Dr. Alan Christianson on Hormone Health & Foods That Are More Powerful Than Prescriptions

Published: June 26, 2023, 9 a.m.

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Christianson

  • Why he goes to bed at 7:30pm and gets up around 4am each day!
  • The top five hormonal symptoms that people might not initially associate with hormones
  • Why hot flashes can actually be dangerous and why to pay attention to them
  • How to address hot flashes and other hormonal symptoms
  • Why do hormones change as we age and why this isn\\u2019t the case in all animals, like jellyfish that can replicate almost indefinitely
  • Hormone shifts seem to relate to a shift in reproductive capacity and so when a person reaches the phase of life of not being able to reproduce, hormones shift from a human adaptation and survival perspective
  • What phytonutrients have to do with hormones and how certain plant foods can help with symptoms
  • How cruciferous vegetables help liver function
  • Understanding the real deal on fiber, which isn\\u2019t a food but a category
  • Why we need a wide variety of plant foods
  • Food as a matrix and the context of food within overall diet
  • Did you know\\u2026 pistachios have natural melatonin but doesn\\u2019t necessarily affect immediate melatonin but can help your body produce more melatonin naturally
  • Our bodies operate on 9,346 different chemical pathways
  • What is happening hormonally during peri-menopause and menopause and how to support with food
  • The surprising way figs can help with hormone symptoms
  • How we regulate hormones is often actually about how well we eliminate hormone byproducts
  • Ways foods like onions and blackberries can help support muscle mass
  • Why phytonutrients in food and supplements of the same nutrients might not work the same way and why whole food based sources often perform better
  • If your diet is devoid of plants, you are essentially taking antibiotics
  • Dietary changes can reduce or eliminate adult hormone disease 78+% of the time

Resources We Mention

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