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If you’re bloated, constipated, dealing with PMS, or feeling like your hormones are off and you don’t know where to start, this episode is for you. Hormone balance doesn’t come from juice cleanses, cutting more foods, or chasing the “perfect” diet. It comes from giving your body the raw materials it actually needs to build, detoxify, and regulate hormones properly. In this episode, I’m breaking down the foundational foods every woman needs to support hormone balance, without extremes.

In this episode I’m sharing:

• Why hormones don’t work in isolation, and why gut health, liver detox, and blood sugar must be supported first
• How soluble fiber (like carrots, beets, apples, and cruciferous veggies) binds excess estrogen and supports detox
• Why many women feel worse before their period when estrogen isn’t clearing properly
• The truth about animal products and why they’re critical for minerals, protein, and hormone production
• How long-term vegan or restrictive diets often lead to mineral depletion and hormone symptoms
• Why saturated fat (butter, ghee, coconut oil) is essential for progesterone and cortisol production
• The role of carbohydrates in ovulation, progesterone, thyroid conversion (T4 → T3), and microbiome health
• Why keto and extreme carb restriction often backfire for women’s hormones
• How bitters (arugula, dandelion greens, beets, digestive bitters) stimulate bile flow and estrogen detox
• What to do if fiber makes you bloated, and why that doesn’t mean you should avoid it
• Why juice cleanses don’t support hormone balance and often worsen blood sugar and liver stress

Hormone balance isn’t about doing more, it’s about supporting the basics consistently. When digestion, liver detox, minerals, protein, fat, and carbohydrates are in place, hormones naturally regulate more easily. This episode will help you simplify your approach, stop chasing quick fixes, and start nourishing your body in a way that actually supports long-term hormone health.

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I’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.

Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results through manageable and realistic lifestyle changes, allowing you to live a healthy and balanced life without a life-long pharmaceutical prescription.

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