Why Some Women Can Gain Weight - Re: Hormones

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Why Some Women Can Gain Weight - Re: Hormones

Some women who have taken birth control pills, had hormone replacement therapy

(estrogen and progesterone], adrenal hormones, and others tend to gain weight

for a period of time on this program.

That is because taking any kind of hormones has a much more powerful effect on

the body.

The reasons are related to hormones have many functions as the body's

messenger's. They are referred to as signalers. NOTE: They are so important that

all other signals within the cells are ignored when a hormonal signal is sent.

Not only do hormones send signals throughout the body to keep the communications

lines open, but they also can help perform specific biochemical functions. For

example, if you cut yourself, your body sends out signals to repair and replace

tissues, which are growth hormones.

The main reason women have female-related problems is because their sex

hormones, such as estrogen, progesterone, etc. are imbalanced and/or lacking.

Hormones are categorized into:

Anabolic processes (anabolism), are hormones that build molecules, tissues and

even organs in the body, which includes sex hormones, insulin, and growth

hormones produced in the pituitary gland in the head which are responsible for

tissues repair, cell regeneration, and building new tissues as needed.

OR

Catabolic processes (canabolism), are hormones that break down substances into

simpler ones, which include thyroid hormones which function as general

stimulators of many cellular reactions, hormones produced by the adrenal glands

such as cortisol, and others.

The body strives to always balance out its anabolic and catabolic processes,

however when it is unhealthy it isn't as able to.

People who are unhealthy usually have low adrenal and low thyroid hormone

production, which means they will have less hormones for the catabolic

processes.

Also toxins, including birth control pills, make all of the body's cell

membranes stiff/rigid, which means any organs involved in producing hormones

aren't as able to do their job (produce normal hormones levels), and hormones

that may be produced are not as able to get into stiff/rigid cells where they

are needed.

Gaining weight represents excess anabolism, which means your sex hormones must

normalize. That takes time and patience. Until then you do know you are

improving and feeling better all of the time on this program.

Also imbalances can happen long before puberty, and sometimes it can start

before birth, upon conception.

The best in health, Bee