Swap Coffee/Tea for Green Tea

Excess coffee consumption impairs your liver’s ability to process and clear excess hormones. Thus, contributing to a whole array of hormone imbalances, increased anxiety and poor ability to cope with stress. Coffee also affects how well you break down and absorb food, reducing the amount of period-supporting nutrients available for your body.

Consider Choosing These Alternatives to Coffee/Tea:

• Green tea
• Turmeric latte (vegan version)
• Hot cacao

Include Dark Leafy Greens

Dark leafy greens are one of the most powerful foods you can eat for hormone balance. They are important for your hormones because: 

• Aid in natural hormone production: Dark leafy greens (like rocket, collard greens, kale, spinach, swiss chard, local seasonal greens) are rich in magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, folate and vitamin C which are needed for optimal hormone production.
• Efficient detoxification and elimination of excess estrogen: Greens are packed with fibre which is crucial for promoting regular bowel movements. It might come as a surprise but constipation is one of the causes of estrogen excess in your body. 

Include Greens Like

• Kale
• Rocket (arugula)
• Collard greens
• Spinach
• Dandelion greens
• Parsley
• Basil
• Local seasonal greens

You can add them to your salads, in soups, curries, sautéed veggies or in your smoothie.  

Add Healthy Fats in Your Meals

Healthy Fats Make Healthy Hormones. It’s high time we should stop demonizing fats (good fats) and give them the credit they deserve. If you’re not providing your body with enough healthy fats, your periods will suffer in following  ways:

All our hormones are made of fats.We need adequate amounts of healthy fats to make cholesterol because of a hormone called Pregnenolone. All sex horomones  such as testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone are made from the “Mother Hormone:- Pregnenolone. If you are eating a low-fat diet, your hormones will suffer,  resulting in missing periods, skin breakouts, painful periods and nightmarish PMS and mood swings.

• A high amount of unhealthy fats and decreased intake of healthy fats can lead to a chronic state of inflammation which causes cramping. 
• Fat is also a crucial nutrient needed for the absorption of certain fat- soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, E and K which are vital in regulating hormones and fertility.

Fix Your Periods with Healthy Fats

For better periods, eat fats from the good list (Omega 3 Fats) and avoid the bad guys (Omega 6s)

The Good Fats

• Unprocessed organic oils like cold pressed coconut oil:  Coconut oil has special medium-chain fatty acids that promote a healthy metabolism, immune system, skin and thyroid
• Avocados and avocado oil:
• Organic A2 ghee from grass-fed desi cows (ghee made by traditional bilona method is the best). It is rich in short chain fatty acids which is great for the gut microbiome. 
• Extra virgin olive oil.
• Soaked raw nuts and seeds like chia seeds, flax seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and walnuts.
• Egg yolks from pastured hens.
• Organic meat from animals that are grass fed.
• Wild-caught salmon
• Brazil nuts (great for your thyroid!)
• Ground flax seeds
• Tahini (ground sesame seed paste)
• Hemp seeds
• Almond/cashew butter

The Bad Fats

All the bad guys are the ultra-processed vegetable oils aka PUFAs (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids)

• Corn oil
• Canola oil
• Soy oil
• Vegetable oil Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats
• Margarine

Include Turmeric

The anti-inflammatory spice. Curcumin in turmeric has potent anti-inflammatory actions. In India, turmeric is available in abundance, so make use of this amazing spice. 

• It  improves gut health. Improved digestion means enhanced nutrient absorption and more nutrients available for creating and balancing your hormones.
• Turmeric supports the liver to detoxify excess estrogen hormones, hence helps with PMS, PCOS, etc
• Reduces  inflammation in the skin 

Start with 1 tsp per day mixed into warm drinks, smoothies, and curries. Curcumin is activated when taken with a fat source and some black pepper so make sure you add that in there as well for maximum benefits.

In Addition, Also Read – Do not Miss The Signs Your Periods are Giving You About Your Body Health