HAPPINESS, HACKED

Sure shot ways of hacking your hormones for better health

- AALIYA PANJU

In the past few years, or specifically since Covid and the subsequent lockdown(s), people have been giving more importance to the way they feel. It’s all about self-care in relationships, friendships, workspaces, and even in the comfort of one’s home. Since then, we’ve been trying to tap into different ways of keeping those happy juices flowing. This includes eating better and focussing on gut health, practicing yoga and other forms of exercise, and could be as simple as waking up early and getting a substantial amount of rest through the night.

For women, specifically, hormones play a larger role as being the deciders of whether we’re happy, sad, angry, hungry, or hangry. And even though there’s a ton of misinformation about menstrual cycles, and a lot of hype around the topic, it all boils down to how you can tap into your hormones, adjust those levels, and live an overall happier and healthier life. So, is hormone hacking legit? Experts help us understand the deal.

Clinical nutritionist Lovneet Batra mentions that the need for hormone hacking stems from the stressors around us: “Recently, our environment has been a source of far too many endocrine disruptors (fast food, blue light exposure, stress, inactivity, chemicals, and so on) that have created havoc in our hormonal health,” she adds.