Hormone Reset Diet: Proven Step by Step Guide to Balance Hormones, Look Younger, Boost Metabolism and Lose Weight in 10 Days (2 page)

It is one thing to have a defect in the body system, it is another thing to know when the defect shows up. Most of the times, quite a number of people do not give attention to unusual signs in their body. Every defect starts with a very small and unusual sign. “A stitch in time saves nine,” they say. A little unusual sign, given attention to early enough can save one a lifetime of discomfort.

Weight gain that won’t go away.

Have you ever wondered what will cross your mind, when you stand before the mirror one morning, and you are seeing an image that has lost shape? Do you get excited at that? Gaining weight is not a sign of eating something good. It may be that you need to give attention to something which may be going wrong in your body. Your best response to this is the elimination of diets known to be causing this continuous weight gain.

Fatness of the belly.

Fats are stored in your belly as a result of your body being under stress. When your hormones are under stress, some are forced to be produced while others go down in production. Adrenal fatigue results and that makes your belly store fat. The body is obviously doing something good by responding to this stress, but it is not healthy for you.

Reduced sexual drive
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One of the most conspicuous symptoms of hormonal imbalance is a very low sexual drive. It often starts with distress in sleep. Lack of quality sleep can cause your sex hormone production to reduce.

Absolute tiredness
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Sometimes when you do some little work, you experience tiredness beyond normal. This isn't normal. Easy dietary changes, such as eliminating wheat and most grains, will help stabilize your blood sugar and thus, restore your strength.

Nervousness and depression.

Do you get unnecessarily nervous without cause? Perhaps, when there is a cause, you get over anxious. I bet you it’s not the time to go swallowing pills. Being nervous and being depressed are sure signs that you are having a hormonal imbalance. The best way to counter this way is to get eating healthy foods.

Irregular sleep.

When you are experiencing irregularity in your sleep, your cortisol level increases, and this results in hormonal imbalances. Reduce every activity that are causing you sleeplessness. Shift every pending task if possible, and get yourself some consistent, and quality sleep.

Water loss in the body through sweat.

When you dress up in the morning, and not long after, you discover that your cloth is wet. This is one uncomfortable sign that something is wrong. Hormone replacement is not an option you should consider. Find out what food you eat that triggers this effect and take it out. Then start to include a better meal.

Problem with digestion

Are you experiencing an imbalance in your digestion? Do you eat in the morning and still experiencing fullness in your stomach in the afternoon? That may be a sure sign of slow digestion, a usual consequence of hormonal imbalance. When your body is not digesting food, it becomes deficient of important nutrients for proper growth and development.

Excessive eating.

An unquenchable desire for food and drinks is often the consequence of hormonal imbalance. Sometimes you eat again and again without any reason. That’s a strong desire for food.  The established causes of this excess eating are; adrenal fatigue, and hormonal imbalances. The best way to address this is by lowering your sugar intake as well of dairy products.

With consistent effort applied to improving diet and digestive health, stress management, improved sleep and consistent physical activity, true holistic health is attainable.

It is one thing to know what to eat, and it’s a different thing entirely to know how to prepare it. This list below provides you with delicious recipes that are indispensable in making sure you lose that excess weight, look young and active and stay as healthy as possible.

There are ten different recipes discussed below in a very simple step by step order of preparation

Are you craving for cookies yet worried about getting your diet ruined? Worry not, here is a little treat for a good one like you.

Ingredients:

-1/4 cup of rolled oats (quick cook)

-1 gingersnap cookie (crushed coarsely)

-1/2 cup of milk (optional)

Steps:

1. Check oats package for cooking directions and cook accordingly.

2. Sprinkle the oatmeal with crushed cookie and serve.

3. If you want to use a recipe for an evening snack, simply add 1/2 cup of milk.

We all know that eggs are healthy, but this recipe is even healthier. If you want to push it a notch higher, here is the perfect recipe for you. Both healthy and good for your hormones!

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup mushrooms (sliced)

-1/4 cup green bell pepper (diced)

-1/4 cup red bell pepper (diced)

-1/4 red onion (chopped)

-1 tbsp. Olive oil (extra virgin)

-1 omega-3 egg (large)

-1 slice of rye toast

-2 tsp. Goat cheese (crumbled)

-3 egg whites (medium or large)

Steps:

1. Heat olive oil in your pan and make sure the heat is set to medium.

2. Add and sauce the mushroom, onion, and peppers until soft.

3. In a small bowl, beat the egg whites and eggs until blended.

4. By this time, the vegetables are most likely soft. Transfer to a small bowl and set them aside.

5. Carefully transfer the beaten eggs into the pan.

6. Cook the beaten eggs over medium heat until set.

7. On top of the cooked egg, evenly spread the vegetables and top it with goat cheese.

8. Fold the omelet and serve with rye toast. Enjoy!

Oatmeal is healthy and it is full of fibers. Pancake is good on its own little way too. While the pancakes are usually okay, there is something that we can probably all agree to about the oatmeal. The taste is quite bland and plainly adding fruits on it sometimes do not do their magic. Now, here is a little recipe that can help spice up your morning oatmeal and give your pancakes a new kick!

Ingredients:

-1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract (pure)

-1/2 Ricotta or cottage cheese (low-fat)

-1/4 cup of blueberries (fresh)

-1 cup oats (old-fashioned, slow-cook)

-1 tbsp. Flaxseed or Chia (ground)

-2 tsp. Canola oil

-6 egg whites

Steps:

1. In a large bowl, mix the ground seeds and oats.

2. Add the cheese, blueberries, egg whites, and vanilla extract and stir.

3. Heat the oil (canola) in a medium-sized pan over medium heat.

4. Pour the batter on the pan and wait until cooked. You will know this by seeing bubbles on the batter and the edges are hard enough to lift.

