Take charge of your hormones

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It's time we learnt how to come to gripswith our hormones. There is no denying that hormones have a huge impacton our lives, but there is no reason for you to be overwhelmed by them.

Oncewe understand how hormones function and how certain foods can helpregulate them, we can get them to work to our advantage. Most hormonaldisorders such as endometriosis, pre-menstrual stress and polycysticovarian syndrome result from an oestrogen dominance. Even breast cancerhas links with it. It is, therefore, useful to know how to maintain ourhormonal levels through an optimal diet and lifestyle.

Text: Prevention

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