Hormones & Your Weight
Hiiiiii, I hope all is well! What a year, sheesh.
I recently did a live Q& A with my friend Tara Hux BSN RN CEO & Founder of Fit Nurse Academy. She has an amazing community. She helps nurses get fit without a diet. We had a live Q & A about weight and your hormones. You can find Tara here or at http://www.fitnurseacademy.com/community and join her community. Definitely stop by and say hi to her.
Let’s talk hormones and weight, shall we?
You would think this would be straight forward easy answer, but there is a few different things that do cause weight gain when it comes to your hormones. I talk about some of those things in an interview with Tara. You can watch it below!
Our bodies are really so smart, they do try and keep us alive and well. I so love the human body and it’s capabilities. If you’re struggling with weight loss or gain, it might not be as straightforward as you think.
Main Takeaways
-estrogen is your happy hormone, it increases your serotonin and dopamine.
-estrogen helps with insulin sensitivity (too much insulin causes weight gain and chronic inflammation)
-progesterone is your calming hormone, it helps us feel relaxed and acts an a natural anti-depressant
Your liver and your gut play a large role in filter out and getting rid of the excess hormones you don’t need. Making sure they are in working order and are supported is also important in healing and balancing hormones.
If you are on birth control you do not have a nature production of estrogen or progesterone anymore due to the hormones in your birth control. Remember birth control works by stopping your ovulation. If you don’t ovulate you don’t produce progesterone.
Let me know if you have any questions or want me to touch on a specific topic!
You can also snag my favorite supplements list here. I talk about why I love these supplements and an easy tip to get you started in the mornings!!
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Sending those high vibes,
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