Hormone Imbalance by Dr. Herb Akers DC CCN Learn how to balance your hormones naturally
Hormone Health * Are you having symptoms of imbalance? * Would you be able to identify an imbalance? * All people, young and old can experience imbalance due to diet, exercise, injury, depression and more!
Topics Covered Survival Adrenal Hormones
* appropriate cortisol - "shock absorber" hormone, needed to maintain normal body function during times of stress, keep glucose available for an emergency, key to our survival, strong immune system, a "happy camper". * constant cortisol- chronic stress creates obesity, heart disease, diabetes, immune failure, depression, sexual dysfunction, Alzheimer's etc... * appropriate adrenalin- fight or flight response, es-sential for surviving a life threatening challenge. constant adrenalin- chronic stress leads to heart disease, stroke, anxiety, depression.
Other Hormones * estrogen- primary female sex hormone, regulation of re-production and secondary sex characteristics etc... * bad estrogen- chronic stress leads to tumor formation etc... * testosterone- primary male sex hormone, development of male reproductive system, muscle growth, body hair etc... * bad testosterone- chronic stress converts testos-terone to survival hormones or estrogen... heart disease, dia-betes etc... * progesterone- female hormone prepares uterus for a fertilized egg * bad progesterone- chronic stress creates progesterone deficiency and hormonal
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Published on Nov 7, 2017