Weight Gain due to Hormonal Imbalances

Weight Gain Due to Hormonal Imbalances

 

Weight Is Directly Related to Hormones

Endocrine glands secrete hormones that are distributed all over your body via blood. They play a vital role in the body’s metabolism, helping maintain a healthy weight. 

Impact Of Hormones on Weight

To lose weight and keep it off, we should understand the workings of these hormones. They work as follows;

Hormone	Endocrine Gland  (Produced by)	Function	Issues due to malfunction
Insulin	Pancreas (islets of Langerhans)	-  handles utilization and storage of blood sugar (glucose)  -        makes the cell walls permeable to glucose (source of energy) -        excess sugar is turned into glycogen -        stored in the liver, muscles, and adipose tissue (fat cells)  -        glycogen turns to glucose in presence of insulin	-        Chronically, high levels of insulin in the blood lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, diabetes (Type 2)
Leptin	White adipose tissue, but also by the stomach, skeletal muscle & pituitary gland	-        appetite suppressant hormone -        communicates with your brain   -        telling it when you are satiated or hungry	-        Leptin resistance  -        Feeling unsatiated or empty  -        leading to the brain telling your body to keep eating à weight gain
Ghrelin	a pleiotropic hormone secreted by endocrine X/A-like cells of the stomach & in small amounts by the small intestine, pancreas, and brain	-        stimulates appetite -         increases food intake -        promotes fat storage	-        increased appetite àbody weight -        disorders like cachexia, anorexia nervosa
Cortisol	Adrenal glands	The adrenal cortex produces hormones that control  -        sex (androgens, estrogens) -        salt balance in the blood (aldosterone)  -        sugar balance (cortisol)	-        causes cravings for sugary, fatty & salty foods -        affects the carbohydrate & fat metabolism à weight gain
estrogen	gonads - ovaries, corpus luteum, and placenta non-gonad organs - liver, heart, skin, and brain	-        optimal functioning of female reproductive organs	-        produced too little or too much estrogen à weight gain

 

Conclusion

There are other obscure hormones such as - Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Cholecystokinin (CCK), Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1), and Peptide YY (PYY) - that play a role in weight gain. Legacy Clinic offers a doctor-directed weight loss program that targets hormone imbalances to determine the source of the weight gain and provides a custom weight loss solution for each patient.

Legacy Clinic in The Villages operates a doctor directed weight loss program that gets to the cause of weight gain. Contact us today to find out the cause of your weight gain and learn about how you can reset your hormones to keep the weight off forever. Legacy Clinic is located in The Villages, FL at Laurel Manor Professional Plaza. 

Harmful Effects of Weight Gain

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF WEIGHT GAIN

WHAT ARE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF WEIGHT GAIN?

Weight gain is because of eating habits and lifestyle. Eating at the wrong hour and overeating trigger the malfunction of hormones and genes. Overeating is the intake of more calories than you burn per day. Mindless eating and snacking on a nutrient-poor and calorie-rich diet cause weight gain. 

Excess weight has short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) deleterious effects. It diminishes every aspect of health, causing reproductive malfunctions, respiratory distress, memory loss, and mood swings. A person also develops chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and various types of cancers.

It is said; food is the nutritional supplement or medicine you take every day. But when taken wrongly, this medicine turns to poison. Nutritional studies have shown eating seasonal foods in moderation prevents weight gain while bringing other health benefits. 

Genetics is the other factor that causes weight gain. If both the parents are obese, the child will tend towards obesity or weight gain. This disease is because of the malfunction of the hormones involved in fat metabolism.

The above discussion brings up the question - when is a well-fed person considered overweight? The formula - BMI = kg/m2 tells us the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the body. Here, kg stands for the person’s weight in kilograms; and m² is the person’s height in meters; squared. A BMI between 18.5 to 24.9 is healthy; 25 is overweight.

HOW TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT?

Now that we have discussed the hazards of weight gain, let's discuss prevention. Work the following habits into your routine;

Exercise for 60 - 90 minutes daily. Stay hydrated; 3 - 4 liters of water per day is ideal. Maintain a balanced diet. Reduce your calorific intake and exercise to burn calories. 

Practice acupressure - press these five points - Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zhongwan (CV12), Renzhong (GV26), and Xuehai (SP10). 

Massage regularly. It boosts the metabolic rate, strengthens muscles, and presses the acupressure points. 

Try Legacy Clinic’s Doctor Supervised Weight Loss Program to lose up to an average of 28 lbs in 40 days. The program is very easy to do and consists of no exercise, no hormones, and no starvation. It is a program that gets to the source of fat and regulates the hormones that cause you to gain weight. 

To get your weight loss consultation today please contact Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic at 352-259-0024