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Written by Navneet Kaur, M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics
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Are you struggling with acne, weight gain, or irregular periods? These everyday habits might be silently disrupting your hormonal health.
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Rushing through mornings without food? Skipping breakfast messes with insulin and cortisol levels, leading to fatigue and cravings.
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Too much high-intensity training can spike cortisol, your stress hormone. It may worsen hormonal acne and period irregularities.
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That blue light from your phone disrupts melatonin production, affecting sleep and hormone balance like estrogen and progesterone.
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Low-fat diets might seem smart, but your body needs omega-3s and healthy fats to produce sex hormones properly.
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Chronic stress from work, relationships, or life adds up, and it raises cortisol, throwing off your thyroid, estrogen, and mood-regulating hormones.
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From scented candles to skincare, endocrine disruptors are everywhere, these toxins mimic estrogen and disturb your natural balance.
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Less than 7 hours a night, poor sleep impacts your thyroid, insulin sensitivity, and reproductive hormones a big time.
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That third coffee is not helping. Excess caffeine can overstimulate your adrenals and worsen PMS, mood swings, and fatigue.
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Fixing hormonal imbalance isn’t about big changes. Start small: eat whole foods, sleep better, manage stress and ditch the silent habits harming your health.
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