Playing the hormone balancing act? 👀 Read This ⬇️

Your hormones need nutrients for optimal function, and those nutrients need to be properly absorbed from the gut. Not only that, but gut health affects hormone balance in another important way.

The other link between gut health and hormones is specific to estrogen 🌸

When things are working right, estrogen binds to proteins in the liver and then moves to the gut for elimination.

But there’s a sneaky enzyme in the intestines that can break up this union between estrogen and the protein, allowing estrogen to be absorbed right back into the body again.

Ever heard of estrogen dominance?

It’s the driving force of many hormonal conditions and can be rooted in gut health!

I’m sharing a series of posts this month all about tips for improving gut health. Like this post ❤️ and follow 🚶‍♀️ to catch my upcoming posts!

References

He S, Li H, Yu Z, et al. The Gut Microbiome and Sex Hormone-Related Diseases. Front Microbiol. 2021;12:711137. Published 2021 Sep 28. [link]

Hu S, Ding Q, Zhang W, Kang M, Ma J, Zhao L. Gut microbial beta-glucuronidase: a vital regulator in female estrogen metabolism. Gut Microbes. 2023;15(1):2236749. [link]