How to balance hormones naturally
The Oprah Magazine: Erika Lundgrin, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, discussed how hormones play an important role in overall health and well-being. “In the short term, skipping a meal may increase hunger such that we’re more likely to eat convenience foods very rapidly,” she said. “Quickly consuming highly processed or refined foods can allow sugar to hit our bloodstream quicker than our body can keep up and process it—leading to a surge of insulin release that, when it does kick in, can cause a ‘sugar crash’ or even low blood sugar in some individuals.”