Daily Goals To Strive For That Are In Sync With Daily Hormone Release

These goals are as such because they are in alignment with our natural hormonal rhythms. Each day we have a predicable release of cortisol, digestive enzymes, melatonin and more. When we line up our habits with our hormones, we are in sync with their natural release which makes us feel amazing!

Ideal Daily Schedule Based on Hormones: Wake up, get some sunshine, eat your largest meal of the day around noon, workout, eat your smaller meal of the day, mediate/do a calming activity, go to bed. Repeat.

Morning sunshine regulates our biological clock - keeping cortisol and melatonin balanced; helping our sleep/wake cycle stay stable.

Your largest meal of the day should be around noon because that is when our digestion is at it’s peak performance; winding down as the day does. Therefore our evening meal should be the smallest of the meals and earlier in the evening is better than late in the evening meals.

Dinner is notoriously the largest meal of the day, that is why if you eat too late, you can feel your food “sit” in your stomach and get indigestion. Flip it to lunch and you will feel powered until dinner - not hangry or impulsive (which is also when we have the least amount of willpower!)

Can you have a breakfast? Sure! Follow your hunger cues. If you’re hungry upon waking, eat - if you’re not then don’t. Most adults do well with 2-3 meals per day.

At night our melatonin should be increasing to help us get ready for sleep. We assist this with avoiding blue light (get blue light blocking glasses), keep lights down low and avoid over stimulating workouts.