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

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’t 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’t 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… pistachios have natural melatonin but doesn’t 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

• The Hormone Healing Cookbook: 80+ Recipes to Balance Hormones and Treat Fatigue, Brain Fog, Insomnia, and More by Dr. Alan Christianson - NEW
• The Metabolism Reset Diet: Repair Your Liver, Stop Storing Fat, and Lose Weight Naturally by Dr. Alan Christianson
• The Thyroid Reset Diet: Reverse Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Symptoms with a Proven Iodine-Balancing Plan by Dr. Alan Christianson
• Dr. Alan Christianson - His Website
• Dr. Alan Christianson - His Supplements
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