5. Flip the pancake so you can cook the other side.

6. Repeat the first five steps for the rest of the mixture.

7. Add the fresh blueberries before serving.

This interesting recipe promotes higher levels of FSH in the body. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) regulates the body development, muscular growth and plays active role in maturation of germ cells in men and women.

The vegetarian version of the BLT sandwich is as tasty and juicy as its meaty brother. Start your morning with this not so common recipe and get decent nutritional value in one meal. Preparation time is only a few minutes.

Ingredients:

- Fat-free mayonnaise: 2 tablespoons

- Whole-wheat bread with flaxseed: 8 toasted slices (28 g or 8 oz)

- Romaine lettuce: 4 large leaves (alternatively use Boston lettuce)

- Large ripe tomato: 1 (cut into thin slices)

- Avocado: 1 (no skin, cut in slices)

- Cucumber: 12 thin slices

- Reduced-fat, reduced-sodium Swiss cheese: 4 slices (21 g or 0, 77 oz) (Alpine Lace cheese is an example)

Steps:

1. Smear mayonnaise on bread slices

2. Put slice of bread on the serving plate, mayonnaise side up

3. Add a lettuce leaf, 1 tomato slice, 1 avocado slice, 3 slices of cucumber, 1 cheese slices and top with bread slice, mayonnaise side down

4. Repeat the same procedure with remaining bread slices

5. Cut ready sandwiches in half diagonally and serve

Implementing recipes like this on in your breakfast routine will help prevent osteoporosis, bone softening in adults and rickets in children. This recipe gets you an increase in CALCITRIOL, a very important hormone, associated with the production of sufficient quantities of vitamin D in the human body.

Ingredients:

- Fresh spicy pork sausage: 450 g (1 pound)

- Cream cheese: 1 package (226 g or 8 oz)

- Refrigerated crescent rolls: 2 packages (each on is 226 g or 8 oz of weight)

- Egg white: 1 egg white (whipped slightly)

- Poppy seeds: 1 tablespoon

Steps:

1. Preheat oven at 175 degrees C (350 F)

2. In the frying pan, cook sausage until it turn slightly brown. Remove the excess fat from the frying pan. The sausage should be dry.

3. Add cream cheese to the sausage, keep stirring it until cheese is melted and forms a creamy sauce. Put it aside and let it cool.

4. Take crescent rolls out of packages and make them in 2 rectangles

5. Place sausage mix lengthwise, in the middle of each pastry rectangle

6. Wrap both sides of pastry around sausage mixes, covering it completely

7. Put pastries on baking tray, with closure side down

8. Spread egg white on the pastries by using cooking brush, put a few pinches of poppy seeds on each pastry

9. Cook it for 20 minutes until sausage roll get light brown color

10. Take sausage rolls out of the oven, cool completely, then cut into thin slices. They are now ready to be served

This recipe increases the level of GROWTH HORMONE (GH) in your body. High levels of GH prevent depression, increase regeneration rate, and have a positive effect on learning and memory.

Cooking and preparation will take only 15 minutes. The pancakes are best served with honey or some banana slices on the side.

Ingredients:

-Non-fat Greek yogurt: 1 container (150 g or 5.3 oz)

-Egg: 1 (alternatively use 2 egg whites)

-White flour: ½ cup

-Baking soda: 1 teaspoon

-Fresh blueberries: ½ cup (alternatively use ½ of large banana)

Steps:

1. Take a bowl and mix together Greek yogurt and egg. Blend together until it becomes consistent.

2. Add flour and baking soda into the bowl and mix together. The dough should be thick and well mixed, without chunks.

3. Warm a non-stick frying pan on medium heat.

4. Take an ice-cream scoop or ¼ to 1/3 measuring cup and use it to put batter on the frying-pan

5. Arrange scoops of batter in the frying pan to form a circle.

6. Put a few blueberries (or bananas) on top of each pancake.

7. Cook for 3 minutes on one side, then turn the pancake over and cook 2 more minutes on the other side. Use of all of the remaining batter to make as many pancakes as possible.

8. Serve warm pancakes topped up with additional blueberries.

Natriuretic Peptide is a protein hormone, which controls body water, sodium and potassium levels. Its main role is to decrease water levels in the human body and, therefore, decrease the blood pressure.

This recipe contains just the right amount of food to help with natriuretic peptide production in your body. It is a great recipe for a healthy beginning of the day. Berries, honey, granola, and fruits are ideal ingredients for a light and nutritional breakfast. In addition, it will take from only 5 to 10 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

-tandoori spice: 1 teaspoon (alternatively use curry powder)

-honey: ¼ cup

-All-natural granola: ½ cup

-2% plain Greek yogurt: 2 cups

-fresh berries: 1 cup

-fresh coriander: few leaves

-freeze-dried mango, pineapple, and/or berries: 1 cup

Steps:

1. Heat small non-stick frying pan on low heat.

2. Put tandoori spice (or curry powder) and cook it on low heat for 2 minutes.

3. Remove frying pan from heat and add honey to the spices. Mix it all together.

4. Put all of your Greek yogurts in 4 individual serving bowls, then pour spiced honey on it and finally sprinkle the yogurt with berries, fruits, granola and coriander leaves. The dish is ready to be served.