{"id":6367,"date":"2016-09-05T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:45:57","slug":"221-how-a-hormone-imbalance-can-cause-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/221-how-a-hormone-imbalance-can-cause-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Hormone Imbalance Can Cause Weight Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of you may know that I recently found out I have a hormone imbalance. I have probably had it for a significant amount of time (over a few years) but never really thought to look into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may know, I always talk about how a hormone imbalance can cause weight gain. I have been experiencing weight gain and difficulty losing weight, and it wasn\u2019t until I did a bit of research that I suspected I might actually have a hormone imbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know there are probably many of you experiencing the same thing and don\u2019t even realize that you have a hormone imbalance. So I wanted to share what I have learned in the hope that it might help some of you too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS A HORMONE IMBALANCE <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most common one (that I have) and that most young women experience is a progesterone deficiency<\/a>. Your estrogen levels could also be too high in comparison to your progesterone levels. They need to be balanced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT ARE ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These hormones are secreted by the ovaries and contribute to a woman\u2019s menstrual cycle and fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the effects of estrogen and progesterone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estrogen<\/strong><\/td>Progesterone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Increases body fat<\/td>Helps use fat for energy<\/td><\/tr>
Salt and fluid retention<\/td>Natural diuretic<\/td><\/tr>
Depression and headaches<\/td>Natural antidepressant<\/td><\/tr>
Interferes with thyroid hormone<\/td>Facilitates thyroid hormone action<\/td><\/tr>
Impairs blood sugar control<\/td>Normalizes blood sugar levels<\/td><\/tr>
Decreases sex drive<\/td>Restores sex drive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So you can see that if you don\u2019t have enough progesterone to balance out the estrogen, it could cause these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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SYMPTOMS OF A HORMONE IMBALANCE <\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some of the most common symptoms of a hormone imbalance (low progesterone) include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n