estrogen Archives – Wild Lyons Wellness

A cup of Orange Juice a day keeps the doctor away

In a world where everyone on social media wants to blame fruit and carbs for every ailment under the sun I am here to tell you…

THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO THE STORY.

It appears people are being fear mongered about carbs and fruit to the point that they are forgetting why they were eating fruit or drinking adrenal cocktails in the first place.

Don’t worry, I gotchu.

Citrus fruits have been used in folk medicine for the management of various diseases for decades and for a good reason.

Swipe through for some recipes and to learn about the benefits of oranges/ orange juice and honestly F anyone that want’s to tell you that you shouldn’t drink an adrenal cocktail or enjoy a piece of fruit because of *weight gain* or *diabetes*…

The literature proves otherwise.

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Animal protein sources are biologically appropriate and far superior to plant protein sources

Protein is not created equal and let’s stop pretending plant protein comes even close to what our body needs and requires or that eating plant-based is going to save the planet.

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When I see RDs promoting a plant based heavy nut, seed, soy diet for women’s hormones I want to cringe. 🥴 It’s no surprise these women are practicing what they preach but feel like trash because they are severely under-nourished, and protein deficient. They can’t understand why their getting cyclical migraines and gaining weight yet their entire diet is pro- inflammatory, anti-thyroid and estrogenic.

We have to remember there will always be superior foods that our body can get the most energy from and quality animal sources are and always will be MVP.

What makes a food superior to another?

Digestibility
Absorbability
Nutrient-density

This is not to say to never have plant based protein sources. If you absolutely must – have them on occasion, cook them well, avoid packaged man-made garbage made in a laboratory, buy them in their natural form and seasonally, prepare them appropriately and know where they were grown.

And certainly do not try replace nutrient-dense animal protein with them. Prioritize animal proteins always (not just chicken 🫠).

If we want to save the planet we need to stop thinking soy and pea protein is the answer. Do yourself a favor and look up the farming practices of those crops. Yikes!

The future is not plant-based. It’s regenerative farming.

Your body is nutritionally demanding and requires lots of energy. We need to stop being brainwashed into thinking we can somehow thrive off foods that do not work for our physiology.

You live one life. Make it a good one. Eat foods that make sense and help you thrive!

Red flags indicating your digestion is out of wack (that are not typical digestive symptoms)

“Laura, my digestion is totally fine!”

As their DUTCH test comes back with high estrogen, high cortisol and terrible detox pathways.

Their blood labs are indicating parasites and inflammation.

Their HTMA is not improving despite a rigorous personalized mineral balancing protocol and proper diet.

Most women in denial end up finding the most relief once they start focusing on gut health.

They start to absorb nutrients and minerals better, their periods and moods get better, their metabolic makers improve, they feel more clear headed and have more energy.

Repeat after me:

Most symptoms are a reflection of poor gut health even if your digestion seems “totally fine.”

Everything comes back to your gut.

BUT

Everything is connected.

Your metabolism runs the show for digestion but poor digestion can slow your metabolism.

Minerals are needed to support all the digestive processes but poor digestion can inhibit mineral absorption.

Poor digestion is seen as a stressor to the body and impacts your adrenals but chronic stress impacts your adrenals which impacts your digestion.

Your mineral status and digestion impact your mood and anxiety but anxiety and low moods can inhibit the absorption of minerals that impacts your digestion.

I know. Your head is spinning.

Bottom line. Your gut is only as healthy as the nourishment you are giving it.

I tend to see ‘gut experts’ recommending super restrictive diets, having people eliminate red meat and dairy because they are “inflammatory” and replace with things like beans and tofu, switch to gluten free alternatives like chickpea pasta, have you load your body with fiber, drink more plain water, all the nuts and seeds and raw vegetables, switch to nut milks and dairy free alternatives, take probiotics…This is a recipe for a digestive disaster.

