Flax and Chia "Hormone-Helper" Pudding

Did you know that a 2014 study found that regularly eating foods high in phyto-oestrogens did help women to reduce their menopause symptoms like hot flushes?

So what foods are highest in phyto-oestrogens? Flaxseed and soy.

If you removed soy from your diet in earlier years, you can now add it back in your menopause years and it can help to reduce that feeling that your oestrogen levels have dropped off.

I'm in peri-menopause myself so I created this new version of my morning chia pudding to lift my intake of flaxseed.

It feels lighter and fluffier than normal chia pudding - and it's gorgeous with blueberries or stewed apple.

Remember your body is a bio-machine and you have the power to tweak how it works by feeding it different healthy foods.

- Jess x

Flax and Chia "Hormone-Helper" Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1.5 tablespoons ground flaxseed

• 1.5 tablespoon chia seeds

• 1 cup of soy or almond milk

• ½ teaspoon of cinnamon for blood sugar balance

• ½ a teaspoon of vanilla

And if you like, a drizzle of maple syrup or honey and some stewed or grated apple.

Mix it all up in a jar, let it sit for 10 minutes or overnight. It becomes this lovely, pudding-like texture.

In the winter, I love this pudding warm as a porridge alternative.