{"id":10481,"date":"2022-03-22T09:35:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T14:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gncholdings.wpengine.com\/learn\/beauty\/hormones-and-weight-gain-or-weight-loss-is-there-a-connection\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:02:22","slug":"hormones-affect-on-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gnc.com\/learn\/diet\/hormones-affect-on-weight.html","title":{"rendered":"Hormones And Weight Gain (Or Weight Loss)\u2014Is There A Connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10481\" class=\"elementor elementor-10481\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b64e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b64e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d99a60f\" data-id=\"d99a60f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e459e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e459e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Hormones are kind of like the USPS of the body in that they deliver messages from one part of the body to another. For example, the hormone ghrelin is released from the stomach which sends a message to the brain that you are hungry and should eat something.<sup><a title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> Hormones regulate things like metabolism, growth, development, reproduction, appetite, blood glucose control, and more.<\/span><sup><a title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> <\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We are frequently asked if hormones can lead to problems with weight management. Well, the simple answer is, yes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01dc157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01dc157\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536cd92\" data-id=\"536cd92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488a6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"488a6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Related Reading<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/learn\/fitness\/how-your-metabolism-works.html\">How Your Metabolism Works: Hormones, Food and Temperature<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1809db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1809db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c6b75\" data-id=\"36c6b75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257a05e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"257a05e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appetite And Satiety Regulating Hormones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4cc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fa4cc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e50f26\" data-id=\"7e50f26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7715357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7715357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leptin and ghrelin<sup><a title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41574-019-0168-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a title=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/sup> are just two of the many hormones that regulate our hunger and satiety. Satiety is the feeling of fullness that occurs after eating, eventually cuing you to stop eating.<sup><a title=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5015032\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a><\/sup> Here are a few key points to know about appetite regulating hormones:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f357396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f357396\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb50d9\" data-id=\"4cb50d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0f129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc0f129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leptin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07fc28e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07fc28e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8c5cb\" data-id=\"1c8c5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32d98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b32d98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a0<\/h3><p>Made by fat cells, leptin communicates with the brain to control energy expenditure and appetite. Under \u201cnormal\u201d conditions, higher levels of leptin signal you to eat less, but some obese people seem to be leptin resistant. This means that the leptin does not effectively communicate to the brain to reduce food intake.<sup><a title=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK279053\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0a11c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0a11c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c3ebf0\" data-id=\"7c3ebf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6367663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6367663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghrelin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f40653 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f40653\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9422fc\" data-id=\"b9422fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9bfa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f9bfa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Made by the stomach during fasting, starvation and before meals; ghrelin is known as the hunger hormone. It is suppressed, in order of magnitude, by carbohydrates, proteins and fats.<sup><a title=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3acfcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3acfcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bafc78\" data-id=\"6bafc78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48f2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c48f2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sex Hormones (Estrogen And Testosterone)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2174dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2174dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1154a5\" data-id=\"d1154a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272fdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"272fdd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Though we tend to think of estrogen as a female hormone and testosterone as a male hormone, both hormones circulate through the bodies of men and women alike\u2014just at differing levels. These hormones are obviously responsible for sexual function, but also play a role in body composition.<sup><a title=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK538498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-948adaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"948adaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c07462e\" data-id=\"c07462e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0daeb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0daeb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estrogen<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e72b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e72b06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a40117\" data-id=\"5a40117\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f127b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f127b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lot of the knowledge about the impact of estrogen on weight and body composition comes from understanding the changes that occur after menopause. After menopause, a woman\u2019s fat deposition pattern changes from gynecoid, where the fat is situated around the hips, thighs and buttocks to android, where fat clusters more in the abdominal area.<\/p><p>There is also an increasing prevalence of obesity in post-menopausal women. Though researchers don\u2019t fully understand why this happens, they think it may be because estrogen influences energy metabolism pathways, and with less estrogen in the system, metabolic rates slow or change.<sup><a title=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3964739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4cad1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4cad1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd1524b\" data-id=\"dd1524b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9915f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9915f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testosterone<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-831e2c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"831e2c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b389194\" data-id=\"b389194\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca8e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca8e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is an inverse relationship between testosterone and fat mass, meaning that those with lower testosterone have higher fat mass. Low testosterone is also linked to decreased muscle mass. Testosterone production declines from age 30 onward, so men may notice changes in their body composition as they age.