The Health Babes' Guide to Balancing Hormones: A Detailed Plan with Recipes to Support Mood, Energy Levels, Sleep, Libido and More

by Dr. Becky Campbell, Dr. Krystal Hohn

Overview

Demystify Your Hormones and Change Your Life for the Better

Dr. Becky Campbell and Dr. Krystal Hohn have created this fundamental resource manual to explain the various ways your hormones can affect your body and what you can do to balance them for a happier and healthier lifestyle. As board-certified physicians of natural medicine, these ladies will tell you all of the ways you can get your hormone levels under control, including:

»Tips for regulating digestion
»Information on organ detoxification
»How to manage stress levels
»Getting proper sleep
»Maintaining a healthy sex life

The biggest piece of the hormone puzzle is eating foods that support hormone health and detox pathways as well as learning how to manage stress. This can be easily achieved with the delicious, nutrient-dense recipes provided, along with meal plans and instructions on correct calorie intake (hint: eating less isn’t the answer!) and what foods to avoid.

Now you can start taking better care of yourself with this essential and educational guide for managing hormones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645676713
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	01/03/2023
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	488,490
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr. Becky Campbell, DNM, DC, is the author of The 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan, The 4-Phase Histamine Reset Plan and Low Histamine Cooking in Your Instant Pot®. She is a board-certified Doctor of Natural Medicine who focuses on clinical nutrition.

Dr. Krystal Hohn, DNM, DC is a board-certified Doctor of Natural Medicine and holds the designation of ADAPT Trained Health Practitioner from Kresser Institute.

The two authors host The Health Babes podcast and are the owners of The Health Babes brand. They work virtually with patients all over the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Our Story 11

1 An Introduction to Hormones 15

What Are Hormones & Why Do They Matter? 15

The Hormonal Chain of Command 17

The Traveling Trio & the Stages of Your Menstrual Cycle 19

Bringing Sexy Back … Wait I Think I Lost It: Welcome to Perimenopause 21

Sexy, Please Don't Leave the Building: Menopause 25

2 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly 29

Women, or as We Like to Say, the Lucky Ones 34

Men, the Actual Lucky Ones 35

3 The Top Four Reasons Your Hormones are Misbehaving 39

If You Didn't Know, Now You Know: The Gut 39

The HPA-T Axis: Adrenals & Thyroid 42

Thanks, Mom & Dad: Genetics 44

I've Got the Power! The Mitochondria 48

Other Common Factors 49

4 Getting Down to Business: Quick, Cheap & Easy 52

Eating Better, Not Less 52

If Pooping Is Wrong, I Don't Want to be Right 53

Show Your Middle Child More Love: The Liver 55

The Three S's: Sex, Stress and Sleep 57

5 Using Diet to Support Your Hormones 61

What to Eat 61

What to Avoid 64

The Health Babes' Food Lists 66

How Often Should I Eat? 69

Shifting Your Mindset on Your New Lifestyle 69

6 Hormone-Healthy Recipes 71

Breakfasts 73

Spinach & Shallot Omelet 73

Breakfast Tacos 74

Swiss Chard Crepes 77

Broccoli Frittata 78

Savory Seed Porridge 81

Egg Bites 82

Sweet Potato Hashbrown Cups 85

Huevos Rancheros 86

Chicken Patties with Broccoli & Cabbage 89

Potato Pancakes 90

Lunches 93

Bison Patties with Rosemary Aioli 93

Creamy Broccoli Soup 94

Savory Steak Salad 97

Cauliflower Rice Taco Bowl 98

Tabbouleh with Chicken Breast 101

Chicken Caesar Kale Salad 102

Glazed Chicken & Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Quick Pickled Vegetables 105

Roasted Salmon Salad 106

Rainbow Vegetable & Chicken Tray Bake 109

Roasted Carrot & Fennel Soup with Chicken 110

Dinners 113

Italian Seared Beef Salad 113

Chicken Tortilla Soup 114

Lamb Tacos with Paleo Tzatziki 117

Lemon Pepper Chicken Tray Bake 118

Paleo Chili 121

Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs 122

Shrimp Fajitas 125

Sausage, Apple & Kale-Stuffed Butternut Squash 126

Mediterranean Skillet Chicken 129

Turkey Meatball Soup 130

Sides 133

Beet & Orange Salad 133

Avocado & Citrus Salad 134

Herby Tomato & Cucumber Salad 137

Roasted Asparagus with Cashew Sauce 138

Roasted Carrots with Creamy Herb Dressing 141

Desserts 142

Baked Pumpkin Pudding 142

Apple Galette 145

Avocado Chia Pudding 146

Lemon Tart 149

Poached Pears with Coconut Cream 150

References 153

Acknowledgments 159

About the Authors 161

Where to Find the Health Babes 161

Index 162

Editorial Reviews

This is such a great book for women struggling to figure out what's going on with their hormones! The Health Babes do a fantastic job of breaking it all down AND laying out a plan to help. Women need this resource in their life.”
— Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH, Head of Medical Education at Rupa Health

“Dr. Becky and Dr. Krystal do a fabulous job of breaking down how hormones work, how they can go astray and how we can heal through food. This is an easy-to-read gem of a book with simple recipes anyone can make.”
— Dr. Stephanie Estima, bestselling author of The Betty Body

“The Health Babes have created an amazing resource for women to help them navigate their bodies in perimenopause and beyond!”
— Cynthia Thurlow, NP, author of Intermittent Fasting Transformation

From the Publisher

12/09/2022

Hohn and Campbell, who are both doctors of natural medicine and hosts of The Health Babes podcast, unite to give readers a hormone-balancing nutrition plan. This easily digestible guide will help readers better understand symptoms, such as trouble sleeping, a low libido, and cystic acne, why their body exhibits them, what organs or body processes might be responsible for them, and what foods can help increase the body's natural ability to fight them. Readers are also treated to 40 hormone-balancing recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, and desserts, all with mouth-watering images. VERDICT This informative nutrition and recipe guide will help readers gain control of their bodies and navigate symptoms caused by hormone-imbalance. Every library should have a copy of this on their shelves.—Brittany Fechtman

Library Journal