31. Ayla Neal, CNS on Addressing Estrogen Dominance & Supporting Fertility with Nutrition

How does food impact the balance of the primary female hormones, estrogen & progesterone? What foods are important for fertility and nutrition? These are the questions that we will be diving into today with our integrative and functional nutritionist, Ayla Neal. Ayla is a Certified Nutrition Specialist who focuses on female and male fertility and prenatal and postnatal/lactation nutrition. She also loves to educate her patients on how the gut microbiome can impact hormone health. Join us for a conversation about how nutrition impacts estrogen and progesterone, how the gut microbiome is involved, and what you can do to balance your hormones using food. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 8:50 - Common female hormone imbalances 12:23 - Calorie counting as a tool 18:38 - Importance of healthy fats for hormones 19:22 - Foods that are connected to hormone imbalances 22:50 - Environmental toxins 23:45 - How gut health impacts hormones 26:41 - IBS & hormone imbalances 28:06 - Foods and supplements for estrogen dominance 30:30 - Recommendations for fertility and pregnancy 32:23 - Power of community in women’s health 33:45 - What Ayla does to cultivate joy 34:39 - Why connection is so important for nutrition