{"id":9672,"date":"2026-01-07T21:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcmetabolism.com\/?p=9672"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:18:04","slug":"are-you-high-on-hormones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/are-you-high-on-hormones\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Hormones Making You High (But Not in a Good Way)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\u201d\u201d]You\u2019ve had some acne, a bit of\u00a0hair loss,\u00a0and a growing\u00a0spare tire under your shirt.\u00a0Could be that you\u2019re eating right, exercising, and not all that stressed out. If that\u2019s the case, it\u00a0might be time to see if you\u2019re\u00a0high\u2026on\u00a0hormones.<\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"\/5-telltale-signs-that-its-really-your-hormones\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">hormones<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u2014particularly your\u00a0sex hormones\u2014have critical control over many of your body\u2019s functions. When the levels are too high, those functions can diminish, along with your health and self-esteem. While you may feel \u201chormonal\u201d at certain times of the month, if you have severely elevated levels of estrogen or testosterone, you could be dealing with a more serious condition.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Effects of Estrogen and Testosterone Overload<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>PCOS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re plagued with acne, male-pattern baldness, or you can\u2019t get rid of that\u00a0belly pudge, you could be suffering from one of the most common hormonal disorders in women: polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. This common, yet highly treatable condition causes an overproduction of both the female and male sex hormones with the formation of tiny cysts on the ovaries.\u00a0Symptoms may include:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9676\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/are-you-high-on-hormones\/depressed_female\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9676\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9676\" src=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Woman hiding her face\" width=\"397\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female-680x454.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/depressed_female.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PCOS can cause acne, hair loss, and weight gain (Photo: Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight gain, often appearing as roundness around the middle<\/li>\n<li>Menstrual abnormalities, especially heavy, painful periods<\/li>\n<li>Hair loss from the scalp and hair growth on the face, back, or chest<\/li>\n<li>Oily skin and acne<\/li>\n<li>Fertility issues<\/li>\n<li>Insulin resistance and too much insulin<\/li>\n<li>Depression or mood swings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><br \/>\nFibroids<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes, that \u201cspare tire\u201d isn\u2019t actually fat\u2014it\u2019s a fibroid. Caused by elevated estrogen levels, these noncancerous tumors grow within the uterine wall and can range in size from a few millimeters to as large as a watermelon. When they\u2019re this big, a woman\u2019s stomach can become so distended that she looks pregnant.\u00a0You might not have any symptoms at all. If you do, look for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequent urination<\/li>\n<li>Bladder or rectum pressure<\/li>\n<li>Constipation and\/or rectal pain<\/li>\n<li>Lower back and\/or abdominal pain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The Chemical Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9677\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/are-you-high-on-hormones\/fruit_with_pesticides\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9677\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9677\" src=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Peaches, bananas, plums, and other fruit\" width=\"341\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides-680x680.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/serprofas.com\/tc2march5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/fruit_with_pesticides.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Much of today\u2019s fruit is sprayed with chemical pesticides (Photo: Nancy Folgmann via Pexels)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That fruit that fills your fridge, the spray that cleans your counters, the\u00a0container you put your couscous in while it cooks. A growing number of synthetic chemicals have been added to our lives in the form of plastics, resins, and pesticide, and they\u2019re silently damaging your health.\u00a0These chemicals, known as endocrine disruptors,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ewg.org\/release\/ewgs-dirty-dozen-list-hormone-disrupting-chemicals#.WcVInMiGPIU\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>interfere<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0with the actions of hormones by imitating them (known as estrogen mimetics), or increasing or decreasing their production.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Enter Estrogen Dominance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our increased exposure to chemicals has created an environment that\u2019s threatening our health. Enter estrogen dominance, a hormonal condition that can cause several concerning symptoms in both women and men. Put simply, estrogen dominance is when there\u2019s too much of the female sex hormone floating around in your bloodstream. Everyone\u2014men, women, and children\u2014suffer from it because there\u2019s just so much of it in our environment. You\u2019d have to practically live in a bubble to avoid pesticides, plastics, car exhaust, and cleaners\u2014and unfortunately, they\u2019re all increasing the level of estrogen that surrounds us.<\/p>\n<p>Estrogen dominance manifests as mid-section weight gain, acne, heavy periods, mood disorders, and more. You can especially see it in the increase of men carrying fat in their chest area\u2014a phenomenon rarely seen before the onset of this plasticized generation. At the same time, being overweight itself can also cause estrogen dominance. As your body fat increases, so do your levels of the enzyme aromatase, which converts testosterone to estrogen. More estrogen means more fat, and with more estrogen in the environment, the harmful effects are doubled.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Is Low the Way to Go?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Although high hormone levels are bad for your health, low levels can be equally as detrimental. Next week, we\u2019ll take a look at what happens when yours are in a slump.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve had some acne, a bit of\u00a0hair loss,\u00a0and a growing\u00a0spare tire under your shirt.\u00a0Could be that you&#8217;re eating right, exercising, and not all that stressed out. 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