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I’m so excited for you to hear today’s episode! We’re always chatting about hormones but never about what hormones actually are and how they’re involved in virtually every process of our body! Can’t wait to hear what you think about it!

The  endocrine system is a series of glands that produce and secrete hormones that the body uses for a wide range of functions such as: Respiration, Metabolism, Reproduction, Sensory perception, Movement, Sexual development, Growth.

So These glands of the Endocrine System send out hormones that tell each part of your body what work to do, when to do it, and for how long. 

Essentially, Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs to help them do their work. They work slowly, over time, and affect many different processes, including: Growth and development, Metabolism – how your body gets energy from the foods you eat, Sexual function, Reproduction, Mood etc.

So our hormones contribute to our ability to properly metabolize foods, use them as energy verses storing them as fat, our MOODS, & the obvious one which is our reproduction.

ESTROGEN

• ESTRADIOL is a TYPE of ESTROGEN that is our "HAPPY HORMONE" & produced by our ovaries.
• It stimulates MOOD & LIBIDO because it BOOSTS the neurotransmitter SEROTONIN (feelings of well-being & happiness-which 90% of is made in your gut) & DOPAMINE (motivation & pleasure).
• Benefits BONES, MUSCLES, BRAIN, HEART, SLEEP, SKIN & METABOLISM.
• Enhances sensitivity to INSULIN so it helps prevent insulin resistance.
• Main job is to stimulate uterine lining to grow & thicken to prepare for a baby.

PROGESTERONE

• The KEY hormone for period health & made from OVULATION.
• Its BIGGEST job is to HOLD & NOURISH a pregnancy BUT does SO much more.
• counterbalances estrogen
• thins uterine lining
• prevents breast cancer
• boosts thyroid hormone
• reduces inflammation
• builds muscle
• promotes sleep
• protects against heart disease
• CALMS the NERVOUS SYSTEM & makes it EASIER to COPE WITH STRESS.

CORTISOL

• The body's primary STRESS HORMONE
• The release of cortisol is regulated by the body's HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY ADRENAL (HPA) axis.
• Chronically high levels of CORTISOL can DISRUPT OVULATION, DECREASE PROGESTERONE & LIBIDO & cause FERTILITY problems.

EPISODES REFERENCED:

•  Signs of a hormone imbalance
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