How Diet and Lifestyle Impact Women's Fertility, Menstrual and Menopause Problems

In this article, we will learn:

• How different hormones in the body work with or against each other

• The role of fat in the metabolism of steroid hormones such as progesterone, cortisol and estrogens

• How diet and lifestyle factors can affect the delicate hormonal balance

• What are some of the 800+ chemicals suspected as being endocrine (estrogen) disruptors and how do they affect women’s fertility, weight gain, puberty and menstruation

In my article Do Pesticides Impact Fertility, Masculinity and Miscarriages, I already discussed how chemical pesticides used in farms (that are not chemical-free) can impact fertility and sex hormones in both men and women. But women’s diets and lifestyles can also expose them to a variety of hormonal feminine disorders, such as irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain, early puberty, infertility, cancers, fibroids and endometriosis.

The Metabolism of Steroid Hormones

Many of our so called steroid hormones, including sex hormones androgens (like testosterone), estrogens (like estradiol) and stress hormones (Glucocorticoids like cortisol) as well as Vitamin D (that’s why many scientists call Vitamin D another steroid hormone!), are made from the circulating cholesterol in our blood. As you see in the chart below, …