Dr. Sara Gottfried is a Harvard-trained MD, bestselling author, and leading expert on hormones.
In my practice, I help women balance their hormones naturallystarting with their fork.
I know that good food needs to be easy and convenient, or its unlikely to happen.
I also eat low-mercury, wild-caught fish almost daily because it keeps my fatty acids in balance.
In the spirit of transparency, Ive included the measurements of all of my food.
So when Im on the road, I take my food with me in a cute glass container.
I start my day with a steamy mug of green tea.
My current favorite is genmaicha, a combination of green tea and brown rice.
I steep organic loose tea for four minutes and then add a fresh squeeze of Meyer lemon.
While my tea is brewing, I drink a full glass of filtered water and take my supplements.
Breakfast
I eat around 7 a.m. with my husband and two daughters.
I find that distracted eating raises cortisol, your main stress hormone.
Lunch
At 12:30 p.m., I assemble lunch.
Eating most of the colors of the rainbow each day helps to fill your micronutrient gaps.
Eating for hormone balance is now second nature to me.
It keeps me on the path of hormonal balance and helps me fit into my skinny jeans.
