351: The great balancing act - how nutrition affects our hormones

<div>The hormones which charge around in our bloodstream are incredibly influential, but what role can nutrition play in regulating them?<br> <br> We are probably most familiar with oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone, the female and male sex hormones<br> <br> But they are just part of a vast endocrine system, affecting our bodies in countless ways.<br> <br> Things like appetite, metabolism, sleep, reproduction, body temperature, mood, you name it, there is a hormone controlling it. <br> <br> But this is a delicate system and, if hormonal balance is out of sync, it can affect pretty much everything else.  <br> <br> So how does our nutrition interact with this system?  <br> <br> Is it possible to improve overall hormonal balance by tweaking what we eat?  <br> <br> And can we target specific things like better sleep or a more regulated appetite, without adversely affecting other aspects of the system?  <br> <br> Finally, in this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we ask: Is the food industry aware of its effect on our inner hormonal lives?<br> <br> <strong>Suzie Sawyer, Clinical Nutritionist<br> </strong><br> Suzie Sawyer is a Clinical Nutritionist with over 20 years’ experience in the natural healthcare arena. <br> <br> From working in a private clinic in Harley Street, to managing a team of nutritionists in one of the UK’s leading food supplement manufacturers, Suzie is passionate about the topic of nutrition with a specialisation in female health and <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/nutrition-and-the-menopause-can-diet-affect-the-symptoms/">menopause</a>. <br> <br> Working within a very evolved industry also requires her to be current on the latest science and research<br> <br> Suzie’s work is broad and varied, running a busy nutrition clinic dealing with complex health conditions, offering sophisticated DNA testing, writing for a myriad of health publications, working as a regulatory consultant for various food supplement manufacturers, to educating others on the topic of nutrition. <br>