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12 Best Foods to Boost Progesterone

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12 Best Foods to Boost Progesterone

Progesterone is a sex hormone released from the ovaries that is vital for conceiving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy. The hormone can be broken down as ‘pro’ meaning to promote and ‘gesterone’ meaning gestation or pregnancy. It is released from the corpus luteum which is the remains of the ovarian follicle which releases the ovum or egg. Progesterone has 2 different paths each month depending on fertilization and ovulation. If your ovulated egg is fertilized, then progesterone rises after ovulation to help thicken the uterine lining for pregnancy. If your egg does not become fertilized after ovulation, then progesterone peaks and then declines, because you do not need to prepare for pregnancy. The uterine lining will shed and become a period. Progesterone is also involved in breast development and breastfeeding. Problems can arise when progesterone levels are too low regardless if you are attempting to conceive. Certain foods contain nutrients to help increase progesterone in the body.

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11 Remedies for Period Cramps

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11 Remedies for Period Cramps

Prostaglandins are the reason we can get period cramps. Prostaglandins are hormone-like substances that the body releases around menstruation that cause the uterus to contract to shed the lining. They are involved in pain and inflammation. High levels of prostaglandins can mean more severe pain. There are a couple of major problems with downing ibuprofen and waiting it out with a heating pad. One is just that it interferes with your time, mood, and energy to be suffering in pain. And prolonged use of NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory meds like ibuprofen) can seriously affect your gut over time. Poor gut health is just going to add more fuel to the fire of your symptoms. Here are 11 remedies for period cramps.

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7 Teas for Hormonal Acne

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7 Teas for Hormonal Acne

In each pore of our skin, we have sebaceous glands that produce sebum, an oil-like liquid, which helps to moisturize and protect our skin. When too many dead skin cells collect on the top of the skin in conjunction with high amounts of sebum, this can create a clog in our sebaceous glands and will result in inflammation. Our body will respond to this inflammation by sending white blood cells to the site of the clog which forms the white-headed pimples called acne. Hormonal acne is a common symptom of PCOS and can be reduced by balancing out hormones.

8 Herbal Teas for Endometriosis

8 Herbal Teas for Endometriosis

Affecting 11% of the population, endometriosis is a condition where bits of tissue similar to the endometrium (uterine living) grow in places other than inside the uterus. The extra tissue that grows elicits a high inflammatory response resulting in severe period pain. This tissue is responsive to estrogen, so as hormone levels fluctuate throughout the month this can affect your pain. Diagnosis is not simple – it requires laparoscopic surgery, but if you experience debilitating period pain it’s important to bring this up with your doctor. The goal of endometriosis is to reduce pain and inflammation because there is no cure. There are many natural remedies for endometriosis that you can implement starting today to aid with pain.

7 Best Probiotic Food Sources

7 Best Probiotic Food Sources

Probiotics help to support beneficial gut bacteria balance. The bacteria from the probiotics line the digestive tract and act as a defense against pathogens from passing through. Probiotics can help to reduce bloating, gas, and diarrhea by improving the bacteria balance in the intestines. Fermented foods are great probiotic food sources to help support a healthy gut microbiome. Fermentation is the process of a microorganism converting or breaking down a substance in a chemical reaction.

11 Gut Healing Foods

11 Gut Healing Foods

Gut health is extremely important for hormone function, digestion, detoxing pathogens, and absorbing nutrients. Digestion is the process from the moment we consume food to the moment the food is excreted. A large indicator of gut health is intestinal permeability. The intestine is where we absorb nutrients, and everything left behind will pass onto the colon and leave the body as stool. The intestine is lined with a single cell wall called lumen, and past the lumen is the bloodstream. This cell wall is thin so that it is easy to absorb nutrients, and contains tight junctions to keep out anything that is not a nutrient. If the junctions loosen up in the cell wall and become permeable, then larger substances like toxins can pass through the wall and into the bloodstream with the nutrients which cause damage. Certain gut healing foods can help support gut healing.

7 Supplements for Gut Healing

7 Supplements for Gut Healing

Gut health is extremely important for hormone function, digestion, detoxing pathogens, and absorbing nutrients. Digestion is the process from the moment we consume food to the moment the food is excreted. A large indicator of gut health is intestinal permeability. The intestine is where we absorb nutrients, and everything left behind will pass onto the colon and leave the body as stool. The intestine is lined with a single cell wall called lumen, and past the lumen is the bloodstream. This cell wall is thin so that it is easy to absorb nutrients, and contains tight junctions to keep out anything that is not a nutrient. If the junctions loosen up in the cell wall and become permeable, then larger substances like toxins can pass through the wall and into the bloodstream with the nutrients which cause damage. Certain compounds are found in supplements for gut healing that aid in reducing negative symptoms of digestion.

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