Happy hour or hormonal havoc: what alcohol does to your hormones.
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Happy hour or hormonal havoc: what alcohol does to your hormones.
Many of us enjoy a drink or two every weekend or once in a while to either wind down, celebrate a special occasion, or even to just enjoy with a good meal. But we would be naive to think that that one or two drinks does not cause some sort of negative impact in our bodies including our hormones.
I got asked recently by a client of mine in her early 20’s “will one drink effect my body?” and the answer I gave her was “Yes, I wish it didn’t but it totally does”. So that question put this article on my list of things to do because the honest truth is, that even one alcohol drink can effect your hormones… in a negative way.
The goal of this article is not to guilt for your choices or tell you to completely avoid alcohol, I don’t. But to educate you on how alcohol effects your hormones, so you can make an educated choice for yourself without any delusions. So lets go.
Alcohol has a significant impact on hormones, especially for women in perimenopause and post menopause, when hormone levels are already fluctuating alcohol can throw fuel on the fire. Here’s how it affects key hormones:
