Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Why Daily Bowel Movements Are Crucial for Hormonal Health | The Hidden Hormone Saboteur in Your Gut

16 Jun 2025 · 0 min

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A short excerpt from a YouTube video by Aaron Hartman, MD arguing that having one to two bowel movements daily is important for hormonal health and that eating colorful fruits and vegetables (yellows, greens, oranges, purples) supplies polyphenols which feed beneficial gut bacteria and help detoxify estrogen.

You have to have one to two balance a day. If you're not, it's going to adversely affect your hormones. What's another thing you can do to help with this whole detoxification process? Eating colorful fruits and vegetables. Your yellows, greens, oranges, purples. These polyphenols or plant chemicals actually help your body detoxify estrogen. How they actually feed healthy bacteria that are associated with this process.