Balanced Life

Hormone Health Tip: MORNING ☀️

I can’t emphasise the benefits you will enjoy from this simple daily habit! By the way, outdoor light can be hundreds or even thousands of times brighter than indoor lighting, even on a cloudy morning.

Get outside shortly after waking for around 10–20 minutes. You don’t need to stare at the sun, simply let natural daylight reach your eyes safely.

Your energy today and your sleep tonight begin with the same signal, which is morning light.
Should I cover this topic more? I find it super interesting!

Detox isn’t a juice cleanse. It’s a three-phase biological process and if even one phase is sluggish, your liver can’t do its job.

Your liver detoxes in 3 steps:

Phase 1: Activation
Phase 2: Conversion/Neutralisation
Phase 3: Elimination

But this is sooo important:
You can upregulate Phase 1, which can be amazing (like taking supplements or herbs)…
But if Phases 2 and 3 aren’t supported with minerals, fibre, hydration, and bowel flow those toxins can get stuck mid-process.
And that can actually make you feel worse!!

In this final video of the series, I’m showing you how to support all 3 phases properly( backed by science, and explained simply, I hope!)

Let’s support it the way it actually works. 🩵

Your liver is one of the most hormone-active organs in your body. Did you know that?

On top of everything else, here’s some functions your liver completes:

It clears out used hormones like estrogen
Converts thyroid hormone so you have energy
Helps stabilise blood sugar to keep hormones in check
Works with your gut to prevent inflammation and imbalance

When it’s sluggish or overloaded you’re gonna experience:
Hormones recirculating
Estrogen builds up
Thyroid slows down
Everything feeling a wee bit off, even if your blood tests look “normal”

Ps. sorry there were some sound issues on this video 😬

The final, and perhaps most important video of this series is dropping tomorrow 🙏

If your digestion’s off, if toxins are leaking into your bloodstream, if your bowels are sluggish then it’s your liver that’s left to clean up the mess. And over time it’s going to get overwhelmed.

In this video, I’m breaking down:
How leaky gut and dysbiosis put pressure on your liver
Why sluggish bowels = sluggish detox
The vicious cycle between poor digestion and poor detox
Simple ways to support both systems together

You can’t detox if you’re not going to the toilet daily. 💩
You can’t fix hormones or skin until your gut-liver axis is working.

Next up: How Your Liver Affects Your Hormones 🙌

Watch this one, then watch it again and take notes 😅

Our liver is like the CEO of the body, you need to support it! There is no point in quick fixes here, we need to look at the entire picture and make changes at all levels. We are so blessed with how our bodies can heal, given the right support. The liver in particular has a wonderful ability to regenerate.

Also you may think your liver is functioning well if you don’t drink alcohol, that can be very far from the truth. If you have gut issues, skin issues or hormone issues, you NEED to consider the liver.

Any questions??

We overcomplicate hormone health!

A randomised study found that walking for just 10 minutes after each main meal reduced post-meal blood sugar by an average of 12% compared with one 30-minute walk at any other time of day. After the evening meal, it was 22% lower.

Insulin is a hormone. Finish your meal, get up and walk for 10 minutes. You’ll reap the benefits in more ways that one 👏

Study: Reynolds et al., Diabetologia, 2016.