Doesn’t it seem like your allergies get worse and worse every year? Some of us who never experienced them before suddenly find ourselves suffering. (more…)

Estrogen in women and testosterone in men are necessary for memory. At work, especially in this economic downturn, you need to be as competitive as possible, especially when your expertise can easily be replaced by a recent graduate willing to work for less money. (more…)

Food stimulates cortisol secretion by adrenals. Cortisol secretions are what help you fight stress and manage anxiety.

Therefore, if one has a low cortisol level because of adrenal fatigue secondary to chronic stress, he tends to eat more to bring cortisol up.

So, if you seem to be in a constant struggle, unable to lose weight even though you are diligently dieting, check your hormone levels.

Adrenal fatigue may be the reason why it is so difficult to get our energy back in the morning.

Adrenal fatigue is caused when the adrenal glands are exhausted and unable to produce the right amount of hormones.

Checking your cortisol level is very helpful. Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone. Cortisol levels will determine your response to stress and anxiety.

Everybody who experiences morning fatigue should have their hormone levels checked because, in our stressful lives, adrenals can be exhausted easily.

But is obesity the reason of low hormones or low hormone levels are the cause of obesity? There is no answer for the question in the article. On on hand fat tissue transforms men’s main sex hormone testosterone into women’s main sex hormone estrogen, leading to erectile dysfunction. On the other hand low testosterone may lead to muscle mass drop and hence fat accumulation, leading to further testosterone drop. Which is the first and which is the second, I do not know. But from the (more…)