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you can use sex to support your adrenals instead of draining them.

I nurture other people when doing so energizes me, not out of guilt or to obtain love or approval.

For many women, an overreliance on masculine energy is what leads to hormonal breakdown in the first place.

• Break up the amount of time you spend sitting each day. If you’re in your late thirties, you’re likely in the full swing of your career and may spend a lot of time at your desk every day. This can deprive your uterus and reproductive organs of the blood flow and nourishment they need, so take a break from sitting every hour to stand up and walk around. This will help prevent any kind of stagnation in that area.

In one Harvard study, researchers found that women having IVF who consumed the most saturated fats (primarily found in animal sources such as red meat) had fewer mature oocytes (cells that form eggs), which reduced their likelihood of successful infertility treatment.

Another recent study found that curcumin, the active ingredient in the spice turmeric, is a powerful anti-inflammatory.

• replenish your minerals during your menstrual phase by consuming sea vegetables, avocados, and/or some free-range animal protein to deeply nourish your endocrine system for the next cycle

• eating liver-supportive sweet root vegetables, like sweet potatoes, and leafy greens from the brassica family, like kale, during the luteal phase to make sure you are eliminating estrogen efficiently and keeping an optimal ration of estrogen and progesterone for pregnancy maintenance

• consuming the majority of your fruits and vegetables raw during ovulation to up egg-boosting glutathione levels

• incorporating sprouted and fermented foods during the follicular phase to deliver as many bioavailable nutrients as possible to the ovary