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Foundation
ALL
conditions
conditions
for All
Hormonal
Conditions
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Sugar-balancing
Low GI (glycemic index) diet, high-protein, PFFSugar-balancing
(protein, fat and fiber) breakfast, sufficient fats. Cinnamon, cloves,
Low GI (glycemic index) diet, high-protein, PFF (protein,
fat and fiber) breakfast, sufficient fats. Cinnamon, cloves,
turmeric.
turmeric. Gut-healing
Bone broths, collagen, gelatin, anti-candida (lowGut-healing
GI), free of food intolerances, cultured food (probiotics), aloe. Bone broths, collagen, gelatin, anti-candida (low GI), free of food intolerances, cultured food (probiotics), aloe. Liver-supporting
Liver-supporting
Cruciferous vegetables, dandelion, parsley, organ
meats like liver, sprouts, fiber-rich food (e.g. flaxseed, chia) Cruciferous vegetables, dandelion, parsley, organ meats like liver, sprouts, fiber-rich food (e.g. flaxseed, chia) Hormone-
Hormone-
specific
specific
Hormonespecific
Protocols
EstrogenEstrogenlowering
and
lowering
and
progesteroneprogesteronepromoting promoting
Cruciferous
Cruciferous
vegetables,
vegetables,
flaxseed,
sunflower,
flaxseed,
sesame, sunflower,
pumpkin
sesame,
seeds,pumpkin
maca. seeds, maca. No birth control
No
birth
control
pills,
switch
to
pills, switch
to
organic
food and
organic
food and
low-toxicity
low-toxicity
skincare
products.
skincare products.
Cortisol (high
Cortisol
(high
and low)
and low) Low GI diet, sea
Lowcamu
GI diet,
sea
salt,
camu,
salt,
camu
camu,
good fats, matcha
goodgreen
fats, tea,
matcha
green
tea, seaweed.
seaweed.
No coffee,
No coffee,
alcohol,
sugary
alcohol,
food
and sugary
drinks. food and
drinks. health
Good gut
Good
gut
health
and sleep are
key.
and sleep are key.
Thyroid Thyroid
Cooked, not raw
Cooked,
not raw
cruciferous
cruciferous
vegetables,
vegetables,
fermented
food,
fermented
food,
turmeric,
turmeric,
fluoride-free
fluoride-free
water,
proteinwater,
highproteindiet.
high diet.
Gut-healing
is
Gut-healing
paramount.is
paramount. Menopause
Menopause
black
Flaxseed,
Flaxseed,
black
cohosh
sprouts,
cohosh
sprouts,
maca.
maca. © 2014 www.cookingforbalance.com
PCOS
PCOS
Real food,
Real
food,
nothing
nothing
processed, low GI
processed,
low GI
diet, PFF
diet, PFF
breakfast,
fasting
breakfast,
fasting
detox.
detox.
insulin
Reversing
Reversing
resistance =insulin
detox
resistance
= detox
and low GI
diet
and
low GI diet are
fundamental.
are fundamental.