The foods we eat play a big role in hormone balance. Our hormones are made using amino acids from protein and fatty acids from fats. The better quality materials we use, the better quality hormones our body creates. 

Variety is as equally important! 

Use the list as a handy reference guide to the foods that are beneficial for hormonal health. 

Clean Protein 

• Grass-fed meats (beef, lamb, buffalo, and bison)
• Wild-caught fish (salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines)
• Pastured chicken and turkey
• Pastured eggs
• Organic vegetables, lentils, and beans

Healthy Fats
. Olive oil
. Coconut oil, as well as coconut milk and coconut butter
. Grass-fed ghee or butter (unless sensitive to dairy)
. Animal fats from grass-fed animals
. Avocados
. Nuts & seeds and nut & seed butters
. Organic cow or goat/sheep dairy (full-fat cheese, full-fat raw milk, kefir)
. Fish oil or cod liver oil

Organic Fruits and Vegetables 

• Dark leafy greens
• Berries
• Pomegranate, acai
• Apples, grapefruit, cantaloupe, pears, figs, apricots, cherries, and peaches
• Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale, etc.)
• Beets, squashes, pumpkin, ripe plantain, and carrots

Resistant Starches

. Sweet potatoes, potatoes (when cooked and cooled), and squash
. Organic oatmeal (if grains are tolerated)
. Underripe banana, green plantain
. Beans and lentils
. Avocados
. Nuts & seeds and nut & seed butters

Gluten-free Grains 

• Buckwheat
• Amaranth
• Quinoa
• Brown, black, or white rice

Sea Vegetables

. Wakame
. Nori
. Dulse
. Arame

. Agar
. Seaweed salad

A great list to re-set your hormones!!!