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What we eat can spur hormones that either help us eat better, or drive us to eat badly
Eating more vegetables and healthy fats, and fewer refined sugars, is a great way to keep your blood sugar stable and avoid a hormone-driven roller coaster. Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock
A lot of little considerations go into what we eat: taste, convenience, and cost, just to name a few. But did you know that you can also choose foods based on how they affect your hormones?
Hormones are the body’s chemical messaging system. They guide our growth and development, sexual function, sleep, mood, and more.
Conan Milner
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Conan Milner is a health reporter for the Epoch Times. He graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild.