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Hormones imbalance and weight gain in woman and men

If you're finding it hard to lose weight and or keep it off, you're not alone. It's not easy for the majority of us to achieve our weight loss goals and keep the weight with off. For over 20 years we have been  told by all the “weight loss experts” that losing weight is simple- just burn more calories than you eat and exercise several days a week. It sounds so simple and it is but… why is it not working?

So why am I gaining weight?
Why can’t I keep it off? 
Why is this happening to me?

The answer lies in the remarkable links between
weight gain and hormonal imbalances.

It is a depressing article of faith among the overweight and those who treat them, that 95 percent of people who lose weight regain it and sometimes more - within a few months or years.

Actress Kirstie Alley, who shed 75 pounds a few years ago just to gain it all back in over a year.

The battle of the bulge is a shared story among women and men in beginning in their late 30's and early 40's. And it’s not just the extra pounds; it’s how and where our bodies gain weight. The fat seems to accumulate around the stomach, buttocks and thighs.

The Usual Suspects: estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, thyroid, insulin and cortisol.

Weight Gain and Estrogen

Estrogen: When in excess, estrogen promotes the growth of estrogen sensitive tissues, leading to an increased size of adipose (fat) tissues in the waist, belly and other estrogen sensitive fat tissues. For men, typically in the belly (often referred to as a “pot belly”) and chest; for women, in the belly, lower butt, upper thighs and sometimes in the back of the arms.
Estrogen sensitive fat tissues in men and woman are also called "stubborn fat" due to their high resistance to fat burning. Generally, not even diet or exercise can help remove this estrogen sensitive tenacious fat. Excess estrogen works in a vicious cycle. Estrogen promotes fat gain, and the enlarged fat tissue produces more estrogen within its cells, which then promotes more fat gain, and so on.

Weight Gain and Testosterone

Testosterone in woman: Testosterone in a women works to build and maintain muscle mass among other things. These muscle cells work to burn calories in your body and cause a higher metabolism. Levels of this hormone decrease during menopause causing the loss of muscle mass and hence result in lower metabolism. This also results in weight gain.

Testosterone in men: Low testosterone in men can create problems for many as they age. These include, weight gain in the wrong places, loss of muscle tone. An additional list of symptoms of low testosterone includes:

• Erectile dysfunction (problems with erections)
• loss of libido (low sex drive)
• Mood disturbances depression, irritability
• Loss of muscle size and strength
• Osteoporosis (bone thinning)
• Increased body fat
• Difficulty with concentration and memory loss
• Sleep difficulties

Our current understanding of the causes and symptoms of low testosterone in aging men, often referred to as andropause or male menopause, is that through treatment to increase testosterone levels, we can relieve many symptoms previously believed to be part of the aging process.

Weight Gain and Progesterone

Progesterone:  When a woman’s body no longer produces enough progesterone , either in perimenopause or menopause, she has entered a state of “estrogen dominance”. Estrogen dominance causes an increase in what is called “thyroid binding globulin”. When this globulin, the thyroid gland becomes dysfunctional, meaning we can diet and exercise with a vengeance and still not lose the weight.
Progesterone, is the hormone needed to equalize estrogen so that, with a healthy diet and exercise, the body’s metabolism will respond and weight loss can occur. Progesterone has calming effect in women and also can help regulate fluid retention.

The hormonal dysfunction and they are directly proportionate to the degree of estrogen dominance. By supplementing progesterone, we can effectively address some of the biochemical reasons for this weight gain. The goal is to address the excess estrogen and eliminate the hypothyroid condition so that, with a healthy diet and exercise, the body’s metabolism will respond and weight loss can occur.
Also, by putting the estrogen-progesterone in balance, we can reduce weight that is essentially good, old-fashioned water weight caused by bloating. Too much estrogen causes tissues around the abdominal area to retain water.

