This isn't a coincidence; these are the two points in your hormonal cycle
when estrogen and testosterone are peaking, and if your body isn't processing these hormones correctly, eliminating the excess, and detoxifying your system.
Not exact matches
The truth: We track hormones such as
estrogen, progesterone, thyroid,
and testosterone when women are trying to conceive or are in the early months of pregnancy.
This diminishes
estrogen's effects
when it comes to fat gain
and water retention,
and probably strengthens
testosterone's anabolic effects.
When too much of your
testosterone is converting into
estrogen, you can suffer from loss of energy, weight gain
and difficulty adding lean muscle to your body.
When you have too much of this enzyme, you convert more of your
testosterone into
estrogen,
and that goes for both men
and women.
And when your
testosterone levels drop, it's logical to blame other hormones, like
estrogen or progesterone.
In another study of zinc
and hormones, it was found that,
when rats were fed a zinc - deficient diet, not only did their
testosterone levels drop, but the formation of estradiol (
estrogen) from
testosterone was increased.
When your
testosterone,
estrogen,
and progesterone are out of whack, it can lead to a slew of health problems such as infertility, PCOS, weight gain, weight - loss resistance,
and low sex drive.
That your
estrogen levels are fine, but
when you compare them to your
testosterone levels, your
testosterone might be a little bit low
and therefore, that may be causing a slight increase in the sex hormone binding globulin levels.
DHEA is produced in the Adrenal glands
and since it is similar to
Testosterone and Estrogen, the body is able to convert it to these hormones
when they are needed.
When HGH levels are balanced, they properly support the production of both
estrogen and testosterone in men
and women, preventing the added weight gain of menopause
and andropause.
When your training, diet and lifestyle focuses on reducing estrogen and boosting testosterone in your body, that's when big changes happen, that's how you get rid of your man boobs naturally, and you can do it without having to train for hours on end every day, without having to starve yourself, and without having to avoid all your favorite fo
When your training, diet
and lifestyle focuses on reducing
estrogen and boosting
testosterone in your body, that's
when big changes happen, that's how you get rid of your man boobs naturally, and you can do it without having to train for hours on end every day, without having to starve yourself, and without having to avoid all your favorite fo
when big changes happen, that's how you get rid of your man boobs naturally,
and you can do it without having to train for hours on end every day, without having to starve yourself,
and without having to avoid all your favorite foods.
This occurs especially
when cortisol rises, diminishing the production of DHEA,
and subsequently, diminishing
estrogen,
testosterone and progesterone.
In a study conducted by scientists at Peking University, researchers found that
when equol - producing men ate high amounts of soy food for 3 days, their
testosterone levels dropped
and estrogen levels rose.
It's important to note that you can also get man boobs
when your hormone levels are normal,
and your breast tissue is just more sensitive to normal levels of
estrogen, or less sensitive to normal levels of
testosterone.
When aromatase is inhibited, it follows that
estrogen is also reduced,
and there is a corresponding increase in
testosterone.
When a term hormone comes to mind we immediately think of
estrogen, progesterone,
and testosterone.
When pregnenolone converts into DHEA, the DHEA will eventually convert into
testosterone and estrogen.
But they also synthesise numerous other hormones, including the «androgens»
and their pre-cursors, such as
testosterone and DHEA, as well as
estrogens and progesterone,
and this is why it becomes even more important than ever to support your adrenal glands as you approach menopause, a time
when our bodies come to rely more heavily upon the regulation of hormones.
When your brain recognizes that your estradiol levels are increased, it assumes that
estrogen,
and thereby
testosterone production is normal.
When we have high levels of
estrogen, it generally means that we have lower levels of
testosterone and higher levels of what is called aromatase activity.
Chapter 14 HOW
AND WHEN TO USE OTHER HORMONES Estrogen, DHEA, Pregnenolone, the Corticosteroids, Testosterone and Androstenedi
AND WHEN TO USE OTHER HORMONES
Estrogen, DHEA, Pregnenolone, the Corticosteroids,
Testosterone and Androstenedi
and Androstenedione
This hormone is responsible for binding
testosterone and estrogen and when the hormone is too low, it leaves you with too much
estrogen floating around in the bloodstream.
But
when I thought about how we track hormones such as
estrogen, progesterone, thyroid,
and testosterone when women are trying to conceive or are in the early months of pregnancy, I wondered why those numbers would be important indications of a woman's health in one situation but not another?
But
when you develop resistance to your seven major metabolic hormones — cortisol, thyroid,
testosterone, growth hormone, leptin, insulin,
and estrogen — your body adjusts by increasingly raising your hormone levels
and ultimately slowing down your metabolism.
These cravings all start
when changes happen in your sex hormones —
estrogen and testosterone levels drop after ovulation
and progesterone levels start to rise.
Yet we tracked hormones such as
estrogen, progesterone, thyroid,
and testosterone when women were trying to conceive or were in the early months of pregnancy.
And when a
testosterone gets converted into
estrogens in a man, you begin to take on female sex hormone characteristics.
And when — you know — Us guys,
when we have too much inflammation, too much of our
testosterone converts to
estrogen.
SHBG binds excess
estrogen and testosterone in the blood, but
when it's low, these hormone levels increase.
Just like in women, hormonal imbalances in men are often associated with age, as the balance between
estrogen levels
and testosterone levels in men often becomes disturbed
when they age.
Hypogonadism occurs
when the testes are unable to produce an adequate supply of
testosterone in the male body; thus leading to a
testosterone deficiency
and levels of
estrogen to increase *.
When you eat a lot of soy
and soy products, you end up with higher
estrogen levels
and your
testosterone goes in the other direction.
In fact, in one study, a dose of mercury sufficient to kill 1 percent of lab rats (lethal dose «LD01»),
when combined with a dose of lead sufficient to kill 1 percent, killed 100 percent of the rats.13 A similar test involving mercury
and aluminum in cultured neurons killed 60 percent of the cells
when the two low - dose toxicants (LD01) were combined.14 Even antibiotics have been shown to enhance the uptake, retention
and toxicity of mercury.14 Additionally,
testosterone appears to aggravate mercury toxicity during development, while
estrogen protects against it.15 This may explain why more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders
and attention deficit disorders.
When an individual has pseudogynecomastia, the blood tests will reveal minimum levels of
estrogen and adequate levels of
testosterone.
Furthermore,
when blood sugar is imbalanced, our hormones are directly affected due to constant high levels of insulin in our systems, causing insulin receptors on the ovaries to throw off the proper production of
estrogen and testosterone (creating more
testosterone than normal
and less
estrogen than normal).
When I had my levels tested at 26
and this was almost 20 years ago, I had more
estrogen than my mom
and I had less
testosterone than my mom which was not exactly encouraging you could say.
Usually a man has a low level of
estrogen that protects his brain
and heart, but
when he has a lot more fat, that
estrogen level goes up in ratio to his manly hormone
testosterone that goes down
and usually the heavier the guy, the more the erectile dysfunction, the higher the voice, the more feminized behavior, the more difficult it is to live out the hormonal destiny.
Therefore, women shouldn't blame themselves for eating too much because controlling your weight during menopause is nearly a losing battle, especially
when your body's
estrogen,
testosterone,
and androgen levels are fighting you.
You're body is used to all these endogenous artificial
testosterone, you know, your
testosterone to
estrogen ratio is getting messed up
and so you do have to use what's called post cycle therapy
when you're on pro-hormones
and we won't get into the post cycle therapy as much on this podcast «cause I know we're kinda pushing for time but the problem is that if you don't cycle pro hormones, it can be tough on your liver, it can be tough on your own endogenous production so it's something that you do wan na make sure that you do, that you understand how to cycle properly
and I have to be careful of course, giving out recommendations like that on this show just because so many people who are listening to this are competing in event like triathlons
and marathons
and thing of that nature where they're gonna be drug tested
and stuff like this would be a big no - no anyways, you know, or they're going after more natural means
and let's face it, prohormones can be kinda damaging to your body
and the reason for that is because a lot of these side effects: acne
and hair loss, breast tissue enlargement, or you know, what we affectionately call bitch tits in dudes, prostate swelling, you know, a lot of these hormonal imbalances that get created from dumping exogenous sources of hormones into your body
and creating like a hormone milieu that can be a real real issue from a health standpoint.
In a study conducted by scientists at Peking University, researchers found that
when equol - producing men ate high amounts of soy food for as little as three days, their
testosterone levels dropped
and their
estrogen levels rose.
Studies have found that
when chrysin is combined with piperine, reductions in serum
estrogen (estradiol)
and increases in total
and free
testosterone result in 30 days.
When isolated
and tested on human cells, these compounds were found to reduce
testosterone levels
and increase
estrogen levels.
When doctors finally recognize adrenal fatigue, they typically treat it with hormone replacement therapy, including
estrogen, progesterone,
and testosterone replacement, in addition to cortisone replacement therapy.
Your sex hormones,
estrogen, progesterone,
and testosterone are produced in both your genital organs
and your adrenal glands, about half in each, until female menopause (average age 51)
and male andropause (average age 44),
when they're all made mostly in the adrenal glands.
But even if you're not a chakra believer, there's no denying the scientific fact that
when your hormones —
estrogen, progesterone, thyroid, insulin,
testosterone, cortisol, etc. — aren't functioning at their optimal levels, their dysfunction has a direct impact on your serotonin
and dopamine, the neurotransmitters that dictate your mood
and that impacts what thoughts your thinking, how you view the world around you
and your desires
and creativity.
Perhaps I messed up
when I opted to get the 7 keto version of DHEA because I was leery of the hormonal effects of DHEA (since it's a precursor to
testosterone and estrogen).