Maca & Pumpkin Hormone Balancing Smoothie Recipe

Use this hormone balancing smoothie recipe to make yourself a heavenly tasting & healthy drink to get your hormones in check!

Hormone-Balancing Superfoods

We shall be using two major hormone balancing superfoods in this smoothie. They are maca powder and flaxseed! Let’s see the benefits of these two ingredients to balance hormones below:

1. Maca

Maca is an ancient Peruvian superfood that has been prized for its fertility boosting powers. It contains a good amount of nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Maca helps balance hormones because it is an endocrine adaptogen. It contains no hormones but the nutrients in it support natural hormone balance in females.

It has a nutty flavor that makes this smoothie even more delicious. Maca also boasts other benefits such as increases energy, raises libido, fights stress, reduces menopausal symptoms and promotes fertility.

2. Flaxseed

Flaxseeds are rich in lignans and omega 3 fatty acids that support hormone balance. Lignans have phytoestrogenic effects that can help lower estrogen levels when they are too high and raise them when they are too low.

These super seeds are also rich in fiber, which helps regulate bowel movements. Regularly eliminating bowel wastes is also key to happy hormone health!

You can purchase ground flaxseed or buy whole flaxseed and grind it up yourself in a coffee grinder. Remember to store your homemade ground flaxseed in the fridge. This is because the oils in ground flaxseed can go rancid which can make it go bad quickly at room temperature.