For a majority of women, the most pronounced hormone changes are said to come during the 40s 
and 50s. While this is in fact a true, many more women as early as their 20s and early 30s are beginning to see significant hormone imbalance symptoms as well.
You may be wondering why you are persistently gaining weight when you’ve lowered your total caloric intake or why you feel like you can’t make it past mid-morning without some quick caffeinated pick me up. Persistent weight gain as well as fatigue are two signs you aren’t making enough of what you need to balance things in your body. Other changes that occur are increased belly fat and loss of muscle mass. When your body is undergoing stress, there is an underproduction of certain hormones and overproduction of others, like the infamous hormone cortisol, which makes your body retain adipose (fat).
So, what exactly should we do? Move to a non-populated region in the middle of the country and live on a farm while we eat only green things from the earth? While that may sound tempting to some, that is not the answer! The answer lies in consistent effort with your nutrition, supplementation, digestive health and stress-management techniques.
Source: Dr. Elyse Tursi, of Pollack Wellness Institute, located at 66 Commack Rd., Ste. 204, Commack. For more information, call 631-462-0801 or visit PollackWellness.com.
