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May 15, 2017 Breakfast

Strawberry Milk for Restoring Your Hormonal Balance

By: Ana / 20 / Breakfast, Dessert, Drinks, Hormone Balancing, Spring, Vegan, Creamy strawberry milk with tahini, coconut and maca powder, to support a balanced hormone production and improve your mood #vegan | TheAwesomeGreen.comPin

Estrogen, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin. Our body’s “chemical messengers”. As with everything that our bodies are made up of, these little guys are pretty important to keep balanced, because if not, they can cause all sorts of upsets. They affect the obvious hormonal issues such as infertility and irregular periods, but they also play a part in weight gain/loss/maintenance, fatigue, anxiety, depression, libido, digestive issues, insomnia, appetite, even hair thinning and hair loss. Hormonal imbalance can be caused by a number of factors, among them are your medical history, family genetics, environmental toxins, stress levels, and diet.

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Since we’re all about the food, we’re going to stick to the diet related factors, because it is possible to maintain a healthy hormone balance through natural, nutritious eating (and drinking, in this instance). And where possible, it really is best to stay away from the conventional medical hormone imbalance treatments – they mostly mask the symptoms instead of solving them, they come with their own set of undesirable side effects, and they have the potential to make you dependent on them for the rest of your life. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be addicted to food than pills!

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When your hormones are balanced and playing nicely with the rest of your important bodily systems to get them flowing smoothly, you’ll find that you have more natural energy, you’ll be sleeping better, you won’t suffer from mood swings, your skin will regain its natural glow, you’ll be at less risk of serious disease, and your general overall health will improve.

The things to look for in hormone balancing foods are clean protein, healthy fats, fruit and vegetables that are high in antioxidants, and healing herbs. These nutrients all help your body to produce hormones correctly and maintain hormonal balance, which it can’t do without them.

This Creamy Strawberry Milk for Hormone Balance is a great start, or to add to your already horomone-balance-tailored diet. Strawberries are (absolutely delicious and) super high in antioxidants, and they help to decrease estrogen levels by improving elimination. All coconut products contain lauric acid, which is really good for hormonal production, among so many other things (think skin health, killing viruses and bacteria, speeding up metabolism, and more).

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Tahini joins the cause in balancing your hormones, especially in menopausal women, and also contributes to skin health, heart health and immunity. Raw maca powder is known to supply your body with the nutrients it needs for natural hormone production and to reduce stress hormones, and also to increase fertility. And finally we have dates to add a touch of sweetness to our drink, and which bring a plethora of their own nutritional benefits.

I think we can safely say that we’ve got most hormonal bases covered with just these simple ingredients, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg in regaining control of your hormonal balance.

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Strawberry Milk for Restoring Your Hormonal Balance

A creamy and delicious vegan milk to support your hormone production and give you a good mood.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 4
Author: The Awesome Green

Ingredients

  • 1 &1/2 cup fresh strawberries
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 tbsp raw maca powder
  • 3 pitted dates soaked into purified water for about 30 mins

Instructions

  • Blend all the ingredients to obtain a creamy liquid.
  • Drink straight away.

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  1. Kay Ryanhart says

    May 16, 2017 at 9:58 am

    Hi Ana, thank you for this–I plan to try it after picking up the ingredients and wonder how often you recommend drinking it. I use a nutribullet to create green drinks most days so would like to slot this in. Thanks very much!

    Reply
    • Ana says

      May 17, 2017 at 12:08 pm

      Except maca powder, all the nutrients are safe to drink as often as you like. I wouldn’t have maca powder more than three – four times a week, because it influences the hormone production and it’s better to keep if on the safe side.

      Reply
      • Kay says

        May 17, 2017 at 1:42 pm

        Thanks so much! Really looking forward to this!

        Reply
  2. Svetlana Novikova says

    May 16, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    Thank you for posting it Ana!
    It is quite delicious and very sweet even without dates :))
    Would give it five starts!

    Reply
    • Ana says

      May 17, 2017 at 12:10 pm

      Thank you so much Svetlana! You are right, it’s quite on the sweet side, you can pretty much have it for dessert 🙂 Dates can be skipped if you prefer it lighter, because maca it’s a natural sweetener.

      Reply
  3. Kirschbiene says

    May 19, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Hi Ana,
    this drink looks so deliciously! Can’t wait to give it a try.
    Bianca

    Reply
    • Ana says

      May 23, 2017 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks so much Bianca!

      Reply
  4. Diana says

    May 31, 2017 at 12:25 am

    Can you drink this daily while breastfeeding? Thanks

    Reply
    • Ana says

      June 7, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      Diana, I’m not so sure about maca, but the rest of the ingredients are perfectly fine.

      Reply
  5. sage says

    July 25, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    isnt maca bad for you because it increases estrogen?

    Reply
    • Ana says

      August 4, 2017 at 10:08 am

      Maca is an adaptogen, it doesn’t mimic estrogen, but actually balance the production of both estrogen and progesterone.

      Reply
  6. GINGER BY CHOICE I FOOD & LIFESTYLE BLOG says

    September 5, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    My hormones are quite balanced but it’s always good to support your body with healthy food! And if it’s healthy and tasty, it’s even better! Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe …

    Ginger by Choice I Food & Lifestyle Blog
    http://www.gingerbychoice.de/en/

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    • Ana says

      September 11, 2017 at 10:40 am

      Way to go, Eva!

      Reply
  7. Andrea says

    November 1, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Drink looks amazing. For a menopausal woman on bio-identical estrogen and progesterone, would maca be a good idea? I believe, the body no longer produces those hormones after menopause?

    Reply
    • Ana says

      November 2, 2017 at 4:04 pm

      Andrea, I don’t know how maca interacts with the bio-identical hormones, I think it would be wise to ask your doctor before adding it to your diet.

      Reply
  8. Rosalie says

    March 12, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Ana!

    I’m going to give this a shot tomorrow morning. Wondering how long it can be kept in the fridge for? I’m just making it for one, and I’d love to be able to use the full recipe and have some leftover for the next day or two if you think it’ll stay fresh! Thanks so much!

    Cheers!
    Rosalie

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    • Ana says

      March 13, 2018 at 1:23 pm

      Hi Rosalie, it will definitely last for a day or two in the fridge. I hope you’ll like the recipe. Cheers!

      Reply
  9. Israel says

    November 18, 2020 at 1:10 am

    Can I used maca powder 3 times in a week in my diet.. for homonal imbalance

    Reply
    • Ana says

      January 6, 2021 at 7:48 am

      It really deoends on which hormone is imbalanced – maca has estrogen boosting effects

      Reply

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