Does soy affect hormones? Learn what to eat for fatty liver disease and top tips to beat insomnia
It's good news for 'soy boys' and finally achieve that sleep you've dreamed of...
We’ve rapidly come to the end of January. For many of you, this will have been a month in which you’ve kickstarted new healthy habits. So let’s keep that going and learn about:
Whether soy consumption actually affects your hormone levels
What you should be consuming to improve fatty liver
Our top tips to develop consistently good sleep
1. WHAT SHOULD YOU BE CONSUMING TO IMPROVE FATTY LIVER? 🥗
It is predicted that fatty liver disease will soon overtake alcohol to be the leading cause of liver disease in the UK.
The culprit foods are added sugars, fried foods, excessive amount of salts and refined carbohydrates.
So watch Adam teach us about 4 foods with evidence to combat fatty liver disease:
2. Struggling with insomnia? Here’s some of our top-tips: 💤
Evidence suggests herbs like valerian, motherwort and passion flower have strong evidence to support sleep promotion. Then there’s supplements like magnesium threonate, as recommended by Professor Andrew Huberman.
Also work on developing good sleep hygiene. By building effective habits, you can experience consistency powerful sleep 🛏.
3. DOES SOY CONSUMPTION AFFECT HORMONE LEVELS?
For years many people believed that soy consumption would reduce testosterone and increase oestrogen levels?
Why?
Soy contains isoflavones which are phytoestrogens. These molecules bind to oestrogen receptors within our bodies. This was thought to reduce levels of testosterone and increase levels of oestrogen.
However fear no more, as a 2020 updated meta-analysis of 41 studies reported no change in hormone levels with soy consumption.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/
We’re so pleased many of you have enjoyed our guide on boosting memory and concentration, titled ‘FOCUS’. With 49 references, this evidence-based guide is everything you need to know to boost your brain. Find it via the link below:
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