What contributes to excess estrogen?

Glucose is the body’s preferred fuel source.

We will take fat or protein and turn it into glucose even if we aren’t getting enough glucose from our diet. This is called gluconeogenesis and occurs when our blood sugar drops too low, and the body needs glucose.

We store glucose in our liver and muscle tissues.

Our brains are unique because they lack a stored fuel source, which means they rely on glucose from other areas of the body. Our brains use, on average, 120g of glucose per day.

Fatty acids do not serve as fuel for the brain because they are bound to albumin in plasma, which means they can’t pass through the blood-brain barrier. When the body is starving, ketone bodies are produced from fatty acids by the liver, partly replacing glucose as fuel for the brain.

When we aren’t eating enough carbohydrates, we begin to use fat and/or protein for fuel. This process is much less efficient than using glucose and can make it harder to use glucose long term.

I see so many women that eat low carb and then try to increase their carb intake but feel like they don’t tolerate carbs well.

This is because their body doesn’t use them efficiently. The best way to tackle this is to stick to whole food-based carbs (root veggies and fruit) and slowly incorporate them into your meals.

How many carbs do you need? This depends on the person and not only their activity level but their stress level. The more stressed we are, the more carbs our bodies require.

Consuming a nourishing diet makes it easy to get in balanced meals of protein, fat, and carbs. This is a great podcast episode on how to build a nourishing nutrition foundation and I also have a free nourishing meal guide that you may find helpful.

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