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How to Balance Your Hormones and Lose Weight Easily
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7. Get Enough Sleep
This is super important, more so than most people realize. Of course in a perfect world we would rise and sleep in time with the sun, get all the vitamin D we need from natural sunlight and plenty of magnesium from the ocean or from our foods, and get plenty of exercise in a stress-free environment, but that kind of world does not appear to be on the horizon. In the meantime, do all you can to remedy things as much as possible and one of the things within your control is getting enough sleep. Your body detoxes itself and makes hormones while you sleep. Get at least 7 hours every single night.
8. Take Supplements
Very few people get all the vitamins and minerals we need to work in today’s world from their diet alone. Take a magnesium supplement for better sleep. (Use an oil for better absorption.) Get 30 minutes of safe sun exposure daily or take vitamin D supplements as this vitamin is a pre-hormone that supports overall hormone function. Gelatin is a great way to get calcium, magnesium, and phosphate all in one fell swoop. Also, consider taking some fermented cod liver oil as this contains vitamins A, D, and K, all of which are vital for hormone production.
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9. Fix Your Leptin
Leptin is the master hormone, and when it is out of whack, so is everything else. Fixing your leptin levels will help improve fertility, lower inflammation, and make losing weight much easier. To do this, don’t overdo the exercise, don’t snack in-between meals for a period of about 4 weeks, remove stress and do a detox program. Be sure you are consuming lots of those healthy omega-3s as well!
10. Get Some Light Exercise
Don’t go all out and do a marathon. In fact, heavy cardio is bad for you when you are trying to balance your hormones. Do simple exercises such as walking, swimming, and some light weight training.
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