Everything you need to know about your diet?

Have you heard about the term called “Hormone Diet”? The hormone diet claims to reset your hormones through diet modifications which helps you to become healthier and lose weight faster. But does it work, is it safe? Everything you need to know about your diet will help you understand how diet modifications affects hormones in your body. Hormones plays an important role in our body and thus it becomes more important to know how our diet affects us. Read this till the end to know pros and cons of the same.

What is Hormone diet?

This is the diet which controls the hormone fluctuations in women’s body that cause weight gain and other health issues. Hormone diet claims to reset your hormones through certain diet changes. Along with Hormone diet there is a need for exercise routine, detox methods and supplements. The hormone diet is typically 6-week plan with three steps process to promote hormonal balance in female body. Hormone fluctuations in female body is normal so one should be careful of what is going inside the body.

How does it work? 

This starts with two weeks detox methods which removes gluten, various oils, red meat, citrus, alcohol and caffeine from the body. During this process few dietician suggest use of probiotics and supplements such as fish oil. Other food off limits anything processed such as artificial sweeteners and refined grains. This phase involves physical activity that includes  strength training and continues same diet from the plan.

Is it safe to have hormonal diet ? 

The Hormone diet claims to be more sustainable and causes weightless of about 12lbs in just two weeks which is way faster as compared to normal diets as per the research. Also this diet is safe. Likely, most of the weight loss at initial stage is due to water weight caused by eliminating grains and other foods. However it is not a sustainable weight loss and thus can be comeback after initial phase is over or else if you return to normal diet. Overall hormonal diet is safe to have but know how your body responds to it.

Everything you need to know about your diet? – The Pros 

Eliminating refined sugar and packaged food items from your diet as much as possible is good for everyone. Most of the food items included in hormonal diet is high in fibre and low in saturated fat. Foods such as beans, lentils, seeds, fruits, nuts, lean proteins and unsaturated oils are also included with known proven facts as are supportive for long term good health. When I spoke to my dietician about this diet she suggested to avoid alcohol and highly processed food items which tend to be less health promoting. Most people have a lifestyle imbalance because they are unable to maintain a balance between having whole nutritional food and less included fun foods. Imbalanced lifestyle impacts hormonal function coz of disturb sleep, stress, anxiety etc. This plan also works on these factors to have healthy balanced lifestyle.

The Cons

This diet encourages one to prepare fresh food, meals and promotes less consumption of packaged food. However there are few evidence which shows that it improves skin texture or hair growth. but with time it may works for some. If you have true hormonal imbalance it will not be corrected in initial weeks timeline frame. It will take time. Elimination of isolated food item has not be shown to correct hormonal imbalances instead it is the balance of food intake which works well.

Takeaway – Everything you need to know about your diet 

Before you jump into this diet, do your proper research talk to your dietician considering whether it is truly viable reason for your health issues or weight loss. Remember, most people do not have hormonal imbalance they have lifestyle imbalance. If you are concerned about hormonal imbalance then speak to your doc about same instead of relying on damaging and restrictive diets. Consume a diet which is rich in nutrition and minerals. Do participate in physical activity for best and long lasting results- There is no need to eliminate foods or follow complicated diet plans. You can do better!

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DISCLAIMER: This is my personal blog. The views and opinions expressed here represent of my own based on educational research. Also thoughts and opinions change from time to time as I come to learn more and develop my understanding about the things and issues that I am blogging about.