If you are a woman, or know a woman, you need this recipe.
That’s it.
The ladies crave chocolate, okay?! Particularly at certain times during their cycle. There is a reason for this and it goes beyond a typical chocolate craving: women crave chocolate during the week leading up to menses because as the body prepares to lose extra volumes of blood, it demands more nutrients, particularly minerals. Real, unprocessed, high-cacao content chocolate (no, not mars bars & snickers, my Loves) is very high in minerals and the perfect mineral booster pre-menses (in small doses of course!). Eating a particularly nutrient-dense diet during this time encourages regular hormonal function, decreasing excess inflammation and reducing stress on the adrenals and the endocrine system.
Other Hormone Balancing Ingredients in this Recipe:
Avocado: Full of fiber, potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, B-vitamins, and Folic acid, avocados are a powerhouse food for hormone balance. They are a great choice for balancing insulin metabolism in your body and are also anti-inflammatory.
Coconut Oil: Provides necessary building blocks for proper hormone function, stimulates the immune system & metabolic function, and helps to balance mood disruptive blood sugars
Tahini: I love love love tahini and use it liberally in many of my recipes. This beauty seed butter is loaded with phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, iron, and is one of the best plant-based sources of absorbable calcium. It is also helpful in liver detoxification, is high in protein, is alkaline, and promotes healthy skin and cell growth.
Maca: Maca is an endocrine adaptogen, gaining a gleaming reputation for its positive influence on hormone regulation. Maca stimulates and nourishes the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, which can have positive influences on the thyroid, pancreas, adrenal, ovarian and testicular glands.
My Dear Ladies:
Eat Chocolate. Not Too Much. Choose Good Quality. Eat with Joy.
Happy Mama Hormone Balancing Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
1 avocado
1 Tbsp coconut oil
2 Tbsp cacao powder
2 tsp maca powder
1/8 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp tahini
1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in your food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
Serve immediately.
Number of servings: 1
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