Weight Gain Cortisil/Insulin

Cortisol/Insulin: While estrogen and progesterone are central, there are other facilitating hormones that may be acting up also – most often, insulin and cortisol.
Insulin: Insulin is the hormone made in the pancreas. This long thin organ is neatly tucked away under the left side of our rib cage and controls blood sugar levels. When insulin is released into our blood stream, the blood sugar level drops instantly. If too much insulin is released, the blood sugar level overshoots and drops too low. This sudden drop in blood sugar may leave us feeling weak, queasy, shaky, sweaty and craving sweets.

“Low blood sugar”, but here is where things start to compound. As the body’s production of progesterone decreases and circulating estrogen becomes dominant, insulin is released more rapidly and more often. So we are both unable to properly metabolize calories and, at the same time, taking more in.
Insulin resistance occurs when a person’s body incorrectly converts every calorie into fat; this is an extreme case of estrogen correction. Overtime, your body resists the insulin produced in your blood stream and you therefore experience weight gain.

There is a very significant connection between estrogen and progesterone levels and insulin.

Weight Gain and Thyroid

Thyroid and weight gain:  Thyroid decline affects every cell in our body, which can result in weight gain and in a wide range of age-related problems.

The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located just under the Adam's apple in the throat. It secretes a hormone into the bloodstream called thyroxine, which controls the body's metabolism, the rate at which the body burns calories for energy. It also controls the body's utilization of fat.

If thyroid hormone levels decrease, cells throughout the rest of the body decrease in activity. As a result the cells need less energy and thus more energy is available to be stored and the weight increases even though the appetite decreases.

A decline in the secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) can result in poor concentration, confusion, memory problems, cold hands and feet, weight gain, menstrual problems, sleep disorders, dry skin, thinning hair and low energy levels. An underactive thyroid can also be a major cause of a common painful musculoskeletal condition known as fibromyalgia.

Balancing Hormones can surely help with your
weight loss plan and a healthy lifestyle!

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At different stages of life, men and women experience hormonal fluctuations, but key periods of womanhood, markedly the perimenopause stage, is where the hormone challenge starts. This is when the fight of progesterone versus estrogen begins. Others join in the fight– testosterone, thyroxine, epinephrine, glucagon – along with insulin and cortisol. It the battle of the bluge!!

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Furthermore, bioidentical hormones are prescribed by and administered under the care and guidelines of qualified physicians. Bioidentical hormones have a lower side effects rate then synthetic hormones or horse hormones. Based on the positive clinical results from thousands of patients treated with bioidentical hormones world wide, bioidentical hormones should be the preferred and standard method for hormone replacement therapy.

The major difference between bioidentical hormones and synthetic or horse hormones is their chemical structure. Due to this fact there is a difference of how bioidentical hormones and their synthetic counterparts work in the body. There are also many different metabolic pathways for each specific type of hormones.

Bioidentical hormones due to their biological action and metabolic pathways identical to human hormones offer the best way to hormone replacement therapy. Synthetic hormones merely help with menopausal symptoms without restoring hormonal balance. However, while reducing menopausal symptoms of hot flushes, night sweats, irritability etc., synthetic hormones and horse hormones generate many unpleasant side effects. Because of those side effects, many women stop their hormone replacement therapy on their own. The side effects of synthetic and horse hormones are: water retention, breast engorgement and discomfort, weight gain, gallbladder stones as well as blood clots.

The FDA sent The Oprah Show this official statement: "The FDA does not recognize the terms 'BHRT' and 'bioidentical.' Many compounding pharmacies use 'bioidentical' as a marketing term to imply that drugs are natural or have effects identical to those from hormones made by the body. FDA is not aware of credible scientific evidence to support these claims. There are potentially serious adverse effects associated with long term use of these products—even when consumers use FDA-approved hormone therapy drugs that have been proven safe and effective. FDA recommends that women use these products at as low a dosage and for the shortest amount of time necessary."
http://www.oprah.com/health/The-Bioidentical-Debate-with-Suzanne-Somers/9