Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?

In the women, there is an very strong interlinked relationship between the ovarian ,adrenals, thyroids, and system. These three organs are intimately co-dependent on each other for optimal function. This axis , also called the Ovarian Adrenal and Thryoid axis ( OAT) must be balanced if a women is going to feel good. If the adrenal is weak, cortisol production will be affected. Excessive cortisol creates a condition of thyroid resistance. Thyroid hormone may be low or normal, but tissue fail to respond as efficiently to the thyroid signal. This resistance applies to nearly all other hormones such as insulin, progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone. That is why stress, when chronic , makes you feel so rotten, like a slow-motion train wreck in progress. None of the hormones are allowed to work at optimal levels. Sugar level becomes imbalanced, blood pressure regulation is affected, Menstrual flow can become irregular. Even the brain is less sensitive to estrogen. Estrogen replacement often becomes ineffective, and symptoms of estrogen dominance like weight gain at the hips, water retention, moodiness is commonly observed despite normal estrogen levels. Hot flashes persists. Any serious attempts to normalize this triad must consider adrenal recovery as the first step. your symptoms of hair loss, fatigue, insonomia all fit this picture.



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