The Hormones of a 20 something

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Did you know that once you hit around 35 if you're a woman and 30 if you're a man your sex hormones start declining?

How about ageing in reverse?!

From an evolutionary perspective nature favours the young. Once our sex hormones decline it's a signal to our body that we're no longer at the peak of our usefulness, and that it should start to wrap things up.

We all want long, healthy lives without the ailments that tend to come with ageing so this is where a bit of nature hacking comes in useful. Welcome to my favourite subject, our Three Day Cleanse

1. Support Your Body's Detox Pathways - Your detox organs excrete excess hormones like estrogen for example, which tends to build up in women over 35. It is vital that these organs are working properly so that your body can regulate it's hormone levels.
2. Go To Bed Early - This is something Ayurveda has been teaching for years and western medicine has now caught onto. It's not just how long you sleep for but when. The sleep you get early on in the night is when your body does most of it's regeneration, also sleep patterns and hormone secretion are closely linked. Attuning your circadian rhythms to nature in itself will help your body to regulate it's hormones levels. In Ayurveda early evening is 'Kapha time' and there are Ayurvedic rituals and self care practices given in our Cleanse to help your body wind down and prepare for a good night's sleep.
3. Optimise Your Gut Health - Many hormones are made in the gut and gut imbalances affect hormone secretion. By clearing bad bacteria and toxins and repopulating your gut with good bacteria you make it much easier for your body to correct imbalances.
4. Bring In Natural Adaptogens - there are compounds within nature that work to correct hormonal imbalance in the body, regardless of what the imbalance is. Taking small but consistent doses of these can do wonders to correct imbalances. Two powerful adaptogens are Reishi mushroom and Ashwaganda, both of which you'll find included in our Three Day Cleanse.

“enjoyed the food on the kitchari cleanse - I could happily live on that! Felt clear headed by Tuesday pm and lost 2.5kg. Will definitely do it again. Thank you!“

Dr Ridge, GP