My 3 Favorite Foods Every Woman Should Eat to Balance Hormones | Dr. Mindy Pelz

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1. Organic Soy
A 2021 review found that eating isoflavones and other phytoestrogens reduced symptoms of menopause.
A 2020 review noted that soy isoflavones speed up metabolism by activating myoblasts, the cells that help you build muscle.
A 2008 study found that eating soy isoflavones increased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women (specifically in their spines).

2. Sesame Seeds
They’re high in a class of estrogen compounds called lignins. Specifically, sesame is rich in sesamin and sesamolin, both of which naturally increase your estrogen.
A 2006 study found that eating ground sesame seeds daily increased estrogen levels in postmenopausal women.

3. Parsley
Much like soy and sesame are high in phytoestrogens, parsley is high in phytoprogestins—compounds that mimic progesterone, increasing your body’s natural levels.
A 2018 study found that apigenin activates progesterone receptors, particularly in the uterus, where increased progesterone has the biggest impact.

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[Therradican]

Phyto Estrogen
1. Organic Soy Isoflavanoids - Edamame, tofu (muscle building property) increased Bone density in femur head (soy nuts and tamari)
2. Sesame seeds with sweet potatoes
3. Phyto Progestin - Parsley ( increased progesterone, feeding micro biome broccoli and kale, green tea, sweet potatoes, artichoke and thyme

[judygrant]

My husband has had bad allergies his entire life, we now grind our own wheat for bread and he has been breathing completely clear!!! The food industry wants us sick

[Haley_]

Edamame full of oxalates… I have been going through lots of confusion.. dr Mandy says eat edamame, olives, turmeric, ginger… (full oxalates..) while others says avoids oxalates..😇🤔I’ve removed some of oxylates for over a week and my stiff neck, shoulder pain nearly gone.. I think there is no diet that suits all, y should try to figure out what works for you..

[Arielchinagurl]

I have crazy hormonal acne all my life! I never thought about foods affecting me hormonally. I now watch what I put in my body and my skin along my jawline has been clearing up!

[jacquelynnhawkins]

I've been using organic soy milk (filtered water + organic soy beans only) to make a 24 hour cultured yogurt for years. It's a great staple to keep in the fridge. I'm glad I don't have to feel controversial about consuming soy anymore.

[morganantoinettephoenix]

Dont eat soy, eat soy. Wow, it's confusing. Thank goodness for Dr. mindy. Great news for me, being vegan.

[jessicabrunell]

My German grandmother always told me to eat a sprig of parsley after every meal :).

[dotcosmo]

I was operating on the notion that we get too much estrogen in modern times and that we need to work hard to support the body in breaking down and clearing all this excess estrogen to prevent hormone based cancers. Was I way off base? Ive always avoided soy for this reason!

But i do consume organic sprouted sesame seeds as a topping, as well as lots of homegrown parsley, sweet potatoes and 2 cups of loose leaf green tea every morning, so yay!

[nexx]

Eat Tabouleh salad uses a lot of parsley and you get in your fiber.

[coastofmaine]

One of my favorite sources of soybeans is organic tempeh, sourced from a worker-owned cooperative here in Maine. Tempeh is fermented, and our Maine tempeh maker - Tootie's Tempeh, ferments in metal pans, rather than single use plastic bags.

[tiddlypom]

Scrambled tofu is my favourite breakfast! An easy hack I've worked out is putting a block of roughly chopped soft tofu on a rack in the air fryer for 10-15 minutes

[mandybeddoes]

oxalates are high in soya ? dangerous side effects ?sesame seeds are high in oxalates ?plus parsley ? is this right Dr Mindy

[jenndunlop]

Thank you so much!! You save me from taking meds that I dont want! I absolutely love your natural approach

[mishke]

Thanks for all the great info, Dr. Pelz. Love the women-oriented healthcare advice.

[amandatkids]

I am So Loving all you’re teaching us on foods and healing benefits of each specific food Dr.Mindy! Thanks so very much! Helps me so ouch and gets me excited for making sure I’m adding some simple little foods more often in our diet!

[jillstavos]

I got through menopause just fine by eating real food. Now I want to make sure my bone density doesn't decrease. Thanks for the info!

[ubmdlou]

Thank you ❤ Please share more on how we can use more foods to keep it natural and stay healthy. 💯🎯🥰

[emmarizzelli]

Great information! Thank you.

What about flaxseed as well. I take that daily and I understood that is a phytoestrogen.

[jenniferrobinson]

Thank you Dr. Mindy! I am studying Dr. Axe’s certification program for Functional Nutrition and we always say Food is Medicine!! I am very healthy and going through menopause, used bioidentical progesterone cream for 3 months, took hot flashes away, gave me other improvements, but stopped it due to feeling anxious. I read somewhere that too much progesterone in relationship to estrogen may increase cortisol since progesterone is its precursor. Am I crazy? Maybe that’s all wrong. Anyway, I felt better after I stopped the cream, but my diet is very healthy, and your video is so helpful because now I’m thoroughly confused about whether my hormones are balanced or not. I will eat more of what you suggested, I love all those foods! My worst issue now is moodiness and feeling very low and I can’t seem to fix it. I would be so happy to understand how intermittent fasting works, I don’t have any problems with fasting or feeling hungry while doing so. Thank you so much, I hope you can help me understand what else I can do to balance my hormones. I want to be happy again like I always was.

[christinejecko]

Since reading Fast Like a Girl, I do find myself in the grocery store thinking "Is this good for my hormones? Which one should I be feeding right now?" And, as I've said here again and again, I feel so much better. All thanks to you, Dr Mindy! Can't wait for Eat Like a Girl!! Love fasting ... taken to it like a champ... but I do like to eat too!! 🥳