Tips for Balancing Your Hormones

Fats can work for you or against you, depending on quantity and quality. When you eat carbs with fat, the conversion of carbs to blood sugar occurs at a slower rate. However, too much fat in a given meal will interfere with the function of insulin. Eating a little fat at every meal is what works best. Healthy fats such as those found in olive oil, fish and flaxseed help to balance hormones. Saturated fat should be eaten in moderation, but trans fat should be eliminated altogether. Trans fat is manmade and the body has no physiological need for it