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Hormonal disorders Don't underestimate these symptoms!

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Hormonal disorders Don't underestimate these symptoms!

Hormonal balance is essential for the proper functioning of the body, hormones regulate sexual function, body immunity, hunger and satiety, energy levels, emotions, sleep quality, and many other areas. Disorders of the thyroid gland, carbohydrate-insulin economy, and sex hormones are the most common.

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1. What are hormonal disorders?

Hormonal disorders occur when the body produces too much or too little of one of the hormones. Hormones are the body's messengers of information and affect all the processes that take place in the body.

2. Disorders of the thyroid gland

It is diagnosed on the basis of: reduced TSH, fT3 and fT4 increased hyperthyroidism, TSH decreased or below normal threshold; fT3, fT4, normal subclinical hypothyroidism. The body then begins to produce antibodies against TSH deficiency receptors. The most common signs of hyperthyrocytic disorders include:

3. Disorders of the carbohydrate and insulin economy symptoms

The most common symptoms of insulin resistance include: fatigue, drowsiness, appetite for sweets after a meal, headaches, problems with concentration, reduced mood, irritation, unreasonable body weight gain. The body produces insulin but the tissues responsible for its metabolism do not respond to it. This stimulates the pancreas to continuously produce insulin to transport glucose to the cell and lower its blood pressure. Insulin tolerance is the tissue's reduced tolerance to insulin.

4. Hyperandrogenism is a symptom

The rashes are located on the forehead, beard, neck, back and jaw lines, excessive hair loss characteristic of male pattern baldness, decrease in tone of voice, overgrowth of the clitoris, reduction in libido, reduced mood, depressive states. When their level in women is too high, they appear in their appearance characteristic for men, most often: hirsutism, i.e. hair loss of the male type (on the face, chest and abdomen, back, and internal organs), androgenic acne, which is characterized by large and pronounced pains, androgen enclosures, or hyperhidrosis, which also occurs in men, and hormones that are produced in the lower part of the back.

5. Polycystic ovary syndrome is symptomatic

PCOS contributes to weight gain and insulin resistance. Hormonal disorders are a serious problem and should not be underestimated. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a disorder affecting an increasing number of women of childbearing age. The most common symptoms of PCOS in women are: menstrual disorder, painful periods, infertility, male-type hair loss, acne, diarrhoea, overgrowth of hair, weight gain, and weight loss problems, mood problems, and problems with sleep.

6. How to help your hormones work

The functioning of the hormonal system is influenced by the type of food you eat, genetic predispositions, environment, body weight, lifestyle, amount of sleep and stress.

7. The following information is provided by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council

When it comes to nutrition, it is important to limit processed foods and sugar and to ensure an adequate supply of vegetables, fruits, nuts and proteins of plant origin, and in particular: : olive oil, olive oils, avocados, almonds, egg yolks, bananas, tomatoes, peanut butter, coconut oil, soy sauce, soybeans, citrus fruit, salt, cassava, sardines, peppermint, peppers, salt pepper juice, tomato juice, fruit juice, salt and peppers.

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