Women Gone Vibrant| Ayurveda For Midlife & Menopause

Episode #9. The effect of digestion & stress on hormones

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Digestion is at the heart of health according to Ayurveda. Digest what you eat well and assimilate it properly, and your body cells will be healthy and ready to do good work; your immune system will be strong and your hormones balanced. If you are not digesting your food well, the body will be fed poorly and also has to work harder to eliminate toxins. Low quality cells will be produced and the hormone system is not getting the quality nutrition it needs to function well. Winslow and I  also chat about the effect of gas (=flatulence) on bone health. The basic equation here goes like this: (hope you liked mathematics. I did) gas = more acidity in body More acidity = leached minerals like calcium from bones Leached minerals = weaker bones Weaker bones = osteoporosis WHAT YOU GET OUT OF LISTENING Understand the link between digestion, fight and flight response and the adrenals What is happening in the gut from a Western medical perspective and how it affects hormone production The role of probiotics and HCL i