The Effects Of Hormone Imbalance On Belly Fat

Belly fat is stubborn and frustrating. Resculpting the body to get rid of body fat is not a simple and easy task, though it is certainly not impossible. One of the reasons why it is so hard to burn belly fat is that your body primarily uses the midsection as its storage unit for fat. Hormone Balance helps us avoid the buildup of belly fat.

It's also true that, as we get older, we become more prone to hormone imbalance as HGH and testosterone levels decline. In women, the changes associated with Menopause also contribute heavily to increased body fat.

It comes down to that the older you get, the harder it becomes to stay lean. Body fat can become incredibly stubborn when folks reach their forties and fifties. This is when the decline of essential hormones often becomes noticeable and problematic.

Sources of Hormone Imbalance Associated with Belly Fat

Hormone Imbalance is often multifaceted, and the accumulation of body fat is often the result of multiple sources of imbalance. The following are several hormones and how they are associated with belly fat: Testosterone – Testosterone is intimately associated with masculinity and male optimal function. Testosterone helps maintain muscle mass.

The more lean muscle you have, the higher your basal metabolism protects against body fat. Testosterone Levels decline when men get older, which reduces metabolism and muscle mass and makes it easier for belly fat to stick around.

Estrogen is most important for women but also plays a critical role in men's health (in small doses). Men produce estrogen from body fat. The more fat accumulates, the more Estrogen that they will make.

Unfortunately, Estrogen is also a limiting factor in Testosterone Production. This is one of several feedback loops associated with obesity. Belly Fat increases Estrogen, which Suppresses Testosterone. Lower Testosterone makes it easier to gain weight, further increasing Estrogen's influence.

Insulin – Insulin is the body's tool to capture free glucose from the bloodstream and transport it to fat cells for storage. Insulin resistance leads to weight gain because the increased concentrations of Insulin in the bloodstream make it harder to free energy stored as body fat.

DHEA – DHEA is a precursor hormone produced by the Adrenal Glands and is integral to the production of Estrogen and Testosterone. Healthy DHEA activity helps ward off belly fat by promoting healthy Sex Hormone Production and improving the body's responsiveness to Insulin.

Cortisol - Cortisol is the body's primary stress hormone, associated with both physical and psychological stress. Cortisol initiates a fight-or-flight response and stimulates activity. Cortisol is critical to health but also very prone to imbalance. Chronic Stress causes Cortisol Levels to skyrocket, depleting the building blocks that would generally be available to produce Testosterone and other hormones that are important to stave off body fat. Cortisol increases appetite and insulin, meaning that you eat more calories, and your body is more prone to storing them as fat.

Ghrelin – Ghrelin is the hormone most directly associated with the sensation of hunger. Ghrelin is responsible for increasing appetite, and high levels of Ghrelin also encourage you to eat more and store more calories as fat. Crash diets significantly increase Ghrelin production, contributing to extreme diets' long-term failure. Ghrelin increases the production of HGH, which helps break energy free from body fat. Intermittent Fasting and other diets which allow for moderate Ghrelin activity are good for weight loss, but extreme diets are counterproductive.

Adiponectin – Adinopectin stimulates weight loss and the breakdown of body fat. Obesity reduces Adinopectin activity. Adiponectin Levels are adversely affected by high insulin levels, blood sugar, and body fat. The body's fat-burning power correlates with healthy glucose/Insulin dynamics.

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