Eliminating a bunch of nutrient-dense foods that we have been consuming since the dawn of time is unnecessary and won’t solve your problems and you will likely end up in a worse place than where you began.

Once you realize this and stop going down rabbit holes of what to eliminate next for xyz symptom suppression you will gain so much more freedom and clarity.

Menopause is a reflection of how you have lived your life

Ladies in your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, listen up!

I know you’re thinking “But Laura, I don’t care about menopause i’m so young”

Girlfriend, it’s time to start nourishing and understanding your body now or you will pay later.

One of the biggest questions I get is does the information I teach apply to menopausal women.

ABSOLUTLY.

The fact that we have been bombarded with messaging telling us that during peri and post menopause we just need to eat less, we need to switch to some super restrictive diet because we will will gain 100 pounds, we need to use all these creams and beauty treatments and take hormone replacement therapy for all those dreadful symptoms.

We have somehow become these weak, fat, ugly, dried up wrinkled raisins with zero sex appeal. Our vaginas are like the Sahara desert, our bones are just going to break merely getting out of bed, our breasts hang down to our knees, and we are riddled with hot flashes, arthritis and mood swings to top it off.

LIFE IS OVER. THROW IN THE TOWEL NOW. I’M OFFICIALLY DECEASED.

This is complete and total BS. And it does not need to be that way!

How have we turned a truly natural process in a woman’s life into a money making industry?

A natural process that is still a mystery to most scientists and researchers because women and women’s cycles are “complicated.”

Billions of dollars are spent on adverting estrogen as a cure all. But luckily we are now becoming aware of estrogen being the culprit to many cancers and disease in the body.

Oh wait silly me…

These are the same people that have created the stressful, estrogenic lives we lead causing us to have these dreadful menopausal symptoms in the first place.

Due to this we need to have more awareness than ever before. We need to understand what true nourishment is, we need to make adjustments in our lives to combat all the lies we have been told about how to lives our lives.

Just know. Nature did not make a mistake.

Menopause is a normal, natural physiological adjustment. Stop letting influencers, ads or doctors make you think otherwise.

A healthy transition requires two things: Nourishing your body with proper nutrition + limiting stress.

The majority of women ages 16-65 are unknowingly struggling with estrogen dominance

How many times have you said “It must be hormonal.” Ehhh likely not.

Like I always say. Your hormonal issues are not actually hormonal.

Hormones are downstream, you never ever address hormones first. And if someone recommends aggressive supplements like DIM without considering your lifestyle, digestion, thyroid, cortisol and minerals RUN!

I am seeing younger and younger woman suffering with estrogen dominance symptoms. Girls as early as 9 starting their periods and women going through menopause at 40. Most children being born estrogenic from birth.

Women suffering with painful, heavy periods, cysts, fibroids, sore breasts, migraines, headaches, PMS, anxiety, depression, mood swings, weight gain, bloating and low libido. Breast cancer is at an all time high.

We live in a highly estrogenic world and it’s only getting worse. Our environment is flooded, our food supply and water is no longer safe, all our personal care and cleaning products are bombarded. We are now injecting and putting toxic substances in our bodies all for some made up beauty standard or cultural norm. All at the sake of our health and thyroids.

We are working jobs we hate and spending days under fluorescent and blue light screens rather than outdoors.

We are all so stressed out that we can’t even make dinner for ourselves or think about all the other things that might be impacting our health. Looking for quick fixes.

We are transitioning to eating fake man-made foods, most of us consuming them our whole lives through processed garbage. None of this works with our physiology and is impacting our digestion, minerals and health.

Our lifestyles and diets are trash. We are no longer living true to ourselves and being bombarded with conveniences that are harming us.

And we are experiencing green washing at an all time high. Companies are allowed to call things organic, safe, or clean when they are far from. No regulations.

Some of these things we simply can’t change but you can certainly start supporting your body nutritionally to become more resilient. Get back to nature, eat real food, avoid the cultural norms “they” have created. It doesn’t have to be this way.