These Symptoms Reveal a Hidden Hormonal Imbalance

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1:03And you can see these things very easily when you look in the mirror. At the end of this video, you're going to be able to look across the room and observe something and pretty much know if that person has too much of a certain hormone or not enough. Let's first start out with the thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland is like right here. It's like two and a half inches wide. There's a small gland but it controls your metabolism. If these hormones are too high, your eyes are actually going to start bulging out. Your metabolism is going to be very fast to the point where you're going to lose a lot of weight. This is not a good thing because it's going to be a very unhealthy weight loss. And you might see a lot of sweating with a hyperthyroid problem. On the flip side, if the thyroid is not working enough, that's called a hypo thyroid condition. This is going to cause more weight gain. And the hair, you're going to see that the hair is going to be thin. It's going to be dry. 90% of hyperthyroidism is a type of thyroid problem that is related to the immune system. It's called Hashimoto's.

2:04It's an autoimmune condition where your own body is creating antibodies against your own thyroid, destroying it, creating an underactive thyroid coming from the immune system. A very important thing about that condition is to avoid gluten from grains. You need to take more selenium. You can get enough selenium from having one Brazil nut. Selenium also improves the immune system. And so does vitamin D. So you're going to need high doses of vitamin D3 for Hashimoto's. Let's move to number two which is Androgens. One is testosterone and the other is DHT. If there's too much Androgens, you're going to get acne around your jawline, around your back. And both men and women. In women, their voice is deeper, more facial hair. And they will also start noticing receding in the top part of their hair, versus if men have too much Androgens, they'll start having male pattern baldness. So this is why it's so important to avoid carbohydrates, sugars, starches,

3:09and also not to eat so frequently. On the flip side, if someone doesn't have enough Androgens, let's say men, if they're low in testosterone, they're going to get lower amount of muscle. Men will also lose hair on the bottom part of their legs if they don't have enough testosterone. The other thing is to avoid plastics. So you want to get a really good water filter because that's where most people get their plastics from city water. Let's move to number three. Cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone. And if it goes too high, you're going to get cortisol-face, like a round face. I used to have that. If there's too much cortisol, you could get like a buffalo hump on the back part of your neck. You'll tend to gain weight in your midsection. In females, a lot of times you'll see exaggerated stretch marks from too much cortisol. As unpredictable. But you can blare less with eggless. A once-monthly treatment for moderate to severe eczema. After an initial four-month or longer dosing phase, about four and ten people taking eggless,

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5:15which is this pigmentation thing on your skin. You might see little patches of a darker complexion. But you can also see estrogen dominance from someone on birth control pills or estrogen replacement therapy. What happens when your estrogen goes down during menopause, for example? The skin and collagen start to disappear. This is why you start looking older or you get wrinkles or the skin looks thinner. You also have to realize that estrogen comes from cholesterol. So if you're on something that lowers cholesterol or you're on a low fat diet, it could be a major reason why your estrogen also is excessively low. Number five, growth hormone. Typically, if your growth hormone declines too much, just going to make you look older. And it's also going to affect your muscle when growth hormone goes down, we gain weight, especially in the midsection. A couple things to know about growth hormone to increase it. It's the intensity of the exercise, so sprinting or anything high intensity, short duration.

6:15Also, keeping your carbs low will help increase your growth hormone. Also, sleeping more can help your growth hormone because the majority of your growth hormone occurs when you're sleeping. This is another reason why some people age more quickly. Their sleep is poor. If your sleep is poor, you are going to look older. Number six, progesterone. Progesterone goes up. It's actually very, very rare. Probably have some mild fluid retention. A much more common problem is when it goes to low, which is super common. Those symptoms would be a puffy face. The person who looked dull and tired and sometimes have acne. Number seven, insulin. What visual signs occur when your insulin is too high? Well, number one, you're going to have a midsection that's going to stick out. You're going to belly fat that no matter what, you can't get rid of it. Skin tags, swollen eyes. If we shift gears to low insulin, that's when you're actually losing too much weight. But again, not in a healthy way. You see this in a type one diabetic.

7:15Now, we have an issue of craving for carbs, being hungry all the time. The big thing that triggers insulin is sugar and starches, as in bread, pasta, cereal crackers, biscuits, waffles, pancakes, and also just the frequency of meals. This is why telling someone to consume a balanced diet or this concept of everything in moderation is the worst advice ever. Out of all these hormonal imbalances, the one that I see most commonly as a problem is too much cortisol. The harder bring it down naturally and keep it normal. So watch this video right now. Or manning the snack table, athletic brewing fits right in. With a full lineup of non-alcoholic beer styles, you can enjoy bold flavors all game long. No hangovers, no buzz, no subbing out for water in the second half.

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