<sup><a title=\"8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3955331\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8<\/a><\/sup> Maintaining muscle mass is a critical factor in weight loss and maintenance, so all around, low testosterone can influence weight loss efforts. Incorporating a <a href=\"\/mens-sexual-health\/testosterone-booster\/\">testosterone supplement<\/a> may help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26727f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26727f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e4ad85\" data-id=\"2e4ad85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3931d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3931d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Metabolic Hormones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85ce44d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85ce44d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0d0d7\" data-id=\"7c0d0d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f13ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f13ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metabolism sums up the reactions that happen in the body, within each and every cell, that provide the body with energy. There are many hormones that regulate metabolism like insulin, glucagon, epinephrine (the flight or fight hormone), and thyroxine (also known as thyroid hormone).<sup><a title=\"9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/B9780123739759000082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6c4166 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6c4166\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4d2daf\" data-id=\"b4d2daf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27eb4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c27eb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insulin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f2781d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f2781d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb0e95d\" data-id=\"eb0e95d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332a2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"332a2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research indicates high levels of insulin in the blood correlate with obesity. Some researchers think that high insulin is one of the first steps in developing metabolic syndrome which is a cluster of symptoms including high blood sugar, elevated blood pressure, excess fat in the abdominal area, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Intervening in strategies to maintain insulin levels in a healthy range could be beneficial to health and wellness.<sup><a title=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5487935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48bd379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48bd379\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c0eb9\" data-id=\"b1c0eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debb02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debb02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thyroid Hormones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8327a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8327a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-450d982\" data-id=\"450d982\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f69395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f69395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your thyroid gland may be small, but it plays a massive role in your metabolism. These hormones regulate metabolism and growth. Hypothyroidism, when your body does not make enough thyroid hormones, slows down metabolism and can eventually lead to weight gain. Hyperthyroidism, when your body makes too much thyroid hormones, speeds up metabolism and can lead to weight loss.<sup><a title=\"11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4044302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11<\/a><\/sup><\/p><p>Cortisol is a hormone that tends to be higher in people stressed over long periods of time. There is research showing that long term stress is related to obesity and metabolic dysfunction.<sup><a title=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29129611\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13<\/a>, <a title=\"14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC535424\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14<\/a>, <a title=\"15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/jnme\/2011\/237932\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15<\/a><\/sup> One theory to explain this is that increased cortisol levels have been linked to increased consumption of \u201chighly palatable foods.\u201d<sup><a title=\"16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6620125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16<\/a><\/sup> Which brings us to our next theory, increased levels of cortisol may also contribute to additional fat in the abdominal area. This is a double whammy effect, increasing your risk for metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and more.<sup><a title=\"12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3147122\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd3a0f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd3a0f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-061d6dc\" data-id=\"061d6dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b8699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7b8699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Support Healthy Hormones For Weight Management<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e611c12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e611c12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-142083f\" data-id=\"142083f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2ed24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f2ed24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequent, Moderate Intensity Exercise<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2225f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2225f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890c4a0\" data-id=\"890c4a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-183d268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"183d268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exercise for weight loss follows the Goldilocks principle. Too much and too hard can result in undesirable increases in appetite hormones and cortisol. Too little doesn\u2019t allow for meaningful increases in calorie burning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a95e67d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a95e67d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d0e6c\" data-id=\"d6d0e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4674428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4674428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sleep<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20587d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20587d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35402e6\" data-id=\"35402e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33c826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33c826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If it seems like we are constantly reminding you to get enough sleep, it is because sleep is of the utmost importance to so many health outcomes, and hormone balance is one of them.<\/p><p>In a small study of young women who slept for 4 hours or 7 hours, the women who slept for 4 hours had significantly higher cortisol and insulin levels compared to those who slept for 7 hours.<sup><a title=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29129611\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13<\/a><\/sup> Research also suggests that people with short sleep duration have higher circulating levels of ghrelin (remember, the hunger hormone?).<sup><a title=\"14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC535424\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14<\/a><\/sup><\/p><p>If the sandman is not making regular trips to your bedroom, try a <a href=\"\/supplements\/melatonin\/\">melatonin supplement<\/a> sleep aid to get your address added to his route.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5e6e54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5e6e54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6f669\" data-id=\"4b6f669\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a1960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83a1960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stress Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9cf14e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9cf14e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de294d7\" data-id=\"de294d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9718a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9718a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stress is an inevitable part of life but using coping techniques to help you navigate daily stressors can make a huge difference. Regular meditation or yoga practices are wonderful ways to manage stress as are regular visits with a great therapist.<\/p><p>Adaptogenic herbs like ashwaghanda and rhodiola can also help your body to cope with the daily stresses of life. 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