October 16th, 2014 | Posted By: Magdalena Wszelaki | Posted in Adrenals, Breakfast, Estrogen Dominance, Menopause, Recipes, Smoothies, Thyroid | Tagged , , , , , ,

Balancing Pumpkin Smoothie

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This is one example of PFF (protein, fat and fiber) kind of a breakfast or an afternoon snack which will help you stabilize your sugar levels, give you energy and focus. With a good breakfast, we don’t crave snacks and sugar. This is one single big change you can make to your day to start feeling like a star.

You get a good amount of proteins from the tahini (sesame paste), pecans and coconut butter. Then, there is the fiber: both soluble from the pumpkin and insoluble from the flax seed. Then, we have the good fats from tahini and coconut butter.

A smoothie can be like a medicinal bowl of goodness for your hormones. Flax seed to help you manage your estrogen, camu camu (food highest in vitamin C) to support the adrenal and the immune system. Dandelion to support your liver function which takes care of eliminating metabolized hormones to make space for the new ones.

And, it tastes good. Plus, we use local seasonal food which is important in boosting your immune system.

 

Balancing Pumpkin Smoothie
 
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Serves: 1-2 depending on serving size
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups lukewarm water
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree from BPA-free can or, steamed and scooped out fresh pumpkin
  • ¼ cup pecans
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed
  • handful of dandelion leaves
  • ¼ inch fresh ginger root, grated
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon coconut butter (my favored brand is Artisana)
  • 1 date, pitted
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon camu camu
  • pitch of sea salt
How To Make
  1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and puree until silky smooth.
 

Find more hormone-balancing recipes in Overcoming Estrogen Dominance

Find more hormone-balancing recipes in Overcoming Estrogen Dominance

In Overcoming Estrogen Dominance, my goal is to empower and give you the tools to take control of your hormones and health.

More than 70% of women experience estrogen dominance. The symptoms range from lumpy and fibrocystic breasts to thyroid nodules, hot flashes, fibroids, uterine polyps, painful, heavy or irregular periods to infertility and miscarriages, from mood swings to insomnia, weight gain to fatigue.

In Overcoming Estrogen Dominance, I give women a roadmap to reverse estrogen dominance using food, herbs, supplements and natural protocols to rebalance hormones. You’ll also find easy, hormone-balancing recipes that are free of gluten, dairy, soy, corn, eggs, and nightshades. These recipes are highly anti-inflammatory, low in sugar, and made with powerful medicinal ingredients to help heal your body naturally.

To get your copy of Overcoming Estrogen Dominance, go here.

 

 

 

 

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