consciouseating Hormone-Happy
FOODS
The Right Choices Make Our Bodies Hum
by Linda Sechrist O
ur body’s hormones work like an orchestra. When one instrument is out of tune, the entire production struggles to maintain harmony. Each plays a part in influenc- ing the others and determining how well the whole concert works. Fortunately, our body has master- ful conductors, including the endo- crine system, which coordinates all of the glands and the hormones they produce. “Players” include the adre- nal, hypothalamus, pancreas, pineal, pituitary, reproductive and thyroid/ parathyroid glands. “A healthy endocrine system is essential to making hormones in ap- propriate amounts throughout our life,” says Theresa Dale, Ph.D., a naturopath- ic doctor who practices as a traditional naturopath and clinical nutritionist in Oxnard, California, and has authored Revitalizing Your Hormones. “For exam- ple, when the ovaries shut down after menopause, the adrenal glands contin- ue producing progesterone and other essential hormones.”
Dale, dean and founder of the California College of Natural Medicine, further assures that contrary to asser- tions from some conventional medicine reports, the body is able to produce necessary hormones throughout our entire life.
Hormones function as chemical messengers that commute through the bloodstream as part of the information
superhighway that connects the brain to the DNA managers of the body’s cells. “Hormones communicate with chemicals produced by the brain called neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, which greatly influence energy levels, moods and other bodily functions such as moving memories from short- to long- term storage,” explains Dale. For 20 years, she has seen patients with critical hormonal imbalances respond to her recommended three- month, endocrine-rebuilding diet, com- prising three daily meals of steamed, sautéed and raw foods, fish, whole grains, legumes, seeds, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus two raw vegetable or seed snacks. The regimen strives to balance metabolism, cleanse the body, restore immune function and revitalize the endocrine system. Kokomo, Indiana, resident Sylvia Egel, national director of coaching and education for Metabolic Balance, a personalized nutrition plan to balance metabolism and hormones, optimize health and increase energy at any age, agrees that hormones can be restored and balanced via proper food selec- tions. “Our lifestyle and dietary choices strongly affect our metabolism and hormonal health, as do stress levels and sleep patterns. Eating at the wrong time, in the wrong place or in the
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