment of the state of the science of endocrine disruptors prepared by a group of experts for the United Nations Environment Programme and World Health Organization. World Health Organization.
[3] Chaput, J. P. (2014). Sleep patterns, diet quality and energy balance. Physiology & behavior, 134, 86-91.
[4] Kimball, S. R. (2014). Integration of signals generated by nutrients, hormones, and exercise in skeletal muscle. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 99(1), 237S-242S.