Can You Recommend a Resource for Those Nearing or at Menopause Who Want to Learn How to Use a Modified Keto Diet so We Don't Stress Our Hormone Balance Even More?

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Now that is a fabulous question and it's a question that I get all the time. And honestly that was my experience. I went keto at age 48 because I gained 20 pounds. What felt like overnight despite not doing anything different. And let me tell you, when these hormones are shifting that can happen to so many of us. And not just the weight gain but the hot flashes, the mood swings, the hormone irregularities, the pms, the monster within us. All of these things we can experience. So the solution is really to go Keto green or Keto alkaline. The number one resource that I recommend is because of my journey around the world. Looking for answers is all in my book called the Hormone Fix. It is enabling you to experience the Keto Green life style which is about diet. Combining a healthy ketogenic diet with plant rich micronutrient. Full food choices that don't raise your blood sugar and add to empowering your hormonal balance. And this is really key especially for women. Remember that men have ten times as much testosterone which is an anabolic steroid that helps you maintain your muscle mass. Women, and especially in menopause, these levels of testosterone are significantly low and we're more likely to break down, feel inflamed and have trouble with a strict keto diet. The Keto Green plan and the Keto Green way of living is more than about what you eat. It's also about how you live. It is about intermittent fasting, keeping 13 to 16 hours between dinner and breakfast. And even if you've had severe adrenal issues, you can do this. It's also about stopping the snacks. Snacks are destructive when it comes to hormonal balance. It takes your blood sugar on highs and lows and can make you insulin resistant. So we need to stop that now. So in my book the Hormone Fix, you will find a 10 day keto green detox plan to really quick start you and launch you into improving your hormone balance, decreasing cravings and dropping even up to £11 in 10 days. It's pretty magnificent. And then there's a 21 day follow up plan as well as chapters that help you understand stress and how that can be number one hormone disruptor in your life and how mentally we can overcome this. So I encourage you to do that and let me just share with you. Starting off eating a healthy keto green plate looks like this. Say for example, you're breaking fast with a keto green smoothie and you're going to use a vegan protein, 0 gram sugar. Make sure your protein powder has 0 grams of sugar and you can add in a slice of avocado, a handful of greens like spinach, kale, cucumber. What do you have in your fridge that you can throw in there? A slice of ginger. Add some coconut milk for additional healthy fat. Blend that up and that's a keto green smoothie. Another keto green breakfast that I adore is smoked salmon with capers red onions served on a bed of sauteed spinach. Maybe add in a poached egg too to add extra healthy fat. Drizzle that with olive oil and you've got a great healthy keto green plate. And then for lunch think of a Keto Green salad or keto Green meal Roasted chicken served atop some arugula or baby greens and add in some kimchi or sauerkraut. For fermented vegetables, throw on some broccoli sprouts, really good for estrogen detoxification. Drizzle it with olive oil, some Himalayan sea salt, a squirt of lemon and that's a beautiful keto green plate. It's filling because you've got the healthy fats, healthy protein and low carbohydrates so your blood sugar is not going all over the place. That's where I would start and I know you'll love it.

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