Is nature’s Prozac making you FAT?
Read this if you have trouble losing weight, are bloated, moody, cant sleep or your brain is foggy
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Sometimes your own hormones play havoc with your body
Meet Estrogen. Excess estrogen can make you depressed and chunky.
But that’s not always the case. In balance estrogen makes you happy & healthy. When it gets unbalanced things go crazy
At puberty estrogen increases the feel good chemicals of oxytocin-which makes you feel love & affiliation & dopamine which makes you feel pleasure & satisfaction
#Estrogen is nature’s Prozac
And of course its responsible for giving women hips & breasts
Now estrogen needs to be balanced by the hormone progesterone. Estrogen is lose & flirty & sensitive. Progesterone keeps it in check & plays a supportive role
These hormones are yin & yang
Estrogen causes you to retain salt & water-progesterone is a diuretic
When these guys are in sync your bones are strong, your skin is hydrated & smooth
AND………..YOUR #METABOLISM IS FORGIVING
They go out of balance and BOOM your body is not happy
So, what happens if they are out of balance?
You might be irritable, moody, or even worse end up with full fledged depression or anxiety
You may have more headaches, ruddy skin, water retention,
Or lack of sleep & a foggy brain
And then sometimes these become huge mood swings, fatigue, insomnia, memory loss, bloating, depression, weight gain or difficulty losing weight………….and more
So where can this come from
Fat cells make estrogen too. More fat cells means more estrogen
And bad toxins are stored in fat cells. Estrogen does not like bad toxins (think plastics & chemicals in your body wash)
More than 50% of women over 35 have high estrogen (vs progesterone)
This is a new & started this century
Researchers think this is because we are more exposed to artificial estrogens & have increased stress
The good news is that there are many ways to get your hormones back into check like
-Lowering #cortisol levels (the stress hormones)
-Drinking less alcohol
-Using personal care products with fewer bad chemicals & toxins
-Lowering environmental exposure to toxins (like a new carpet for example)
-Improving your diet
-Taking natural supplements
We have quick assessment tools that can help you understand if you might have estrogen dominance. Please email us if you would like it
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