Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Why Protein Intake Affects Hormones #shorts

22 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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Dr. Aaron Hartman says most people eat only 40-50g of protein daily, too little for the amino acids your body needs to make hormones, neurotransmitters, and maintain your gut. Without enough protein, your hormones can't regulate properly.

But the reality is most of us were getting 40, 50 grams a day. And when you realize that you have to get adequate protein to make amino acids, to make neurotransmitters, our neurotransmitters come from amino acids. A lot of our tryptophan comes from amino acid. We need these amino acids for gut lining, protein production, hormone production, all these things. And if you're deficient, not getting adequate protein, all of a sudden you're not going to make your internal hormones, internal regulators as well as you should.

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